Appointment of WinACC Chair and Vice-Chair(s) 2010
Robert Hutchison has announced that he intends to stand down from being Chairman of WinACC at the 2010 AGM on 2 October. The trustees are seeking nominations for his replacement. They are also seeking nominations for one or more vice-chairs - see the specification for both roles.
If you would like to put forward a name, whether yourself or someone else, to be considered for chair or vice-chair, please email winacc@winacc.org.uk by midnight on 11 July 2010. The trustees will need a brief CV and statement setting out how the person meets the specification by midnight Sunday 18 July to consider at their meeting on 26 July.
WinACC Chair
Robert Hutchison has been working full-time for WinACC as chairman. WinACC does not assume a new chair will allocate as much time. The essential aspects of the role are:
1. Leadership: vision, direction, and the ability to enthuse people
2. Governance
· Ensuring that the trustees carry out their governance responsibilities effectively;
· Chairing meetings;
· Managing Executive Director ("co-ordinator")
3. Ceremonial and representative functions e.g. speaking at AGM, launching events, liaison with chief funders and partners
Robert Hutchison has also undertaken the other following essential activities. They sit well with the role of chair and could be done by a future chair, but it is also possible to identify another WinACC member to carry them out:
4. Fundraising
5. Influencing people with power
· Chairing WDSP HQEG and, as a result, membership of the WDSP Executive (chairmanship is the decision of the HQEG, not WinACC)
· Pushing / persuading / supporting Winchester City Council and Hampshire County Council and others to adopt climate change strategy and action plan, resource it and implement it
Role profile
- To provide leadership for WinACC
- To head the trustees in effective governance of the charity.
- To supervise and support the head of staff, and ensure an effective relationship between the trustees and the staff/volunteers
- To be a spokesperson and figurehead for WinACC with stakeholders and community.
Specific tasks
- Plan and prepare for trustee meetings and the AGM with Executive Director ("co-ordinator").
- Chair trustee meetings ensuring:
- A balance is struck between time-keeping and space for discussions.
- Business is dealt with and decisions made.
- Decisions, actions and deliberations are adequately minuted.
- The implementation of decisions is clearly assigned and monitored.
- Support and supervise the Executive Director.
- Ensure that a successor is found before the term of office finishes.
Main Activities
- Chair the quarterly meetings of the trustees
- Attend the Co-ordinating Group (minimum four meetings per year) which advises the trustees on policy direction and implementation
- Maintain close contact with the Executive Director ("co-ordinator") and provide guidance and advice;
- Represent WinACC at events (in co-operation with others on the Co-ordinating group);
- Represent the Forum at the meetings with Winchester City Council, Hampshire County Council and other significant partners
Time Commitment: two days per month, preferably an average of one day a week.
Remuneration: There is no payment but expenses can be reimbursed.
Person spec
Essential Qualities
- Commitment to WinACC and its mission, values and approach.
- A good knowledge of the broad range of issues linked to climate change.
- Live in Winchester district.
- A willingness to devote the necessary time and effort.
- A willingness and ability to provide leadership for a diverse organisation with strongly held and varied opinions
- Tact, diplomacy and powers of persuasion. The desire to choose constructive debate and dialogue over confrontation and the ability to draw together differing views, guide discussions and reach a consensus.
- The communication skills to engage and enthuse people individually and in groups.
- The ability to work with partner organisations.
- Good judgement and independence of mind.
- A willingness to work collectively as part of a group.
- The skills to run a meeting well.
Desirable Qualities
- Experience of fundraising
- Willingness to raise funding
- Experience in the public sector
- Experience in business
- Experience of campaigning
- Experience of working with volunteers
WinACC Vice-Chairman role profile
Purpose of the role:
To support the Chairman in
- providing leadership for WinACC
- effective governance of the charity.
- supervising staff
- being a spokesperson and figurehead for WinACC with stakeholders and community
Specific tasks
- Support the chairman to plan and prepare for trustee meetings and the AGM.
- Chair trustee meetings when the chairman is unavailable.
Main Activities
- Attend the quarterly meetings of the trustees
- Attend the Co-ordinating Group (minimum four meetings per year) which advises the trustees on policy direction and implementation
- Represent WinACC at events (in co-operation with others on the Co-ordinating group);
- Represent WinACC at meetings with significant partners when the chairman is unavailable
Time Commitment: 2 days per month.
Remuneration: There is no payment but expenses can be reimbursed.
Person spec
Essential Qualities
- Commitment to WinACC and its mission, values and approach
- A good knowledge of the broad range of issues linked to climate change
- Live or work in Winchester district
- A willingness to devote the necessary time and effort
- A willingness and ability to work collaboratively in support of the chairman and to work collectively as part of a group.
- Tact, diplomacy and powers of persuasion.
- Good judgement.
- The skills to run a meeting well.
Desirable Qualities
- Experience of fundraising
- Willingness to raise funding
- Experience in the public sector
- Experience in business
- Experience of campaigning
- Experience of working with volunteers
- The communication skills to engage and enthuse people individually and in groups.
