About Committee

**Please note that nominatons for branch committee have now closed. Read about the candidates who have put themselves forward for election here**

Learn more about committee

**Click here to watch a recording of our Q&A event with current committee members to explain more about volunteering with committee, committee roles and how to submit your nomination**

Find out more about the 2021 Edinburgh Green Party branch committee elections and how to submit your nomination.

About the committee

The purpose of the branch committee is to:

1. Execute decisions of the branch

2. Develop the branch and local policy

3. Ensure the branch is represented on Scottish Green Party national council.

Committee responsibilities

The responsibilities of the branch committee include:

• Organising branch meetings and other events

• Formulating branch electoral and operational strategy for approval at branch meetings

• Formulating branch budget and expenses policy (for approval at branch meetings)

• Financial management of the branch, including the branch bank account

• Organising the branch candidate selection process

• Running election campaigns with sub-branches and local teams

• Keeping members informed about decisions made by the Scottish Green Party national council that are relevant to the branch

• Fundraising for branch activities

• Supporting sub-branches and local teams

• Day-to-day running of the branch

• Implementing the branch disciplinary procedure

General requirements and expectations

• Participation in committee meetings which take place on the first Thursday of every month - usually from 7.30 to 9.00pm. In the wake of COVID-19, all committee meetings take place online. This may change throughout the course of the year, but options for remote participation will be available, even if in-person committee meetings resume.

• Attendance at branch meetings where office holders can meet, and be accountable to, local members.

• Between meetings, committee members are expected to read messages, express opinions and contribute to decisions on Slack.

• All roles can, to a certain extent, be tweaked by the position-holder

Roles up for election

- Co-Convener (x2) *

- Committee Secretary (a)
- Membership Secretary (a) *

- Treasurer (b) *
- Elections Agent (b)

- Election Campaign Coordinator (c)
- Local Teams Development Officer (c)

- Policy and Campaigns Officer (x2)

- Communications Coordinator (x2)

- Events officer (d)
- Fundraising officer (d)

- Accessibility, Inclusion and Wellbeing Officer (e)
- Welfare and Conduct Officer (e) *

- Ordinary Member (x2)

*to run for these roles, you need to have been a member of the party for one year. If you do not meet this criteria, please contact convenors.edin@scottishgreens.org.uk and we can discuss options to resolve this.

Find out more about the 2021 elections and how to submit your nomination.

A list of role descriptions, including rough, monthly time commitments is found in this document. Please contact the current Co-Convenors on convenors.edin@scottishgreens.org.uk, if you have questions about the roles.

Gender-balancing: we are electing a gender-balanced committee. To do this, roles will be elected in pairs (as illustrated above - roles marked a) are paired together, roles marked b) are paired together, and so on), and each pair will require at least one woman to be elected. Note: if you are non-binary, we will be in contact to ask how you want to be treated in regard to gender balancing.