(1)With reference to the recent advertisement for a Chief Executive Officer for the Construction Industry Development Board, what are the reasons that the (a) grading for the position is now reflected as E-Upper, and not E5 as the 2017 advertisement for the same position and (b) educational requirements are now only a relevant degree at National Qualifications Framework 8 which is equivalent to an honours degree, with a Master’s degree an advantage, when the earlier requirements were for a postgraduate degree and a Master of Business Administration or Master of Business Leadership qualification as a prerequisite;
(2) what is the motivation for reducing the work experience requirement from 15 years to 10 years;
(3) what are the reasons that the requirement for experience at Executive or Senior level has been reduced in its entirety to five years, where at least 10 years at Senior level, with five years at Executive level, was a prior requirement;
(4) whether any of the applicants have met the higher level of requirements; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, were any of the applicants (a) shortlisted and (b) interviewed;
(5) whether the appointed individual met only the lower requirements or exceeded them; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?