The Panel Composition

• Combined Authority Portfolio Holder for Economic Development (a local authority leader)
• Combined Authority Director of Commercial Development and Investment
• Local Authority Chief Executive (on rotation every 12 months)
• Department of International Trade representative
• Private sector representatives
• Reporting: Mark Basnett Managing Director, Liverpool City Region LEP, Investment Services lead

The Role of the Panel

• Meet quarterly to support the Liverpool City Region’s inward investment function
• Support and align the strategic priorities and objectives for the investment service
• Provide strategic and commercial insights to inform good practice
• Support the city region lead and wider team in ensuring consistency of delivery of working practices and adherence to protocols and collaboration agreements across all partners
• Support the place marketing commissioning framework and the identified opportunities and activity for delivery via the Liverpool City Region team
• Review and monitor performance of the Investment Services Team and provide scrutiny and challenge
• Be ambassadors for the Liverpool City Region with some representation at key events

Private Sector Members – who you are?

• You will have global investment knowledge paired with some local understanding
• Hold a position in the private sector that is nationally significant
• Have a good understanding of the investor decision making process nationally and
  internationally
• Be able to manage any conflict of interest that may hamper or unduly give favourable
  treatment to decision making around investment
• Be able to provide energy, insight, direction and guidance to the Investment Services lead
• Be able to work in partnership across the private and public sectors

How to get involved

• Please provide a short, written expression of interest based on the criteria above
• Selection will be based on fit assessed by the CA Director of Commercial Development and
  Investment and the local authority chief executive member
• The first meeting will be held June 2019, with meetings each quarter in June, September,
  December and March

Timescales and distribution

• Call out issued w/c 28th May
• This call out has been issued through
  • CA and LEP digital platforms
  • LEP sector boards
  • Private sector working groups
  • University Alumni

All responses to be received by Karen McCabe on [email protected] no later than 5pm on Monday 17th June