Dear Members,
The BARS Executive is looking to appoint a new Secretary, following Jennifer Orr’s election to Vice President. The role will be co-opted in the first instance with the role open to election in the forthcoming round.
Although the role of BARS Secretary is primarily administrative (supporting the business of the Executive, setting up of meetings and circulation of documents and communications from the membership), it is an exciting opportunity to develop a portfolio in the individual’s areas of interest. We would particularly encourage Early Career colleagues to apply as it is an ideal way to become familiar with all aspects of the organisation. As an Officer role, we would hope that the occupant would be keen to shape the role according to their interests and to play a strategic role in the organisation.
The key responsibilities of the role are as follows:
- Keeping and verifying minutes of BARS meetings
- Liaising with Executive members to arrange 3 annual meetings online (Spring, Summer, Autumn) in consultation with the President and Vice President;
- Liaising with the President and Vice President to organise the BARS Biennial General Meeting which takes place at the BARS Conference (chaired by President)
- Preparation of Agenda for meetings and liaising with Executive members to procure short reports on each officer’s area of responsibility and to circulate these prior to meeting
- Upkeep of BARS archive
- Forwarding of queries to relevant officers
- Circulating Conference Subvention requests to the Executive for approval and communicating the decision to the applicant
- Joining ad-hoc working groups and committees as and when needed
Person specification
- Excellent organisational skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
Desirable experience
- Experience of serving committees either inside or outside of academia
- Preparation of minutes and other administrative documents
- Experience in a public-facing communications role
Please send a one page Expression of Interest and short CV to the BARS Vice President (Jennifer.orr@ncl.ac.uk) and President (mandal@cardiff.ac.uk) by 9 July 2023. We anticipate that candidates will be notified no later than 17 July 2023.