How to apply
To apply for this post please complete the following mandatory two step process:
Register your details on the Public Appointments Website
From October 2025, all applicants for Public Appointments are required to create an account on the Public Appointments Website and use this portal to submit their equality and outside interests declarations as part of the application process.
To register your details for this appointment, please visit: Appointment details – Chair - National Savings and Investments – Apply for a public appointment – GOV.UK.
Submit your application via the Hays application portal
As part of this step in the process you will need to provide:
This should address the essential criteria in the Person Specification and demonstrate evidence of your suitability for the role against the essential criteria. Maximum length: 2 sides of A4.
Maximum length: 4 sides of A4.
Please note: your application will not be considered without completing both steps. If an applicant does not complete the declarations, or does not provide a CV and Covering letter, their submission will not be progressed as a valid application.
The closing date for applications is 12:15 on 13th August 2026. Late applications may not be accepted.
If you are unable to apply online, or have any issues with the online application process, please contact [email protected]
We encourage applications from talented individuals from all backgrounds and across the whole of the United Kingdom. Boards of public bodies are most effective when they reflect the diversity of views of the society they serve and this is an important part of the Government’s levelling up agenda.
Longlist
You will receive an acknowledgment of your application through the online process. If you do not receive a notification of your application, please contact [email protected]
The panel will then assess your application to select those demonstrating the best fit with the role by considering the evidence you have provided against the essential criteria set out in the ‘Person Specification’ section. Failure to address any or all of these may affect your application.
The timeline later in this pack indicates the date by which decisions are expected to be made, and all candidates will be advised of the outcome as soon as possible thereafter. Candidates selected for longlisting will be invited for a preliminary discussion with Hays to further explore their skills and experience.
Shortlist
The panel will review reports on those longlisted and will select a shortlist of candidates whose applications best demonstrate suitability for the role, by considering the evidence provided against the essential criteria set out in the Person Specification.
Discussion with CEO
Shortlisted candidates will have the opportunity to speak to the Chief Executive, prior to the final interview. This is an informal discussion to allow candidates to learn more about the role and is not part of the assessment process.
The panel reserve the right to be flexible on this process and may progress straight to shortlist stage if deemed appropriate.
We will try and offer as much flexibility as we can, but it may not be possible to offer alternative dates for assessments or interviews. You are therefore asked to note the below timetable, exercising flexibility through the recruitment and selection process, in order to meet the dates given.
Please note that these dates may be subject to change. The anticipated timetable is as follows:
| Closing date for applications | 13th August 2026 |
|---|---|
| Shortlist decided | By 27th August |
| Potential informal discussion with NS&I senior leadership* | Prior to interview w/c 31st August |
| Interviews expected to end on | 25th September 2026 |
| Appointment made | October 2026 |
*Shortlisted candidates may be invited for an informal discussion with a senior leader at NS&I, prior to the final interview.
The recruitment panel will consist of:
- Stephen Farrington (Chair), Director of Fiscal Group at HM Treasury
- Dr Vanessa Lawrence CB, Independent Panel Member, Non-Executive Director of UK Government Investments
- Rodney Norman CBE, Independent Panel Member, recently a Non-Executive Member of the Audit and Risk Committee, UK Debt Management Office
The recruitment panel will make a recommendation on recruitment and a final decision on appointments will be made by the Economic Secretary to the Treasury.
We aim to process all applications as quickly as possible and to treat all applicants with courtesy. Please contact Hays in the first instance if you would like to make a complaint regarding your application by emailing [email protected]
If you are not satisfied with how Hays dealt with your complaint, please contact the HMT Public Appointments team at [email protected]. They will acknowledge your complaint upon receipt and respond within 15 working days.
The Commissioner for Public Appointments regulates appointments to provide independent assurance that appointments by Ministers to the Boards of public bodies are made in accordance with the government’s Principles of Public Appointments and Governance Code. More information about the role of the Commissioner is available from: https://publicappointmentscommissioner.independent.gov.uk/
For full details of the complaints process for public appointments please click on the following link which will take you to the Commissioner for Public Appointments website: https://publicappointmentscommissioner.independent.gov.uk/complaints/
Alternatively, please contact the Commissioner’s office on 020 7271 6729 or by emailing [email protected] for a printed copy.
