Chair of u3a Bromley
u3a Bromley
u3a Bromley is seeking a new Chair as our current Chair steps down in April 2027. We have been in Bromley for 36 years, have over 1,300 members and are part of one of the largest membership organisations in the UK. Our members come together to learn for fun in retirement, with u3a activities, members make friends and find community. We are volunteer led and everything is done ‘by the members, for the members’. Being Chair is a very ‘people centric’, busy and fulfilling role.
Role Purpose A new Chair will continue to increase and diversify Membership numbers and ensure that u3a Bromley will be a place where everyone feels included and welcomed and will continue to increase the breadth of its activities and be an attractive proposition for people retiring in Bromley. Essential Requirement The successful applicant will need to be a serving member of u3a Bromley but not necessarily a Committee member. Their candidacy will be put to the u3a Bromley 2027 AGM in April 2027. Role Tasks Lead Trustee and Chair of fellow Trustees; Manage the Committee's business over the year and lead u3a Bromley's engagement with members; Chair our monthly General Meeting Talks; Run the New Members meetings, roughly one a month; Work with our Events Team to provide a programme of social events across the year; Manage the u3a AGM reporting to members on the previous year and be accountable with the other Trustees for performance and finance and lead the face-to-face AGM discussions; Oversight and commissioning of various projects on e.g. diversity, widening access, making the Beacon member management system more user friendly, development of website, newsletter and other communications; Chair our annual Group Leader briefings on core topics according to need; Engage with u3a London and the Third Age Trust and other networks to develop and share good practice. Role Skills and knowledge Communications and marketing; IT or comfortable to a degree with technology - use emails, ability to learn and use Beacon Management system; Team working; Leadership; Chairing meetings of various sizes; Problem solving; Project working; People, Team and individual development; Forward planning; Core knowledge from being a u3a Bromley member. Training in u3a systems, being a u3a Trustee and in other areas can be provided. We would aim to use Mentoring and to set up a pairing arrangement for you with a successful u3a Chair from elsewhere. Note that there is no office, any admin work would be from your own home and there are no fixed hours. You can fit in your duties around your normal life
Administration,Advice, Information & Support,Trusteeships & Committees,Volunteer Management,General & Helping
Admin, IT Skills - good, Managing People
Role Skills and knowledge Communications and marketing; IT or comfortable to a degree with technology - use emails, ability to learn and use Beacon Management system; Team working; Leadership; Chairing meetings of various sizes; Problem solving; Project working; People, Team and individual development; Forward planning; Core knowledge from being a u3a Bromley member. Training in u3a systems, being a u3a Trustee and in other areas can be provided. We would aim to use Mentoring and to set up a pairing arrangement for you with a successful u3a Chair from elsewhere. Note that there is no office, any admin work would be from your own home and there are no fixed hours. You can fit in your duties around your normal life
The satisfaction of hearing our members say how much the u3a means to them, how many friends they have made and how much they get out of what the u3a offers.
Ad-hoc to fit in with your normal commitments
BR1 1RY
We do not have an office, volunteers do any admin from their own homes. The Chair hosts a talk once a month at the United Reformed Church, Widmore Rd, Bromley, BR1 1RY
The URC is close to Bromley North Station and many bus routes
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