Chairperson

Growing Redhill is a community gardening group for Redhill and the surrounding area, which is run by a volunteer Committee of Management. It’s volunteer officer roles consist of, as a minimum, a Chairperson, a Secretary and a Treasurer. Plus other elected committee members. All Committee members must be paid-up members of Growing Redhill, which costs £5 per annum and be elected annually at the AGM. Members can be co-opted onto the Committee during the year and can carry out the role in an acting position.

 The Chairperson will:

• Help the group achieve the group’s goals.
• Consult with the Secretary to produce the agenda for the committee meetings.
• Chair the group’s committee meetings, inspire and lead.
• Act as the conduit for discussing stakeholders’ wishes.
• Be the public-facing contact for the group.
• Vote on activities and events of the group and hold the casting vote in the event that agreement hasn’t be reached.
• Function as a signatory on the group’s bank account.
• Authorise members’ expenses.
• Act as a gardening volunteer and promote the activities of the group.

Committee members may undertake roles in absence of other volunteer capacity e.g. secretarial and publicity:

• Secretarial to include administration of enquiries, membership subscriptions, capture compliments and handle complaints.
• Publicity to include creating a quarterly newsletter for members and selected stakeholders, updating the website and promoting the group’s work on social media.
  

What skills do I need?

• You will have the ability to work with a wide range of people and gain consensus. 
• Hold the ‘institutional memory’ for the group and this may include keeping records in an accessible format. 
• Have an aptitude for attention to detail and empathy for a range of needs associated with community gardening and volunteering.
• You may have a background that brings additional credibility to the group’s reputation.