Job Description

Inclusion Alliance


Management Board Edinburgh


Voluntary Closing Date - ongoing




Background


Inclusion Alliance exists to support those who need long-term support to lead


the lives that they and the people closest to them choose, as full members of


their local communities. The work of Inclusion Alliance is based on the values


of inclusion. This means that people must have opportunities to take part in


their community and be fully involved in decisions about their lives.




Role


Inclusion Alliance is seeking to attract applications from people with diverse


personal, professional and lived experience to enrich the skills we currently


have on the Board.





The Inclusion Alliance Board


We have a commitment to 51% of Board members being either someone with


experience of receiving support or being a family member of someone who


gets support. The rest of the Board are selected on the basis of specialisms


that will help us develop the organisation.




The Candidates


To help us offer the best possible service to the people we support, and to


ensure we follow correct procedures in quality assurance we are looking for


candidates with expertise in any of the following:


Human Resources Experience of or background in Social Care Marketing or social media experience


What we offer


We offer out of pocket expenses. A folder of documents outlining the role


and expected conduct of Board members are given to all new Board


members when they are welcomed onto the Board.




We are currently sourcing training for Board members to ensure all members


of the Board refresh their awareness of their responsibilities.




What is required


The Board of Inclusion Alliance usually meets every 2 months in the early


evening - for a maximum of 2 hours . We meet both face to face in the
Inclusion Alliance office and on Zoom, usually alternately. Board members


are expected to attend all meetings or give apologies in advance. They are


expected to read all papers being presented at meetings in advance of the


meetings and come well prepared for discussion on all agenda items.




More about Inclusion Alliance


You can find out more about what we do by visiting our website at


https://inclusionalliance.org.uk/




Application Notes


For further information or an informal initial discussion please contact Sylvia


Crick, the Board Secretary, on sylvia.crick@hotmail.com or 07496801249.