About the Service Development Committee Member volunteer role

Are you interested in playing a role in providing support to engineers and their families when they need it most?

Our Service Development Committee plays an important role in the development of the support we provide to engineers and their families. The committee ensures our support is relevant and effective by reviewing support-related guidelines and policies.

As a volunteer member of the committee, you’ll have the opportunity to work on our guidelines and policies,  review existing policies, and recommend any changes for approval by the Board of Trustees.

You can view the role description here or via the link in the button on this page

Your responsibilities:

• To consider and approve grants above the Chair’s limit and in accordance with our guidelines.
• To consider novel or contentious cases, or those which might fall outside the general guidelines (irrespective of amount requested).
• To reflect on any decisions made by the committee, and how they can inform future policy and guidelines.
• To consider appeals against grant decisions.
• To consider the feedback received from community members through the impact assessments, and report considerations to the Board of Trustees.
• To review the comments, compliments and complaints policy on an annual basis with reference to the potential risk for a complaint or legal action.
• To review randomly selected cases and decisions made three times a year.
• To observe and discuss trends in grants and support expenditure, as well as the characteristics of the community members accessing support.
• To help review grant and support services policies and procedures to ensure they are relevant and suitable for the needs of people who are eligible for help.
• To attend two committee meetings per year, around 2h30m each time.
• To signpost people to our team if they need any support by giving our helpline number or taking details and asking a member of our team to get in touch.

Recruitment process

If you are interested in volunteering for Foothold in this role:

Step 1: Complete a short application form (you can find it here)

Step 2: We’ll invite you to an informal chat about the role.

 

We’d love to hear from you! If you have any questions or just want to chat about the role, please email us at: [email protected]