Internal Review Of FOI LEX 32070 – Documents Relating To Recruitment Process.

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This disclosure contains internal recruitment correspondence relating to the shortlisting process for an Executive Director, Recovery Operations position within the National Recovery and Resilience Agency. The emails from May 2022 document panel members' shortlisting decisions and comments on applicants, with Amanda O'Rourke recommending six candidates for interview consideration and identifying five additional possible candidates deemed to have some relevant claims but less direct experience. The documents show coordination between panel members (Hutchison, O'Rourke, Padovan, and Johnson) regarding a shortlist meeting scheduled for 11 May 2022. Significant portions of the applicant names, detailed assessment comments, and candidate information have been withheld under sections 47E(c) and 47F(1) of the Freedom of Information Act, which protect personal information and identities of job applicants.