About Committee

Learn more about committee

Find out more about the 2023 Edinburgh Green Party branch committee elections and how to submit your nomination.

**Click here to watch a recording of our 2021 Q&A event in which committee members explain more about volunteering with committee, committee roles and how to submit a nomination. Please note that the committee roles have changes since 2021.**

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) *

- Secretary (a)
- Treasurer * (a)
- Welfare and Conduct Officer * (a)
- Access and Inclusion Officer (a)

- Elections Agent

- Sub-branches and Member Support Officer* (x2)

- Campaigns Officer (x2)

- Communications Officer (x2)

- Events and Fundraising Officer (x2)

- Ordinary Member - Sub-branches and Member Support Group (x4)

- Ordinary Member - Campaigns Group (x4)

- Ordinary Member - Communications Group (x4)

- Ordinary Member - Events and Fundraising Group (x4)

*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 2023 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 or groups of four as listed above. Each pair will require at least one woman to be elected. Each group of 4 will require at least two women to be elected. We are electing an odd number of roles and the role of Elections Agent is open to any gender. Note: if you are non-binary, we will be in contact to ask how you want to be treated in regard to gender balancing.