**For information only: Applications closed**.
The Guernsey Overseas Aid and Development Commission is looking for a new Commissioner.
The role of a Commissioner is unpaid but one which is both interesting and rewarding and provides an opportunity to make decisions that will have a real and enduring impact on the lives of some of the world’s poorest communities.
The Commission meets once a month, usually on Wednesday afternoons between 4pm and 6pm. The majority of the Commissioners’ work is undertaken beforehand:
- reading and assessing the many applications for funding
- reviewing the project reports submitted by the charities that receive funding from the Commission
- keeping abreast of matters relating to development aid
The Commission would be particularly interested in applications from local residents with development aid experience in one or more the following areas:
- Medicine
- Education, especially within primary or secondary schools
- Micro-finance and community savings programmes
- Engineering, especially in relation to solar power and hydrology
- Climate change and mitigation of its impact
- Legal matters
If you have any questions or would like further information including details of the role, contact David Way, the Commission’s Principal Officer (telephone 223404 or
email overseasaid@gov.gg). Applications should be made by submitting a letter of application by 12 noon on Thursday 19 October.
Useful links
Information leaflet for potential new Commissioners
Guernsey Overseas Aid and Development Commission webpage
Media release promoting the vacancy
Last year’s appointment of new commissioners
Closed: 12 noon on Thursday 19 October 2023
