Long-term Commitment Job Newtownards area,Northern Ireland UK,Management

Organisation Name: Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal Society (MBBCS)

Opportunity Name: Chairperson

Districts: Borough wide, Farnworth, Kearsley, Little Lever & Darcy Lever

Opportunity Type: Long-term Commitment

Time Of Day: Casual or Intermittent

Where Is The Opportunity Located?: From home

Opportunity Role Type: Trusteeship, Boards and Committees

Requirements: Other

Wheelchair Access?: No

Full Description

The principal role is to lead the Society to achieve its aims and objectives.

Support the promotion, maintenance, preservation, improvement, reconstruction and restoration of the canal to benefit local communities.

Promote good practice in the creating a positive profile for the Society.

Build and maintain strong relationships with Society members, its committee, landowners (mainly Canal & River Trust), other partners and the local community.

Tasks

Represent and be the face of MBBCS, meet external organisations either online or in person, for example

Inland Waterways Association (IWA), Canal & River Trust (C&RT)
M.B.B. Canal Restoration Partnership
Landowners (C&RT, United Utilities, Watson Homes, Bolton, Bury and Salford Councils)
Local Community Groups and their representatives, councillors, MPs
Supporters, funders and Council Officers

[variable time requirements but usually this is shared with other Trustees]

Request one week before meetings that reports are circulated to all Council members

Chair quarterly Council meetings

Fix date of next meeting

Request any alterations to the minutes be sent to the Secretary within 2 weeks

Hold Annual General Meeting with support of the Company Secretary

Revise Annual Report and sign the annual accounts [Both take a few minutes]

Skills

Demonstrate leadership
Chairing meetings (keep it on track, keep it moving)
Good communication – written, oral and inter-personal, particularly in political environments and at strategic meetings
Strategic awareness and organisational development

Knowledge

Become familiar with the canal and its heritage
Understand the strengths and opportunities for the canal and its weaknesses and threats to be managed
Understand how to support and build an organisation through periods of change, growth and evolution

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