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Just ten days left to apply for three vacancies at the BBC Trust, after previous candidates were apparently found wanting, with the old bean constructed more for ornament than use, as Bertie Wooster put it. As well as the ability to talk, eat and dress yourself, you will need "significant knowledge or experience in one or more of the following areas: broadcasting and communications industries; digital/new media; consumer advocacy and/or research; economics and competition policy; governance of large-scale, complex organisations; commercial sectors.

For the position of Vice Chair we would expect candidates to have proven outstanding leadership skills to be able to deputise for the Chairman, if required, across the full range of the Trust’s responsibilities. 

For the Trustee vacancies, it is essential that one of the vacancies is filled by someone with knowledge of and/or experience of editorial issues. 

A member of the Trust will be appointed as Trustee for England following this competition...It is therefore desirable that one of the appointed Trust members has the ability to chair the Audience Council and a willingness to undertake the audience engagement activity associated with the role.

Crikey, if I don't have a few regular readers who might front up for this lot, I shall be very disappointed.