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Regional revamp requires reps rethink! (30th March 2009)

The VCS Leaders Advisory Group

It’s all change in the regions!
The Regional Assembly will cease to operate and the new regional arrangements start in April 2009. These new arrangements involve a Regional Board made up of local authority leaders and 8 members of the Board of Yorkshire Forward. Under this will be functional boards on things like skills and regeneration / housing. In addition the city regions are developing their work.

So what does it all mean for the voluntary sector?
Unlike the Assembly, where the non local authority sector had a number of representatives, the new bodies are working out their relationship to other sectors. But the issues these bodies will be tackling will have a profound impact on people and communities - and that’s where the voluntary and community sector comes in. The sector works in all these areas so its involvement can make important links between local need and strategy, and between on the ground intelligence about what works and policy making.

The Regional Forum with colleagues from the sector in the sub regions wants to make sure that the sector’s contribution to the region can continue in positive ways. This is why the Forum is pleased to be setting up the VCS Leaders Advisory Group.

Gil Chimon, Chair of The Regional Forum, in welcomed the Group: “The Leaders Group will help to make sure the sector has a positive working relationship with the new structures in the region”

The Advisory Group will bring together sector leaders who have an understanding of strategic issues, a wide range of experience and who can offer their expertise and knowledge of communities to support decision making at the regional and other levels. We hoped the Group will make links across geography and theme and be able to help the sector have a coordinated message.

We want members of the Group to come from all parts of the region, be operating at different levels (not just regional) and bring an active commitment to the positive contribution of the sector to Yorkshire and the Humber.

The new Group will be recruited through application and interview. It will be accountable to the vcs through the Regional Forum’s democratic membership structures. There will be a strong requirement will to report to the sector.

If you are interested in joining the Leaders Advisory Group please look at the advert and download the information pack and application on
http://www.regionalforum.org.uk/job_tender_opportunities.php?id=64

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