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Board Roles and Responsibilities
SPECIFIC BOARD POSITIONS TO BE FILLED
Note: All UK ICF Board Directors will be legal directors from Jan 2010
Organisational Design Director
Objective:
To help ensure the appropriate structural design of the UK ICF organisation as it grows and develops
To help develop and manage the culture and processes of the UK Board, committees, sub-committees and ambassadors.
To ensure the UKICF functions legally and as efficiently as possible.
Primary roles:
To co-ordinate and facilitate the Board process and calendar with the UK President, including helping to run the board meetings, including agenda design and development
Company Secretary Responsibilities including (but not limited to) informing the board of any legal responsibilities, organising board meetings, recording board meetings, facilitating board meetings, upholding legislative and constitutional responsibilities of the organisation including the AGM
Overall responsibility for managing the UK office and liaising with the European Service centre.
Special Requirements:
ICF-credentialed coach or working towards ICF credentialing.
Experience of leading and facilitating a team and ideally working at board level .
Organisational design, change management and culture development experience
Estimated time commitment: 4-6 hours per week
Director with legal responsibilities
Director of Communications
Objective:
To raise awareness of the ICF and the UKICF, and specifically, the values and core purpose of the ICF both externally and internally. To ensure that key stakeholders, and the priority target audiences, are both identified and communicated with in an appropriate and timely fashion.
To help generate awareness of the value of the coaching profession, in line with the ICF global vision and strategy.
Target audiences include: current membership, potential members, the media, the business community, government, coach training organisations, other coaching associations and other relevant bodies.
Primary roles:
Lead the development and communication of content and marketing materials that promotes the UK ICF and its vision and strategy.
Leverage the marketing support, material and content available from Global ICF for onward communication and use in the UK.
Build relationships with the global organisation to influence the development of materials and content and to ensure that appropriate materials are developed and available.
Build relationships with other chapters globally and Identify communication best practice from other ICF chapters for possible use in the UK
Plan and co-ordinate activities, mailings and content to create awareness and understanding of the advantages of coaching, the ICF and of UK-based credentialed coaches
Ensure the health, vigour and productivity of a supportive communications sub-group function in generating articles, press releases and information for local, national and specialist trade media and use.
Help ensure the provision of an effective website (with the support of a Web manager (this may be a volunteer role that requires recruiting and supportive management and leadership)
Act as a personal ambassador for UK ICF via speaking and writing opportunities
Special Requirements:
ICF Member for at least one year
Ideally ICF Credentialed coach
Marketing and communications experience
Estimated time commitment: 8 hours per week
Director with legal responsibilities
Director Of Finance / Treasurer
Objective:
To actively manage the ongoing financial health and the strategic financial plan for UK ICF in partnership with ICF's headquarters finance team.
Primary roles:
Manage the UK ICF financial cash flow and accounts (with dedicated book-keeping and other professional support as appropriate) and report monthly to the board.
Be the contact point for UK ICF Finance.
Actively work with the UK ICF board to create innovative ideas for income generation.
Manage the funding requests and ensure the UK ICF board are aware of financial implications of all board decisions.
Director with legal responsibilities
Special Requirements:
Financial experience at a strategic level as well as a detailed level
ICF Member for at least one year
Ability to work within a team
Experience of working at board level
Estimated time commitment: 4-6 hours per week
President-Elect To take up President role Jan 2011
Objective:
To support the President in fulfilling the duties of the President
To prepare for the term of Presidency and provide continuity of leadership, and continuity in planning and delivery of the Board's strategic goals.
To build relationships and understanding of the key stakeholders, bodies and links that the President connects with
Primary roles:
Part of the responsibility of the President-Elect is to work closely with the President and Past President in preparation for their own term serving as President.
Exact roles and tasks will be determined by discussion with the President and Past President as part of an effective Presidential team
The President-Elect should be prepared to assume the office of President or temporarily act in that position at any time.
The President-Elect should be familiar with both the ICF global and the UK local strategy and plans and the duties and responsibilities of the President, and of the other elected officers and committee chairpersons.
Special Requirements:
Served on UK ICF board.
ICF-credentialed coach.
Experience of leading a team and working at board level.
Estimated time commitment: 8-12 hours per week
Director with legal responsibilities
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