The Wrexham Supporters Trust board invite applications for the role of Independent Secretary position. The job description for this role is below. If you feel you have the credentials, time and commitment to take up the secretary\u2019s role then we would like to hear from you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Trust Board (which is the governing body of Wrexham AFC) consists mainly of board members with designated areas of responsibility together with co-opted board members. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
General <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every Industrial and Provident Society must, by law, have a Secretary (The \u2018Society Secretary\u2019). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Responsibilities of the Secretary <\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. The Society Secretary is an essential part of the team and acts as the organisation\u2019s guardian. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. The Secretary has the important role of monitoring the Trust\u2019s affairs and ensuring that matters are dealt with in accordance with the Rules, legislation, Supporters Direct (SD) policies, and good practice and to the benefit of the Members. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. The Secretary is there to give impartial advice, follow best practice and good governance and to act in the best interests of the Society. The Secretary receives the trust communications and is responsible to the Society Board, and between Board meetings, to the Chair. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. The Secretary protects the members\u2019 interests and ensures that the constitution is followed properly and that the organisation is functioning properly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. The Secretary should be the most familiar with the constitution to enable advice to be given to the Board and any issues about interpreting the constitution should always be resolved after hearing the advice of the Secretary first. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. The Secretary does not have a vote at Board meetings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. For WST, the roles of Membership Secretary and Website administrator are delegated to members of the Board but the Society Secretary is ultimately responsible for ensuring that the tasks associated with these roles are carried out according to the Rules. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. In particular the Society Secretary must ensure that: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Records are kept of meetings, agendas, minutes and (in conjunction with other Board members) returns to the Financial Services Authority and SD <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 A register of members is kept and regularly updated <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 A file is kept which includes the above and other material which records the work of the Trust <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 The AGM, other general meetings and elections to the Board are carried out in line with the Rules <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 With the Treasurer, ensure that audited accounts and returns are processed and sent off as required <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Ensure the Trust membership to Supporters Direct is up to date <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Ensure that all Trust members have relevant information before and after meetings <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Prepare agendas in conjunction with the Chairperson and take minutes from Board meetings <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 To take advice from other sources including legal and financial advice where this is necessary and where the committee does not have the required expertise <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Qualities Required <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Commitment to attend meetings and accept responsibility for the performance of key tasks as allocated by the Board and\/or membership <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Commitment to the values of the Trust <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Commitment to support all motions and initiatives undertaken by the Board <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Committed to undertaking all key tasks defined in the Secretary\u2019s job description <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Strength of character to ensure that the membership\u2019s interests are protected <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Desirable Skills <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 An understanding of the Trust movement and the aims and objectives of the Trust <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Management skills <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Administrative skills <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Well organised and conscientious <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Have tact and discretion <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Communication skills <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Be methodical and reliable <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Be able to maintain confidentiality <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Be able to react to opportunities and make decisions <\/p>\n\n\n\n
[Training for aspects of the Secretary role will be available] <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Responsible to <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Trust members. Under the law governing Industrial and Provident Societies, the members are the most important people. The Trust belongs to them, so the Secretary\u2019s responsibility ultimately is to them, not the Board <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Trust Board- subject to the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apply<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Please email\nchairman@wst.org.uk by\n Friday 8th<\/sup><\/sup> November\n 2019. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Wrexham Supporters Trust board invite applications for the role of Independent Secretary position. The job description for this role is below. If you feel you have the credentials, time and commitment to take up the secretary\u2019s role then we would like to hear from you. The Trust Board (which is the governing body of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":218,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wst_news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wst.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wst.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wst.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wst.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wst.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1047"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/wst.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1047\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1051,"href":"https:\/\/wst.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1047\/revisions\/1051"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wst.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wst.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wst.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wst.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}