Kate Nutt has been employed as head of service for the section of government which is responsible for Jersey’s dealings overseas.
In February ministers were forced to defend recruitment for the role, which has a salary of about £120,000 a year. They said it was necessary for the ‘critical’ work being done by the department.
As part of its efforts to make savings, the External Relations team reduced its numbers through vacancy management – assessing whether it is necessary to recruit replacements when a post becomes vacant.
