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Role description of a World Board member

Nicola Lawrence • 24 Enero 2023
  1. To ensure that WAGGGS complies with its Constitution and Bye-Laws, UK charity law, and any other relevant legislation or regulations.
  2. To ensure that WAGGGS focuses on its Objects as defined in the Constitution and Bye-Laws, and to ensure it applies its resources exclusively in the support of the Objects.
  3. To contribute to the World Board’s role in giving strategic direction and setting over-arching policy.
  4. To contribute towards defining goals and setting targets, then evaluating performance against the agreed targets.
  5. To consider the interests of the Girl Guide/Girl Scout Movement as a whole, and to make decisions in the interests of WAGGGS at all times.
  6. To review the implementation of the Strategy on a regular basis, and to consider changes in the external environment which may affect the plan, and the ongoing need for changes which may need to be made to ensure it remains relevant.
  7. To undertake the functions and duties of the World Board as defined in Article 13 of the WAGGGS Constitution and Bye-Laws.
  8. To attend World Board meetings and the triennial World Conference and to effectively contribute to their business through effective and adequate preparation and full and informed participation.
  9. To participate in regular evaluation of the performance of the World Board.
  10. To establish and maintain the values of WAGGGS and safeguard its good name.
  11. To ensure the financial stability of WAGGGS, ensure the proper and appropriate investment of its funds, and protect and manage the property of WAGGGS.
  12. To set strategic and organisational risk appetite and policy, review the risk register and ensure mitigating actions are in place.
  13. To appoint the Chief Executive and monitor their performance in the role.
  14. To undertake visits and travel assignments as required. Some visits may be en-route to or from World Board meetings.
  15. To represent WAGGGS at external events.
  16. To use any specific skills, knowledge and experience to help the World Board reach sound decisions – this will include the scrutiny of proposals, leading and initiating discussions, providing advice or guidance on new initiatives and utilising any specialist expertise and experience.
  17. To agree terms of reference for standing committees of the World Board and any working groups.
  18. To ratify appointments to the standing committees of the World Board and working groups.
  19. To provide structures and effective stakeholder management as requested to Member Organisations, partners and donors as appropriate.
  20. To be ready to serve:
    1. on a standing committee of the World Board or working group
    2. as a Chair of a standing committee or working group
    3. as a member of a task group established to achieve a specific task during and in-between World Board meetings.
  21. Most of the work of the World Board is carried out by correspondence and email. All members (voting or ex-officio) are expected to:
    1. Deal promptly with all correspondence.
    2. Keep the World Bureau informed of email, telephone and cellular phone numbers as well as postal address. This includes making arrangements for contact, if absent from the usual address for any length of time.
  22. To sign and adhere to a Trustee contract, including but not exclusively, the Code of Conduct, Conflict of Interest declaration, Safeguarding, Data Protection, and Confidentiality agreement upon election to the World Board, and annually thereafter.
  23. To maintain the confidentiality of all World Board, group and committee matters, until information has been officially released.
  24. To role model positive and effective volunteer behaviours at all times and to ensure that the values of WAGGGS are central to all decision-making.