JOINING THE COMMITTEE

Are you interested in joining our committee?

As a member of our committee, you will need to:

  1. Commit to attending the following events: Annual General Meeting (AGM); team building and planning events; a minimum of 4 out of 6 of the Management Committee meetings per year and any additional events.

  2. Be accountable for the tasks assigned and are responsible for.

We have the following vacancies:

  • Chair

    • Chair meetings of the committee and WFWN

    • Represent WFWN at functions and meeting that WFWN have been invited to

    • Act as the spokesperson of WFWN when necessary

    • 60 to 70% of the role is outside of meetings

    • Enable equal participation and focus

    • Facilitate consensus-based decision making

  • Vice Chair

    • Maintaining the membership of WFWN including the database

    • Work with and support the Chair

    • Stand in for the Chair when and as necessary

  • Secretary

    • Ensuring that meetings are scheduled in advance, including room bookings for meetings

    • Taking minutes at WFWN Committee meetings and circulating to members

    • Keeping records of meetings and maintaining WFWN governance documents

    • Prepare in consultation with the Chair the agenda for meetings of the Committee 

    • Take and keep minutes of all meetings 

    • Collect and circulate any relevant information within WFWN

  • Treasurer

    • Supervise the financial affairs of WFWN 

    • Keep proper accounts that show all monies received and paid out by WFWN

    • Prepare a Treasurer’s report for the AGM

  • Grants Lead

    • Future funding planning and grant writing/applications

  • Fundraising Lead

    • Seeking and organising fundraising events and opportunities

  • Networking Coordinator

    • Enabling community cohesion for the benefit of women of Waltham Forest

  • Social Media and Marketing Lead

    • Managing the on-line and off-line promotion of WFWN activities and profile

    • Leading on social media profiles: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

  • 2 General Committee Members

Committee Selection Process

Your expression of interest will be reviewed by the current Committee, and you may be contacted by a committee member to discuss it further. 

Committee members will be confirmed at our next Annual General Meeting on the 24th of September.

Please submit your applications before or by the 18th of September 2020. Any applications sent after this will not be accepted.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact us at info@wfwn.org