Join the executive committee and help shape the future of the CWWA, whilst building your network, skills and experience. All roles are voluntary and may be held for up to two 3-year terms.
Application/election process
To apply for a vacant position on the executive committee you must:
- Be a current, paid-up member
- Send a brief statement of interest and suitability (1-2 paragraphs) to thecwwa@gmail.com and specify which role you wish to apply for (you may apply for more than 1 roles, stating your preference, and providing a statement for each). Your statement should explain why you are interested in the role and what relevant experience or skills you can offer
Roles may be adopted on an interim basis until the next AGM, at which point there will be a formal call for nominations and a members vote to elect members to the executive committee.
Current openings
Secretary
The Secretary is critical to the work and smooth running of the association, and is responsible for organising and running regular committee meetings and ensuring the articles of association are adhered to and maintained.
Responsibilities:
- Organise regular meetings, ensuring the committee is quorate.
- Set and circulate the agenda and take minutes for all committee meetings.
- Maintain the committee shared drive and update documentation.
- Liaise with other committee members with regards to availability and agreed actions.
Key skills:
- Organisation and administration
- Minute / note taking
- Cloud storage
Treasurer
The Treasurer is responsible for the maintenance of and reporting on the CWWA bank account and PayPal account and making payments. This role is open to UK based members only.
Responsibilities:
- Reconciling and reporting on finances
- Paying invoices and reimbursements in a timely manner
- Arranging occasional international payments
Skills:
- IT skills for accessing online banking and PayPal
- Attention to detail
Website Officer
The Website Officer is responsible for maintaining and updating the CWWA website, including the member area and archive, to ensure the website is a reliable, useful and appealing point of reference for new and existing members. This role is suited to someone with WordPress and web design skills, or the ability to quickly learn new IT skills and software.
Responsibilities:
- Updating the CWWA website and member area with content such as news, resources, information about events and conferences.
- Liaising with the domain owner on website matters and managing plugins and integrations.
- Redesigning and reorganising content on the website, to reflect changing needs of the Association, to archive information, and to make resources available to members.
- Liaising with other Exec members on how best to use the website for publicity and to engage with members and other organisations.
- Answering members’ queries relating to the website and member logins.
- Generate and distribute website reports to relevant exec members, such as membership reports.
Key skills:
- WordPress, plugins and web design
- Report generation and analysis
Events Officer
The Events Officer will manage our programme of online and in-person regular and ad-hoc events to provide value for our members and recruit new members. They are responsible for generating ideas for events and implementing the ideas of other committee members. They will organise and run events with support from other exec members and will liaise with the Publicity and Social Media Officer to publicise events.
Responsibilities:
- Plan, organise and carry out a programme of events, online and in-person, throughout the year.
- Generate event ideas and follow up on leads and ideas from our members.
- Support the PGR/ECR Representatives to run PGR/ECR specific events.
- Liaise with the Treasurer and Chair to budget events and with the Publicity and Social Media Officer to promote events.
Key skills:
- Event planning, organisation and hosting
- Online conferencing skills i.e. Zoom, webinars, Eventbrite ticketing
- Idea- and lead-generation
- Ability to reach out to speakers, institutions and others to organise events and collaborations