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Nominations open now for positions on the IRMS Team

The IRMS is accepting nominations for posts on the Executive for the year 2022-23, from today until Friday 4th February 2022. Read on for more information on the roles available and the nomination process, and consider putting yourself forward to join our team.

Posts up for nomination

The following posts are up for nomination this year:

• Chair (one-year term)
• Vice-Chair (one-year term)
• Treasurer (two-year term)
• Digital Director (2-year term)
• Groups Director (2-year term)
• Marketing Director (2-year term)

Posts not up for nomination this year are:

• Secretary (expires 2023)
• Membership Director (expires 2023)
• Training Director (expires 2023)
  

In addition, all current co-opted director and officer posts are by appointment of the Executive and not formal nomination.

Please note, the current Treasurer will be stepping down and not seeking re-election to the Executive Team and the marketing director post is vacant. The remaining existing post holders are seeking nomination again.

How to nominate

If you are interested in one of the open roles or know someone else who would be suitable, please note the following:

1. Nominations are to be made in the form of a written nomination submitted to our Administrator at MKSAM either at our registered address or to info@irms.org.uk by 4 February 2022. This nomination should include the name, contact details and membership number of the person being nominated, as well as your own. You can find your membership number by logging into the website and viewing your membership profile.

2. Nominations for appointment must be seconded and supported by the nominees themselves. Self-nominations are permitted if seconded. If you cannot find a seconder, please let MKSAM know and they can advise.

3. Both nominees and those making nominations must be current members of the Society. If membership has lapsed, this should be settled before the nomination period ends on 4 February 2022.

4. Nominees must be made aware of (and be in agreement with) the nomination in advance of submission. Naturally, if the person being nominated refuses the nomination, it will be discounted.

5. Any nominee for or appointed to one of the Constitutional Officer posts shall be a fit and proper person within the meaning of the Charities Act 2011.

Will there be elections?

Elections will take place when two or more candidates who have been nominated for the same role wish to stand for that role. An election will take place in the eight weeks leading up to the AGM, in accordance with the Constitution.

Where elections occur, a questionnaire is completed by each candidate to introduce themselves to the membership and express their vision for the role. Members can then use this to cast their vote. Results of any elections are announced at the AGM, which will be held on Sunday 15 May 2022 at the Glasgow DoubleTree by Hilton.

Governance and transparency

1. All nominations are submitted directly to our Administrator at MKSAM either at our registered address or via info@irms.org.uk. No one on the Leadership Team has sight of the nominations until after the closing date.

2. Where a nomination received is unclear or lacks required elements, our membership administrators MKSAM will engage directly with the individual/s involved to rectify the problem.

3. All valid nominations received will be published to the membership within three working days of the closing date.

4. In the event of a nomination being withdrawn, the reason will also be published to the membership.

If you have any queries about the process you can speak to the Secretary of the Society, David Reeve (secretary@irms.org.uk), or to our Administrator at MKSAM (info@irms.org.uk) who will be happy to help you.

If you would like more information about any of the roles, you can speak to any member of our team; contact details can be found on the Our Leadership Team page of the IRMS website.  You can also read our previous annual reports as well as previous AGM and Executive Meeting minutes in order to see what actions have been taken by previous post holders.