CORE COMMITTEE

The Core Committee consists of the Director and Co-Directors and is responsible for the overall strategy and management of the RoSE Network, including oversight of the General Committee.

co-deputy director x 1

Overview:

The Deputy Co-Director plays a key role in supporting the effective running and overall coordination of the RoSE Network. Alongside the RoSE Director, you will help oversee the Network’s activities, coordinate committee operations, and ensure effective communication and collaboration across the team. Responsibilities include organising committee meetings, preparing agendas and disseminating minutes, coordinating the recruitment and onboarding of new committee members, and acting as a first point of contact for general enquiries. You would also provide wider administrative support to the Network, take on ad-hoc organisational responsibilities, and deputise for the RoSE Director when required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supports the RoSE Director to oversee the entire Network

• Schedules and generates the agenda for committee meetings.

• Writes, collates, and disseminates minutes for Core and General Committee meetings

• Organises the recruitment and onboarding of new committee members

• First point of contact for general queries & redirection of queries to appropriate committee members

• Other ad-hoc administrative tasks relating to the overall running of the RoSE Network

• Deputising for the RoSE Director as required

Person Specification:

We encourage applications from statistics education researchers (and practitioners with an interest in research/scholarship) from all over the world, at any career stage (from postgraduate to Professor), and of any demographic. 

We do not require specific experience, but some things that would strengthen your application include:

• Affiliations outside of the UK and North America (particularly Africa; and Western, Central, and Eastern Asia)

• Interested and confident in networking 

• A strong belief that true diversity (especially geographical/cultural) benefits an organisation

• As this is a Core Committee role, team and/or project management experience would be beneficial

Time Commitment:

We recognise that RoSE committee members are volunteers and that your day jobs are notoriously hectic. As such, we operate a "many hands make light work" model to help share the load and ensure continuity. 

As a Co-Deputy Director, you will be expected to:

• Arrange Core and General Team meetings 

• Attend 1 x 2-hour Core Committee meeting every two months

• Attend 1 x 2-hour General Committee meeting every six months

• Spend an average of 30 minutes per week on proactive fundraising and/or related project work (which can be concentrated in your least busy periods)

Role Duration:

Ongoing, with four week's notice requested.

Co-director- communications x1

Overview:

Our Communications team are resoponsible for increasing the visibility of the network through our website and social media channels. We are looking for a new Co-Director to help oversee the team, oversee the network's online visiblity, and engage with external partners with communication requests.

Key Responsibilities:

• Represents communications on the Core Committee, acting as liaison between the Network’s members, the communications team, and the Core Committee

• Key point of contact for communications, including external and internal queries

• Oversees the RoSE Communications Team, which run our website, social media, newsletter, and other forms of external communication as required

• Other ad-hoc tasks relating to communications, including marketing strategy and management, for the RoSE Network

Person Specification:

We encourage applications from statistics education researchers (and practitioners with an interest in research/scholarship) from all over the world, at any career stage (from postgraduate to Professor), and of any demographic. 

We do not require specific experience, but some things that would strengthen your application include:

• Experience of website or social media use for professional purposes

• An appreciation of accessibility requirements on online platforms

• Strong organisation and documentation skills 

• As this is a Core Committee role, team and/or project management experience would be beneficial

Time Commitment:

We recognise that RoSE committee members are volunteers and that your day jobs are notoriously hectic. As such, we operate a "many hands make light work" model to help share the load and ensure continuity. 

For the Communications Team, we are recruiting one Co-Director to join our existing Communications Co-Director. You will also have a team of website and social media officers to support you.

Between the Communications Co-Directors, you will be expected to:

• Attend 1 x 2-hour Core Committee meeting every two months

• Attend 1 x 2-hour General Committee meeting every four months

• Arrange and chair Communications meetings as required

• Spend an average of 30 minutes per week on conference planning and/or related work (this will be variable across the year)

Role Duration:

Ongoing, with four weeks' notice required