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Our step-by-step guidefind the right role for you

I need help deciding
Step 1
If you're a bit daunted by the sheer number of public office roles in Guernsey, there's an easy way to work out which ones to check out first. Just look to see which ones are advertising for new people right now.

Check our Current Vacancies list and see if anything appeals to you.
Current vacancies
Step 2
Or you could focus on roles where, currently, women are particularly under-represented:

Douzenier/Constable
Deputy
Jurat of the Royal Court
Non-States Member roles
States Trading Board Business Adviser
Planning Panel
Step 3
Another way to sift through the possibilities is to think about which general area of public life you want to be involved with:

Justice
Jurat of the Royal Court
Child, Youth and Community Tribunal
Police Complaints Commission
Independent Monitoring Panel for Guernsey Prison
Independent Custody Visitors
Parole Review Committee

Social welfare
Social Insurance Tribunals

Health, Education, Environment
Non-States Member roles

Supporting your local community
Douzenier/Constable

Children
Child, Youth and Community Tribunal

How the island is run
Deputy
Douzenier/Constable
Non-States Member roles
States Trading Board Business Adviser
Administrative Review Board
Planning Panel
TRP Appeals Panel
Step 4
How much time do you have? Different roles need different levels of commitment.

A few hours a month
Douzenier
Independent Custody Visitors
Independent Prison Monitoring Panel
Child, Youth and Community Tribunal
TRP Appeals Panel
Social Insurance Tribunals

A few hours a week
Non-States Member roles
Parole Review Committee
States Trading Board Business Adviser

I can make time when it’s needed
Planning Panel
Police Complaints Commission
Administrative Review Board

I can make significant time when it's needed
Jurat of the Royal Court
Constable

Ongoing committment
Deputy
Step 5
We all have skills and things we know we're good at. You could try to match the role to the skills you have:

Caring for, or mentoring, others
Independent Monitoring Panel for Guernsey Prison
Child, Youth and Community Tribunal

Reviewing information, making decisions
Jurat of the Royal Court
Child, Youth and Community Tribunal
Parole Review Committee
Police Complaints Commission
Planning Panel
Administrative Review Board
Social Insurance Tribunals
TRP Appeals Panel

Evaluating policies and finances
Non-States Member roles
States Trading Board Business Adviser
Deputy
Douzenier/Constable

Attention to detail
Independent Custody Visitors

Practical skills
Douzenier/Constable

Event organising
Douzenier/Constable

Speaking up for others
Deputy - constituency work
Douzenier/Constable
Independent Monitoring Panel for Guernsey Prison
Social Insurance Tribunals
Administrative Review Board
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Guernsey’s iconic women of the future?

Thank you for nominating a young woman or girl for our future iconic Guernsey women campaign to celebrate International Women’s Day!

Nominations close on Sunday 6 March at 17.00.

Please fill in the details below.

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Miriam Makeba - South Africa

Nominated by: Christine James

Zenzile Miriam Makeba (1932 to 2008), nicknamed Mama Africa, was a South African singer, songwriter, actress, United Nations goodwill ambassador, and civil rights activist. Associated with musical genres including Afropop, jazz, and world music, she was an advocate against apartheid and white-minority government in South Africa. In 2020 she was named one of Time magazine’s 100 women of the century. 

South Africa is ranked 12th in the world for percentage of women in national parliament: 45.8% (source: data.ipu.org) 

Are you from South Africa? Please email hello@womeninpubliclife.gg if there is a social or cultural group for people from South Africa in Guernsey.

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The original image “The Hague Jazz 2008 – Miriam Makeba” by Haags Uitburo is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. 

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Jacinda Ardern - New Zealand

Nominated by: Martin Lock

Jacinda Ardern (born 1980) has served as prime minister of New Zealand and leader of the Labour Party since 2017. In 2019, she led the country through the aftermath of the Christchurch mosque shootings, rapidly introducing strict gun laws in response, and throughout 2020 she directed the country’s widely praised response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ardern was the world’s second elected head of government to give birth in office when her daughter was born in 2018. ‘An inspiring Prime Minister who brought a nation together with true leadership, empathy and compassion.’

New Zealand is ranked 4th in the world for percentage of women in national parliament: 48.3% (source: data.ipu.org) 

Other iconic women: Dame Whina Cooper, nominated by Claire Fisher, and Kate Sheppard, nominated by Anna Cooper.

Are you from New Zealand? You may be interested in joining the ANZACs in Guernsey Facebook group. 

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