Why the Office for Environmental Protection is supporting Boardroom Apprentice
Our mission is to protect and improve the environment for all of England and Northern Ireland, and the communities in it. Our Board is experienced, expert and high-performing drawn from those with enviable careers in regulation, environmental policy and science. It provides a strong environment for a candidate to learn governance, decision-making in the public sector and how organisations seek to effect influence for public benefit. The environmental sector is known to have challenges in its diversity – in a number of dimensions including race and socio-economic backgrounds. Our board wants to play its full part to support this to change – including by supporting a diverse range of people the pathways to leadership and influential roles in the sector, and public sector governance more broadly. We also hope a candidate will offer a distinct voice to our board discussions, providing a different perspective within our effective governance and leadership today.
Location of Board and Committee Meetings
Frequency and timing of board/committee meetings
Date of Board Meetings (January – December 2025)
Committee of the Boards and meeting dates (January - December 2025)
We have an audit and risk assurance committee that meets quarterly running from January to December
Security checks
The Boardroom apprentice would be subject to Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks. BPSS checks to verify their identity, employment history, right to work, medical history, eligibility to work for the Civil Service, under the nationality rules and unspent criminal convictions.
Payment of travel expenses
Yes