Join an ADA Committee | Help shape our agenda in 2021

ADA is seeking candidates interested in joining either of ADA’s Committees in 2021. Both ADA’s Policy & Finance Committee and Technical & Environmental Committee ably advise us on matters affecting our members’ flood and water management in the UK.

Becoming a Committee Member offers an opportunity to help steer and contribute to ADA’s work championing and campaigning for the sustainable delivery of water level management. They provide guidance, advice and support to our members across the UK, and help us inform the general public about our members’ essential work.

A role on an ADA Committee can help with your own personal development, and provides excellent opportunities to gain a broader understanding of flood and water management policy matters.

Each Committee typically meets three times a year, either by teleconference or in London (or a combination of both where people struggle to justify the time to travel to London) and reasonable travel expenses to attend are paid by ADA.

 

New Members

Members of both Committees serve terms of three years. In 2021 each Committee has four vacancies to be filled by candidates from across ADA’s membership. We are always on the lookout for a range of skills on both Committees.

In 2021, the vacancies are largely IDB focussed and we have identified that each Committee would especially benefit from candidates with any of the following knowledge, expertise or interest:

Policy & Finance Committee	Technical & Environment Committee
IDB financial management and funding,	Lowland water/flood engineering / capital projects,
FCERM Policy,	Surface water management and SuDS,
IDB governance, and/or	Environment and ecological matters, and/or
Climate change adaptation and carbon reduction.	Water resources.

How to apply

If you work for or represent an ADA member and would like to get involved, please read the ADA Committees Guide and then email admin@ada.org.uk with:

Your name,

Job title or role,

Affiliation to ADA (i.e. name of IDB, local authority, RFCC, national agency, or associate member etc),

The Committee you seek membership of,

A short statement of no more than 100 words describing the skills and knowledge you possess that makes you suitable to your chosen Committee, and

A list of your professional qualifications, memberships, and/or relevant experience.

Candidates should submit their interest by email to admin@ada.org.uk before 17.00, Tuesday 5 January 2021.

Nominations will be reviewed by the Chairs of both Committees, ADA’s Chair, and Chief Executive in early January 2021 and successful candidates will be informed before the end of that month.

Successful candidates will be invited to attend the corresponding ADA Committee meetings in 2021:

Policy & Finance Committee	Technical & Environment Committee
Tuesday 19 January 2021 Virtual Meeting (MS Teams)	Wednesday 20 January 2021 Virtual Meeting (MS Teams)
Tuesday 15 June 2021 Virtual/Venue TBC	Wednesday 26 May 2021 Virtual/Venue TBC
Wednesday 15 September 2021 Virtual/Venue TBC	Tuesday 14 September 2021 Virtual/Venue TBC

 

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