ROLE DESCRIPTION

ICVA VICE-CHAIR

Adopted at the 133rd Meeting of the ICVA Executive Committee, 5-6 April 2006

Revised at the 135th Meeting of the ICVA Executive Committee, 29-30 March 2007

Authority and Responsibility

On behalf of the General Assembly, the Executive Committee (EXCOM) oversees the formulation and implementation of strategies, policy decisions, and activities for the organisation. The Vice-Chair of the EXCOM supports the Chair in maintaining the humanitarian identity and integrity of ICVA's mission.

The Vice-Chair is responsible for supporting the Chair to ensure the effective functioning of the EXCOM, including acting as Chair in meetings where the Chair is unavailable.

Duty travel will normally only be undertaken on behalf of the Vice-Chair’s own agency. While promoting ICVA membership should be standard practice, representation for ICVA will only be undertaken in coordination with the ICVA Secretariat.

Tasks:

• monitors and acts on issues, together with the EXCOM, that may affect the identity and integrity of the whole of the organisation, in consultation with the Chair;

• serves on at least one of the EXCOM committees;

• acts as the spokesperson or representative for external relations at the specific request of the EXCOM or Secretariat;

• fulfils the functions of the EXCOM, together with the other EXCOM members, as delineated in Article XVI of the ICVA Statutes.

In the absence of the Chair, the Vice-Chair assumes the responsibilities of the Chair.

Term:

The Vice-Chair is elected by the EXCOM and serves for a three-year term.

Requirements:

• demonstrated commitment to the work of the organisation;

• experience and skills in board governance issues, including: oversight, policy, finance, programmes, personnel, and chairing;

• availability for GA and EXCOM meetings and other meetings, particularly in the absence of the Chair;

• availability for the Coordinator and Secretariat as much as possible;

• ability to foster an effective working relationship with other EXCOM members and Secretariat staff; and

• refrain from actions that may lead to any conflict of interest.

Review:

Periodically (e.g. once every three years), the EXCOM reviews the Vice-Chair's role description, in consultation with the Secretariat.