Community Action Norfolk

Sector Leadership Group Election 2017

What is the SLG?

The Sector Leadership group was established in 2015 with the purpose of:

  • Bringing together a broad range of views and expertise from across the VCSE sector
  • Create an appropriate interface for the VCSE in wider system leadership conversations
  • Promote an integrated approach which considers issues holistically and which recognises the role the VCSE plays in prevention, early intervention, working with individuals in crisis and making a broader contribution to the wellbeing of Norfolk’s people and communities.
  • Provide links into VCSE networks within key areas
  • Be seen as legitimate to lead on this by the VCSE sector and other key stakeholders
  • Mandate VCSE representatives and provide a line of accountability and communication to the wider sector

The current membership is set out below:

Name / Appointed members / Theme
Jon Clemo / Community Action Norfolk / VCSE Engage partners
Cindee Crehan / Momentum (Norfolk) / VCSE Engage partners
Graham Creelman / Appointed by Norfolk Older People’s Strategic Partnership Board and Age UK. / Older people
Mark Harrison / Appointed by Equal Lives / Physical health and disability
Elly Wilson / Appointed by Creative Arts East / Arts, culture and heritage
Tim Sweeting / Appointed by the Voluntary Sector Forum (Children & Young People) / Young people
Children and families
Dan Mobbs / Appointed by Norfolk Community Advice Network / Information and advice
Pip Coker / Appointed by the Mental Health Provider Forum / Mental health and wellbeing
Graham Tuttle / Appointed by the Funders Forum / Funders
To be confirmed / To be confirmed / Unemployed and Low Incomes
Name / Elected Members
Janka Rodziewicz / Active
Laura Bloomfield / Active
Rebecca White / Active
Daniel Williams / Active
Matt Armitage / Resigned

To be clear the 201 SLG election is for the 1 elected representatives on the Sector Leadership Group. This time the electionis for a 2 year term until the full elections in 2019.

Terms of Reference

The requirements set out in the SLG’sTerms of Reference are:

Anyone may stand as a candidate but they must be nominated by a Norfolk-based VCSE organisation in order to put their name forward. In this context ‘Norfolk-based’ means the organisation has its registered office in Norfolk or delivers the majority of its services in Norfolk. ‘VCSE organisation’ means any registered or unregistered charity, any community interest company, any IPS or similar registered society fulfilling the ‘societies for the benefit of the community’ definition, and community associations that have a governing document containing a clear public benefit purpose operating on a non-profit basis.

Elected members are selected through the following procedure:

  • Candidates’ are invited to prepare a statement setting out their suitability with at least ten working days in which to return their statement
  • Candidates’ statements are made available to the sector at least ten working days before voting takes place.
  • VCSE organisations are able to vote for up to five candidates. There is one vote per organisation and organisations may only vote for each candidate once.
  • The five candidates with the most votes are appointed. In the event of a tie, a second run-off vote will take place between the tied candidates.
  • In the event of there being fewer than 5 candidates, the candidates will become members without a vote taking place.
  • Voting may take place in person or electronically as agreed by the Sector Leadership Group and communicated to the VCSE sector at least twenty working days ahead of voting taking place

The vote for the elected members of the group’s initial composition took place at the Stronger Together conference in July 2015. After the group’s initial review in 2016, members will be elected to a three-year term.

Election 2017

The timetable for the 2017 elections is:

Notification of election via Facebook and Twitter
10.5.17 / Request for nominations goes out to Norfolk VCSE.
25.5.17 / Deadline for nominations
22.5.17 / Prep nominations paperwork and poll
26.5.17 / Send out poll and publicity – postal and electronic
30.6.17 / Postal and electronic vote ends
7.7.17 / Conference poll – morning
7.7.17 / Announce theelected SLG representative.