​​Committee members serve for three years, after which they may be re-elected. 

 

This year, nominations are open for:

• Chair 

• Two ordinary members 

• A student member 

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The positions will be voted on by SCVA members at our annual general meeting, held at SCVA conference on Saturday 1st of February 2025 at Harper & Keele vet school. 

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Please use the form below to nominate yourself or somebody else. If you know someone who would be great, talk to them. They may be too shy to nominate themselves!

Nominations will close on 26 January 2025, and elections will be open to association members at our AGM.

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Chair 

In addition to the duties of the ordinary committee member, the role of Chair includes:

• Providing leadership to the association, including driving strategy and encouraging development

• leading committee meetings

• being the primary spokesperson of the organisation

• being an ambassador for the association nationally and internationally

• chairing SCVA events

Nominations welcome from vets and VNs

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Ordinary committee members

Committee members play a role in the smooth running of SCVA.  This involves participating in committee meetings (usually 3 to 6 times per year online, if in-person events are arranged expenses will be provided). At the meetings the committee plans SCVA activities, which are driven by suggestions from the membership. There is scope to develop your interests in providing opportunities to bring together charity veterinary professionals to help and learn from each other.

 

The committee members role can include assisting with some of the following:
•    Increasing awareness about SCVA, shelter medicine, and charity practice within the professions, undergraduate students, and allied organisations.
•    Planning, organising and promoting CPD events (including, but not only, our annual conference).
•    Running or contributing to SCVA social media activity, including our members only forum.
•    Running or contributing to the SCVA website.
•    Collecting and supplying information and resources for members.
•    Representing SCVA at other events and to other organisations, such as the BSAVA affiliates group.

 

Nominations welcome from full members who are vets or RVNs.

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Student

Our student committee member has a similar role to ordinary committee members, with a focus on communication between the students and  the committee and wider profession in charity practice.

• Creating a student focus to social media outreach.

• Maintaining contact between SCVA and relevant student societies.

Nominations welcome from current vet students, student VNs, or postgraduate students. The term is also for three years, but you will step down in the February of the year you graduate if that comes sooner.

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