Chair of Council
Council is the members’ representative body within BSAVA with the authority to nominate the Board members to a General Meeting, approve any honoraria paid to them, and to receive regular reports from the Trustee/Directors. Council has two Standing Committees; Standing Committees are committees that exist as permanent bodies with regulatory or organisational roles. They are formed according to the needs of the Association. The current standing committees of Council are Audit and Risk and Volunteer Development.
The time commitment for this role is the coordination of the agenda for all Council Meetings which you will Chair, there are three Council Meetings a year and you will need to maintain a regular communication with Council in between meetings to ensure that Council members are provided with relevant and timely information about the activities of the Board and the wider Association. You will need to allocate time to review information from Board and to disseminate this to Council Members on a regular basis.
You will be an effective communicator with good listening skills and be comfortable encouraging your peers to question decisions in a safe environment. You should be adept at providing reports, both written and verbal, to a wider body to encourage interaction on the subject matter. An understanding of how the Association works, governance and finance will be an advantage; however development opportunities are available and can be discussed with interested individuals.
If you wish to submit an application for the role of Chair of Council please complete the Volunteer Application Form, and forward it to volunteer@bsava.com. All applications will be acknowledged upon receipt. The appointment to this role would be from June 2023 and has a three year tenure ending in June 2026.
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Chair of Audit and Risk Committee
The Audit and Risk Committee remit is to ensure the Board of BSAVA are managing the affairs of the Association in accordance with the strategic objectives and that the risks are being adequately reviewed. The Chair coordinates the activities of the committee and works alongside the CEO and will be a member of Council, providing to Council a report on the activities of the committee and is required to attend Board meetings (if requested) and to attend the Association’s AGM to respond to members questions on the committees’ activities.
The time commitment for this role is attendance at all meetings of the committee and all Council Meetings where you will provide a written report for Council to review. annually. You will build a strong relationship with Board members and may be required to attend Board Meetings should the need arise. You will need to allocate time to review information provided to you from various areas of the Association and you will be required to attend the audit clearance meeting with members of the Board and Leadership Team and the Associations Auditors.
You will be an effective communicator with good listening skills and be comfortable asking questions of your peers. You should be comfortable disseminating complex information and providing both written and verbal reports to a wider body. An understanding of how the Association works, governance and finance will be an advantage; however, development opportunities are available and can be discussed with interested individuals.
If you wish to apply for the role of Chair of Audit and Risk Committee please complete the Volunteer Application Form, and forward it to volunteer@bsava.com. All applications will be acknowledged upon receipt. The appointment to this role would be from June 2023 and has a three year tenure ending in June 2026, it is possible to apply for a second term as you approach the end of the first tenure period.
Download the Role Information Pack here.
Chair of Regions
This role brings together the work of all the 12 regional committees, whose remit is to plan and deliver CPD locally to members and non-members and to provide a local network for the profession and a route to feedback to the Association. The role offers support to those regions, sharing best practice and new ideas via three regular meetings of representatives from all 12 regions. In addition this postholder sits on the Advisory and Management Committee to ensure that all other areas of the association are aware of the work of the regions and vice versa and is also a member of the Education Committee to ensure good communication across those departments organising CPD events.
The time commitment for this role is attendance at the Regional Forums which are held twice a year and you will work closely with the Volunteer Manager and the Education Coordinator for Regions to build the agenda for successful events, these are held in February and October annually. You would need to communicate on a regular basis with the relevant staff at BSAVA, the Regions themselves and with the Board member assigned to regional activities, ensuring that regional communications are regular, effective, and inclusive. You will be a member of the Advisory and Management Committee which will allow you to provide information to your peers on other committees with information on regional activities and to ensure that regions are an integral part of the Association and to allow you to feed back to regions on ongoing activities of other areas of the Association. You will need to allocate time to review information, such as budgets and attendance reports and to provide information prior to relevant meetings.
You must be an effective communicator with good listening skills and be comfortable leading a group of people with different views to obtain a consensus. You should be comfortable presenting new initiatives to your peers. An interest in education and the veterinary community will be key, however development opportunities are available and can be discussed with interested individuals.
If you wish to apply for the role of Chair of Regions please complete the Volunteer Application Form, and forward it to volunteer@bsava.com. All applications will be acknowledged upon receipt. The appointment to this role would be April 2023 and this is a three year post ending in April 2026.
Download the Role Information Pack here.
Vice Chair leading to Chair of Education
The post of Education Chair will become vacant in April 2024 and to ensure a seamless handover and to provide the best changeover we would like to encourage applications for the role of Vice Chair commencing in April 2023. The post holder would attend meetings of this committee in the capacity of Vice Chair and would work closely with the current Chair and the newly appointed Head of Education to continue to build on the success and innovation of BSAVA Education programme.
The time commitment for the two roles can be found in the role descriptions and this would be a four year tenure, one as Vice Chair, followed by three in the Chair role. Attendance at meeting of the committee and Advisory and Management Meetings would be required, in total this amounts to 6 meetings a year and there will be information to read and comment on in between meetings as well as being a point of contact for other members of the committee.
You must be an effective communicator with good listening skills and be comfortable leading a group of people with different views to obtain a consensus. You should be comfortable presenting new initiatives to your peers. Some experience of veterinary education is desirable; however, development opportunities are available and can be discussed with interested individuals.
If you wish to submit an application for the role of Vice Chair leading to Chair of Education please complete the Volunteer Application Form, and forward it to volunteer@bsava.com. All applications will be acknowledged upon receipt. The appointment to this role would be as Incoming Chair and would move into the role of Chair from April 2024. All applications will be acknowledged upon receipt.
Download the Role Information Pack here.
