Aug
29
2014
Position:
ENGO Delegate
Initiative:
Enhancing Source Water Protection Working Group
Application Deadline:
12 Sep 2014
At the October 2013 meeting, the board agreed to launch a new working group to explore opportunities to enhance source water protection in Alberta. The working group will scope and clarify the issues, propose a preliminary budget, and develop a draft terms of reference for board consideration and approval in March 2015.
Time Commitment:
- 4-months
- 2 or 3 full‐day meetings, with possibly a couple of hours between meetings to review and comment on materials (e.g. draft terms of reference).
- First meeting is planned for the end of October.
Selection Criteria:
- Representative of a sector with an interest in this issue (deal maker, deal breaker or implementer)
- Does not have to be Director or Alternate
- Needs to have characteristics described below, from process guidelines.
Expectations
- Represent a particular stakeholder organization or sector;
- Come prepared for meetings, which means reading pre-meeting material, completing homework assignments and being able to negotiate on behalf of their sector;
- Make constructive contributions that advance the team’s goals and objectives, and help others to do the same;
- Report regularly to their sector;
- Brief their sector’s Director regularly, including prior to the team’s report and recommendations being presented to the Board;
- As appropriate, participate in briefing Directors and Alternates in their broad category;
- Liaise with their sector’s participants on the Board and other Council teams to maximize synergy, ensure coordination, and prevent duplication by keeping each other informed;
- Follow the rules and principles of consensus decision-making.
Application Instructions:
Please provide a submission of interest to [email protected] by September 12, 2014 providing:
- Your contact information (including address, email, and phone number.
- The name of the AEN member-group in-good-‐standing for which you will represent.
- A summary description of your background and abilities, particularly those relevant to the selection criteria. You are welcome to provide a resume but only in addition to the summary description.
There will be a delegate (member) selection for this AWC working group at the September AEN Water Caucus meeting.
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 Source Water Protection - Statement of Opportunity | 591.85 KB |