COFEPOW Vacancies
COFEPOW is a charity run by volunteers, as such, from time to time we have some vacancies. Would you like to volunteer a few hours of your time by helping us to remember our FEPOWs? All of the these posts are of great importance to COFEPOW, either to its’ running or the continuing quest for information. Please give some thought as to how you could help!
Applications for post of COFEPOW Chair now invited
The COFEPOW Board of Trustees is looking to recruit a new Chair, to assume responsibilities currently held by retiree, David Brede, after his five years’ dedicated service and significant contribution to the work of the charity.
The role is entirely voluntary, but brings enormous rewards to the successful applicant. The principal responsibility is to act as team leader to the trustees, whose job it is to fulfil the objectives of the COFEPOW charity and ensure the services it provides run smoothly.
It is also the job of Chair to act as the representative of the charity wherever possible within the confines of one’s available time, and to act as part of a committed Board which provides generous support in both time and advice, particularly from those within it who have been in position for some time.
The new Chair will be expected to host four regular meetings of the trustees annually, and attend and Chair the AGM on the same day we hold the VJ Day Service. Occasional one-off events will also require attendance. Full support is provided by the team of knowledgeable officer trustees. You will be expected to respond to various requests for information about FEPOWs and the work of the charity, and to field enquiries from interested parties, including the media.
If you’re interested in applying, either as a current member or someone new to the charity, we would like you to present a vision of where the charity should be in 5 years’ time.
Please write or email with reasons why you might fulfil the role, to David Brede (Chair),
3 Blossom Way, Little Billing, Northampton NN3 9ET, or chairman@cofepow.org.uk by the 31st December, 2026.
Those applying for the above post will be expected to serve as a trustee of COFEPOW for a period of 12 months, prior to being voted in as Chair. Thank you.
COFEPOW Secretary
In February 2022 Robert Hawke took over the role of Secretary and, unfortunately, following a disagreement with the Trustees, resigned with immediate effect in December 2022.
As a result, David Brede has resumed the dual roles of Chair and Secretary until such time as someone else applies for the post.
This is a very important role within the Charity which will bring its own satisfaction. You will get real pleasure helping the members and know that they value and appreciate your input.
The role involves the following:-
- Supporting the Chairman and Trustees
- taking the minutes at the AGM and Trustee Meetings
- preparing the documents for these meetings
- handling correspondence, telephone calls, emails from members and external bodies
- issuing access to the FEPOW Database
- maintaining the Data Protection Database.
Full support and guidance will be offered to the successful candidate. The Trustees are a friendly bunch and will welcome anyone who has the best interests of the Charity at heart.
If you are interested in the role, please contact David Brede in writing by the end of July 2023 to 3 Blossom Way, Little Billing, Northampton, Northamptonshire NN3 9ET, or by email to cofepow.chairman@gmail.com Should you wish to have a discussion about the role first, please call 07930 960241.