Gasbags North East Advertising chairperson if anyone out there like to do it can you send me a email or fill in volunteer form
enquiries.gbne@gmail.com
enquiries.gbne@gmail.com
Gasbags North East
Chairperson Role Description and Skills
The Chairperson has a strategic role to play in representing the vision and purpose of the organisation. The Chairperson ensures that the management committee functions properly, that there is full participation at meetings, all relevant matters are discussed and that effective decisions are made and carried out.
Ensure the management committee functions properly
Ensure the organisation is managed effectively
Represent the organisation
Qualities and Skills Required
Time Commitment: The role of Chair requires a commitment of 7 hours per month (this can vary depending on the situation).
Chairperson Role Description and Skills
The Chairperson has a strategic role to play in representing the vision and purpose of the organisation. The Chairperson ensures that the management committee functions properly, that there is full participation at meetings, all relevant matters are discussed and that effective decisions are made and carried out.
Ensure the management committee functions properly
- To plan and run meetings in accordance to the governing document.
- To ensure matters are dealt with in an orderly, efficient manner.
- To bring impartiality and objectivity to meetings and decision-making.
- To facilitate change and address conflict within the board.
- To review governance performance and skills.
- To plan for recruitment and renewal of the Management Committee.
Ensure the organisation is managed effectively
- To liaise with the treasurer and secretary, as appropriate, to keep an overview of the organisation’s affairs.
- To co-ordinate the committee to ensure responsibilities for specific aspects of management (e.g. personnel matters, financial control etc) are met and specialist expertise is employed as required.
- To facilitate change and address conflict within the organisation, liaising with the treasurer and secretary to achieve this.
Represent the organisation
- To communicate effectively the vision and purpose of the organisation.
- To advocate for and represent the organisation at external meetings and events.
- To be aware of current issues that might affect the organisation.
Qualities and Skills Required
- Good leadership skills.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Impartiality, fairness and the ability to respect confidences.l
- Ability to ensure decisions are taken and followed-up.
- Good timekeeping.
- Tact and diplomacy.
- Understanding of the roles/responsibilities of a management committee.
- Experience of organisational and people management.
- Dynamic and inventive
- Good networking skills
- Working knowledge of fundraising and funding applications, especially the wording of the application.
- Working knowledge of websites and social media.
Time Commitment: The role of Chair requires a commitment of 7 hours per month (this can vary depending on the situation).
