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07. General Committee Member

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General Committee Member

The Role

The role of the General Committee Member is to support the Club Committee with Strategic and/or operational matters.

  • lead projects as agreed by the committee
  • the role will assist with the implementation of new policies and procedures and will provide relevant updates to the Committee

Knowledge

To successfully undertake the role of a committee member they should:

  • Be well informed of all club activities, especially those of all sub committees
  • Have a good working knowledge of the constitution, club rules and by laws, policies and procedures as well as the duties of all office holders
  • Have an understanding of the legal and compliance obligations of running the club

Governance

Committee members generally contribute to the development, definition and delivery of the following club activities and responsibilities:

  • Culture and behaviors
  • Goals and objectives and documented strategies and implementation plans on how they will be achieved
  • Identification and formulation of budgets and cash flow projections for the upcoming year
  • Ensuring compliance and legislative obligations are meet
  • Ensure the health and safety of all club participants
  • Ensure all complaints and disputes are immediately investigated and responded to according to club policies and procedures
  • Volunteers are trained and supported throughout the year to undertake their roles successfully
  • Assist the President and Secretary in their duties as required
  • Undertake tasks at the request of the president or General Committee.

Participating in Meetings

Attending and actively participating and contributing in committee meetings is a core function of a committee member.

Essential Skills

  • Dedicated club person
  • Ability to provide calculated opinion in group discussions at committee meetings
  • Outgoing personality
  • Effective communicator
  • Be discreet and able to maintain confidentiality on relevant matters
  • Hold or willing to apply for a current volunteer “working with children” check

Requirements

General Committee members are expected to:

  • Act in the best interest of the members at all times
  • Attend all Committee members
  • Undertake the role in good faith and honesty

If at any stage the committee member becomes aware of a personal conflict of interest, real or perceived between themselves and the club, they should immediately notify the President of the conflict who will immediately inform all other committee members.

End of year hand over

Updating key documents

At the end of each year a key activity of the General Committee will review and revise their position description to ensure it continues to reflect the requirements of the role.  The updated Position Description must be provided to the Club Secretary prior to the Annual General Meeting each year.

Induction of the incoming Committee Members

An important responsibility of outgoing General Committee member is to train, mentor and support the incoming General Committee members.