Communities Resourcing Committee (CRC) - person specification

Committee member person specification

Each committee member should be able to demonstrate as many as possible of the following skills:

• Understanding and commitment to the IET and its objectives
• An understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of board member
• Integrity
• The ability to make good, independent judgments
• The ability to develop policy
• High-level strategic thinking and vision
• Ability to assess performance
• Ability to think creatively
• Willingness to speak their mind
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a team
• Ability to influence, empower and where necessary lead a team
• Experience in one or more of the sectors of interest to the IET.

The Communities Resourcing Committee (CRC) as an entity needs skills and experience in the following areas:

Essential

• Strategic leadership of a global organization
• Governance and non-executive directorship
• Serving the public interest
• Strategic planning, and monitoring and evaluating performance in commercial and non-profit organizations
• Policy development
• Financial management
• Risk management
• Influencing stakeholders
• Public relations/communication/marketing
• Understanding the international engineering and technology industry.

Specialist

• Operations experience in a sales and marketing environment at the corporate level
• Working experience in more than one region of interest to the IET
• Good connection in one or two non-UK territories of interest to the IET
• Experience with an international community of people and organizations
• A highly regarded professional stature and credibility
• Good understanding of current IET products and service, and the institution’s operation.

Desirable

• Legal
• Diversity
• Awareness of young persons issues.