The Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce currently has five vacancies on the Worcestershire Area Council.
The Worcestershire Area Council meets four times a year, and is comprised of up to fifteen sector specialists who represent the majority of business sectors in the county.
Council Members provide insights into their sector and discuss the opportunities and challenges businesses currently face. The feedback is then used to formulate Chamber policy on the most important business issues in the region.
We are currently seeking representatives from any of the following sectors, on the Worcestershire Area Council:
- Automotive
- Health and Social Care
- Marketing and Media
- Power/Utilities
- Food and Drink
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Retail
- Transport
The eligibility criteria for candidates for election to an Area Council are:
- Must be a current Chamber Member
- Must hold a senior position within the Member business, such as Business Owner, CEO or Senior Director
- May only seek election to the Area Council in which their business is located, or in which they live
- Must align to the Chamber’s values and culture
The key responsibilities of Area Council Members are:
- To maintain close contact with Members at a local level to help provide sector information on behalf of Members at Area Council Meetings
- In conjunction with the Executive to maintain close contact with local key partners such as Members of Parliament, Councillors, Council Officials etc
- To ensure that local networking activities are taking place and to support those activities
- To identify key policy issues that need to be taken up by the Chamber
- To actively support Chamber membership recruitment and retention initiatives
- To approve new Member applications
- To recommend the termination of membership because of inappropriate behaviour
- To bring business issues/concerns in the wider sector community to the attention of the Chamber
- To regularly attend Area Council meetings at Member’s premises
If you would like to apply for a position, please fill in the self-nomination form which can be downloaded here.
The deadline for receiving applications is 4pm on Wednesday 27th November 2024.
If you have any questions please contact our Policy department at [email protected]
Voting for these positions will take place on November 29th and all candidates will be informed of the results by 6th December 2024.