BES Board of Trustees: Chair of Education and Careers Committee

Education and Career Support are a key activities for the Society delivering a number of strategic objectives. After several successful years in the role, the current chair of the BES Education and Careers Committee (ECC) will be stepping down in 2024, and we are seeking a replacement for this pivotal and high profile voluntary role which has a significant impact on the ecological community.

The remit of the ECC is to develop and oversee the delivery of the Society’s education, training and career development programmes. The Chair ensures the ECC operates effectively and works closely with the relevant parts of the Executive Team to achieve agreed objectives. The Chair is also a member of the BES Board of Trustees, the governing body for the Society which sets and maintains the vision of the BES and develops long-term strategy.

We are seeking an ecologist to become the Chair of the ECC for an initial term of 3 years from December 2025.  The successful candidate will be co-opted to the BES Board of Trustees February to December 2025, or an alternative mutually agreed period.

For more information about this voluntary role, please download the Volunteer Role Pack, Committee Chair role description, and Trustee role description below.

To apply for this role, apply via our recruitment portal here to submit:

1. A CV and covering letter (no more than 2 sides of A4), stating how you meet the requirements of the role description
2. Your Equality and Diversity information – this voluntary information helps us to assess the diversity of our recruitment and further improve recruitment processes in future. It has no bearing on the success of your application and is not considering as part of the shortlisting process.

Closing date: 9:00am Monday 6 January 2025
Shortlisting: Wednesday 8 January 2025
Interviews: Wednesday 15 January 2025 via Microsoft Teams