Committee Structures

What roles are in the Group Committees?

Most Groups and Networks have a:

  • Group Chair
  • Group Treasurer

A typical Group Committee structure includes:

  • Group Chair
  • Group Treasurer
  • Group Secretary
  • Events Officer
  • Marketing Officer

Some Groups have additional roles and / or multiple people with one role, for example 3x Events Officers.

Here are some examples of what the different roles do.

*A required role for a Group

Group Chair*:

  • Leads the Committees meetings
  • Steers the Group’s work and activities
  • Is the main point of contact with Icon Staff
  • Attends the annual Group Chair’s Forum

Group Treasurer*:

  • Creates the Group’s Annual Budget
  • Submits that Budget to Icon Staff for review
  • Manages the Group’s finances and annual allowance
  • Throughout the year liaises with other Committee members about any spending
  • Approves any spending done by the Committee
  • Claims the Committee’s expenses from Icon Staff

Group Secretary:

  • Takes minutes at meetings and circulates them
  • Leads on any admin the Group requires

Events Officer:

  • Leads on creating ideas for new events
  • Leads on planning and delivering events
  • Completes the Event Form on the Icon website

Marketing Officer:

  • Manages the Groups social media, LinkedIn, etc
  • Manages the Group’s page on the Icon website, liaising with Icon Staff with any updates wanted
  • Perhaps writes blog posts

This list is not exhaustive. It can be more, it can be less, it depends on your Committee and what they want to deliver.