Provide leadership and direction to the club. Chair meetings. Co-ordinate club activity.

Seek and appoint officials for events. Deputise for Chair as necessary.

Manage club finances including bank and any deposit accounts. Produce annual accounts to be independently examined, approved by committee and presented to the club Annual General meeting. Advise committee on financial decisions.

Minute committee and general meetings. Issue the agenda for meetings. Focal point for correspondence.

Process membership applications and maintain membership records. Maintain helper lists. Maintain e-mail list for the club. Distribute email to mailing list at member’s request. Ensure appropriate use of list.

Draw up the club’s fixture list and co-ordinate with regional and national fixtures secretaries. Register events with British Orienteering. Liaise with Vice-Chair to ensure that events have officials appointed.

Oversee club mapping programme and ensure that club maps are suitable for event use. Provide map / area input into fixtures programme.

Enter teams for relays and CompassSport Cup/Trophy. Select teams. Encourage member participation in club competition (e.g. West Midland League). Engender competitive spirit.

Represent club at West Midlands Orienteering Association (WMOA) meetings four times a year and at the AGM. Facilitate communication between WMOA and HOC.

Provide a point of contact for members, particularly juniors and parents, to raise issues of a welfare nature. Point of contact with British Orienteering. See our Safeguarding page.

Manage and maintain club equipment.

Co-ordinate the biennial Springtime in Shropshire events with our neighbouring club Wrekin Orienteers

Co-ordinate activities of club coaches and coaching activity.

Arrange social functions for members.

Focal point for schools contacts (Co-ordinate network of local school contacts?)

Maintain and administer the club’s website.

Represent junior members of the club and assist in selection of teams for junior competitions.

Collate HOC news, articles and reports from club members, along with other items of Orienteering interest to send as a monthly e-newsletter to club members.

Keep social media page(s) accurate and up to date

Co-ordinate series of events and record league results. Obtain officials. Ensure events are registered, permissions obtained and events publicised, working with other officials. Ensure monies and returns are provided to treasurer.

Co-ordinate series of events and record league results. Obtain officials. Ensure events are registered, permissions obtained and events publicised, working with other officials. Ensure monies and returns are provided to treasurer.

Co-ordinate series of events and record league results. Obtain officials. Ensure events are registered and events publicised, working with other officials. Ensure monies and returns are provided to treasurer.

Obtain permissions from landowners, maintain area files and provide relevant area information to event officials.

Ensure website records of trophies and holders are up to date. Arrange return and engraving in advance of presentation.

Maintain membership of the club online forum. Administer the system.

Maintain computing and electronic punching equipment and advise on use. Train members.

Provide event organiser with a team leader who will arrange helpers for Start; Car Parking; First Aid; SI/Finish; Registration.