The Appointments & Remuneration Committee (ARC)

Specific Terms of Reference

Purpose

The Appointments & Remuneration Committee (ARC) is a standing committee that considers matters relating to people management, reward, strategic organisational development and organisational change on behalf of the Amgueddfa Cymru Board.

Rachel Hughes is the Chair of the Appointments & Remuneration Committee (ARC)

Scope

The Appointments & Remuneration Committee (ARC) oversees the process of appointments:

  • To the Board by the Board
  • Of the Director General in consultation with the Welsh Government
  • Of external and co-opted members to the Museum’s limited companies and the Boards’ Committees, Sub-Committees and Advisory Groups.

Responsibilities

The ARC has the following responsibilities.

  • support the President in undertaking skills audits of Trustees, and advising on Board skills gaps and succession planning.
  • to encourage and support the appointment of Trustees who reflect the population of Wales.
  • to ensure that a process of consultation with the Welsh Government on all Trustee appointments is put in place.
  • Members of the Committee may be called upon to sit on selection panels both for the appointments to the Board and the appointments by the Welsh Government to the Board.
  • With the Director General, the Committee will consider succession planning and periodically review the executive structure.
  • The Director General has responsibility for appointments at Director level and will invite the President and/or other Trustees to join the Appointment Panel.
  • The Committee will have oversight on pay rises for staff.
  • The Committee will consider and approve pay outside the agreed pay structure. This also requires Ministerial approval.

Meetings

The Committee will meet at least twice yearly and whenever necessary so that it ensures that any vacancies for Trustees, external advisors, or for the Director General and other senior staff can be properly advertised and posts filled in a timely fashion. Meetings will be arranged through the Corporate Governance Manager.

Membership

The President, Vice-President and Treasurer and up to three other Trustees are members of the Appointments & Remuneration Committee and shall be appointed by the Board. Other attendees are the Director General and Director of Finance & Corporate Resources will normally attend meetings. The Committee may invite other officials, individuals or representatives of other organisations to attend all, or part of, its meetings.