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Roles and responsibilities

Induction

• Link to a Principle Principles “Responsibilities” and “Professional development”
• Interactive tool Chairperson's Interactive Tool
• Link to a resource Induction Checklist

Meetings

• Link to a Principle Principles “Responsibilities”, “Effective dynamics” and “Decision making”
• Link to a resource Chairperson's Agenda Checklist
• Interactive tool Chairperson's Interactive Tool
• Interactive tool Strategic vs Operational Focus

  Board Agenda

   Agenda Template (333kb)

  Board Minutes

   Minutes Template (329kb)

Conflict of interest

• Link to a Principle Principles “Structure and composition”, “Responsibilities” and “Performance and monitoring – The organisation’s management of risk is appropriate”
• Link to a resource Conflict of Interest

   First Steps

• Link to a resource Representative Boards
• Link to a resource Training Opportunities

Understanding the public sector

• Link to a Principle Principle “Statement of roles”, “Responsibilities” and “Decision making”.
• Link to a resource Roles and Responsibilities in the Public Sector

   Accountability and Compliance Framework (112kb)

  Communication Protocols 

Evaluation and performance

• Link to a Principle Principles “Effective dynamics” and “Professional development”
• Link to a resource Board Evaluation Guide
• PDF document Board Evaluation Brief Survey (577kb)
• PDF document Assessing a Board Member’s Professional Development Requirements (295kb)

  Quick Probe (333kb)

Maintaining a strategic focus

• Link to a Principle Principles “Involvement in strategy”, “Responsibilities” and “Decision making”
• Interactive tool Strategic vs Operational Focus
• Link to a resource Chairperson's Agenda Checklist
• PDF document Board Annual Calendar (327kb)

The chairperson’s role

• Link to a Principle Principles “Responsibilities”, “Effective relationships” and “Professional development”
• Link to a resource Chairperson's Agenda Checklist
• Interactive tool Chairperson's Interactive Tool
• Link to a resource Support and Hints for Chairpersons

Relationships

• Link to a Principle Principles “Statement of roles”, “Responsibilities”, “Effective relationships”, “Effective dynamics” and “Stakeholders”
• Link to a resource Roles and Responsibilities in the Public Sector 
• Link to a resource Stakeholders

 Communication Protocols 

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