Apply to join the Institution’s Nominations Committee

The Institution’s Nominations Committee (NomCo) are recruiting one ordinary member to join its operations.

As a key Governance committee, the candidate will help make a real difference to the management of our organisation and support the process of transforming how members are appointed to the Institution’s governance boards and committees.

As a global Institution and registered charity, our operations are governed by committees. This role is to join our Nominations Committee (NomCo) which is responsible for developing and managing the recruitment, assessment, and nomination of suitable candidates to the Trustee Board, Council and Governance Board/Committees.

Your role is vital in ensuring that our Institution is accessible, diverse, and progressive. You will help to create an environment where IMechE members who are eager to become more involved are welcomed and enabled to bring their expertise and thinking to the fore.

The committee is recruiting ONE ordinary member.

The Role

The IMechE Nominations Committee has a responsibility to:

1. Provide oversight of the procedures and processes for corporate elections to the Trustee Board, Council and other governance committees and operational boards.
2. Oversee the development of a diverse pipeline for effective succession planning in the Institution.
3. Responsible for creating a more inclusive and welcoming ‘front door’ for any member expressing an interest in getting more deeply involved.
4. Create transparent and inclusive policies and procedures that treat candidates objectively and fairly.
5. Keep up-to-date and fully informed about the strategic issues and leadership needs of the organisation.
6. Establish communication channels with the membership for the purpose of ensuring members stay informed of board and committee vacancies.
7. Foster the development of talent within the membership to encourage members to become qualified for suitable roles.

A full role description for each position is available.

About You

To be considered for this volunteer role, you will ideally need a combination of the below:

1. Experience of recruitment at a senior level, corporate succession planning and talent pipeline management.
2. Experience of people management and development, skills analysis and evaluation.
3. Knowledge of governance principles and practices in professional engineering institutions in general and the IMechE in particular.
4. Experience of creating inclusive processes and supportive of the benefits of diversity.
5. Excellent communication skills with sound emotional intelligence which aligns to the Institution’s four I’s (Inclusion, Integrity, Innovation, Impact).

Applications to join the IMechE’s Nominations Committee are now open to members of the Institution who meet the requirements outlined in the role description.

Ordinary Member Role Description

Nominations Committee Terms of Reference

The closing date for applications is 7 February 2022 5pm GMT.

How to apply

1. Download and review the covering letter and role descriptions
2. Complete the online application form* and upload a recent CV (limited to 2 pages).
   1. A word document version of the application form is also available.
3. Submit your application by 7 February 2022 5pm GMT
4. Your application will be acknowledged and reviewed by the Nominations Committee.

*If you have not used Webrecruit to apply of an IMechE role before, you will need to register a new account. Note: the Webrecruit system is separate to your online IMechE member account.

Please use a maximum of 250 words per question when completing the online application form.

The Nominations Committee will keep all applicants updated throughout the process.

If you have any questions about the application process or would like to discuss the online application form, please contact (nominations@imeche.org).