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Development Committee

Current Members

This group is currently being reformed and will be chaired by Ed Nicholas. 

  • Chairman - Ed Nicholas - Email
  • SOA – Roger Scrutton
  • WOA – Helena Burrows
  • NIOA – Raymond Finlay
  • SWOA – Scott Collier
  • SCOA – Ian Webb
  • SEOA – Simon Greenwood
  • EMOA – John Woodall
  • WMOA – Henry Morgan
  • EAOA – Caroline Louth
  • NEOA –Colin Matheson
  • NWOA – Steve Buckley
  • YHOA – Colin Best
  • BSOA – Peter Bylett
  • Staff - Hilary Palmer (Development Manager)
  • Staff - Steve Vernon (Participation Manager
  • Staff - Caroline Povey (Marketing Manager)

Terms of Reference – Adopted June 2007; Amended June 2008

 

The purpose of these Terms of Reference is to provide the umbrella framework within which the Development Committee will operate.

Authority

Authority is delegated to the Development Committee by the Board of Directors to oversee and monitor the work of the development staff across the UK; the Committee will ensure development work is aligned to the vision, values and strategic objectives as determined by the Board.

 

Composition and Membership

Development Committee shall consist of:

  • Chairman, a designated Officer of British Orienteering or a person proposed by Development Committee and approved by the Board
  • Director of British Orienteering, if the Chairman is not a Director of the Federation
  • Development Manager
  • Participation Manager
  • 3 National Representatives, one each from the Home Nations development programmes
  • 9 Association Representatives, one each nominated by the English regional Constituent Associations
  • 1 representative nominated by the British Schools Orienteering Association

Non-voting members:

  • Secretary, a staff member as determined by the Chief Executive and agreed by the Chairman
  • Chief Executive and Chairman of British Orienteering have a right to attend as non-voting members

Development Committee has the right to invite further attendees that shall be non-voting.

 

Responsibilities

Development Committee is responsible for advising and guiding the Board on strategies to:

  • Increase participation and recruit and retain membership of British Orienteering across the age classes
  • Promote and market the sport of orienteering
  • Support the development of clubs
  • Recruit, develop and retain volunteers
  • Oversee the delivery of the development objectives as agreed by the Board in the Strategic Plan, and where appropriate supporting other Committees in delivering strategic objectives
  • Providing a sounding board for the work of the Development staff particularly in establishing annual targets and monitoring procedures
  • Overseeing the work of the Development staff and ensuring it remains focused on delivering the annual operational targets

 

Reporting Structure

Minutes shall be considered at Board meetings and the Chairman will report directly to the Board. Minutes will also be circulated to the Board, all Committees and Groups, and published on the British Orienteering website.

 

Meetings

Meetings are held in accordance with the British Orienteering Meeting Guidelines and shall be held a minimum of 3 times per year. 

Minutes

An archive of minutes can be found in the Downloads Section - About British Orienteering.

 

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