There’s still time to get your application in and stand for the IEP Board! With three upcoming vacancies on the Board, we are calling on our Members, Associates, and Fellows to answer the call and participate in shaping our future leadership. This annual election offers a valuable opportunity for members from diverse backgrounds, particularly those in frontline delivery and management roles, to step forward.
Every year a number of Directors complete their term of office and stand down, allowing IEP Members the chance to stand for election as a Board Member as well as vote in the election. If you are not a current member of the IEP, you can upgrade your membership here.
Click here for a full information pack and an explanation of what being a Board Member entails.
If you want to stand, here’s how the process works:
1. Complete the application form here to confirm that you wish to stand for election and to inform us of how your skills or experience would contribute to the Board’s work. Your completed application must be submitted to enquiries@iemployability.org by midday on Friday 27 September 2024;
2. During the second week of October we will put all received candidate’s statements together in a pack with a link to a voting form and send them out electronically to all Members, Associates, Member Ambassadors and Fellows of the IEP. All votes must be completed by midday on Friday 25 October 2024. Any votes cast after this time will not be counted.
3. Representatives of the IEP Board and IEP Executive Team count the votes during the first week of November and notify successful and unsuccessful candidates, in confidence before the AGM on 28 November 2024.
4. The new Directors will be formally announced at the IEP AGM on 28 November, and in Employability Professional (EP) shortly after.
“So, it’s not a difficult or painful process to stand for election. No speeches are required! And being on the Board is a great development experience,” said IEP Group CEO Scott Parkin FIEP. “It’s a really good way of helping steer the IEP and getting involved in some fascinating projects and activities. If you do decide to stand good luck, but above all, whether or not you stand, do please vote – it’s your Board and your IEP.”
