Nominations for Committee positions deadline 5pm on Weds, 30th Sept

Committee Nominations & Motions

Nominations for positions on Committee & Motions are invited from eligible members by 5pm on Wednesday, 30^th September, 2015. They should be submitted via email to Club Secretary, Phil Sykes, at (clubsecretary@piranhatri.com) or by Private Message on the Club Forum.

The following is a list of Committee positions.  This is your opportunity to get more involved in the direction and day to day running of Piranha.

Chairman

The Club Chairperson is responsible for co-ordinating the running and operation of the club, organising and chairing committee meetings with a view to defining and achieving club goals and objectives, and acting as an official club contact and representative.

Secretary

The Secretary maintains the minutes in a club record book, which serves as the official record of the club’s activities. Member attendance records of both regularly scheduled and special meetings are maintained by the Secretary. The Secretary also acts as an additional contact point for the Club and attends to relevant administrative tasks, communications on behalf of the Club and liaison with Triathlon Ireland.

Training Co-ordinator

The main roles of the training co-ordinator are –

• To establish and oversee a broad training regime suitable for the Club taking into account the different distances being raced, the variety of levels of ability across the membership and the requirement to encourage members to participate in races and events;
• To work with the Discipline Captains and the Coaches to ensure the delivery of appropriate training sessions and plans;
• To develop, implement and review as necessary recruitment procedures for all coaches and assistant coaches;
• To ensure that the training needs of all members are met as effectively as possible.
• To ensure that members are aware of club sessions and are able to attend appropriate number and type of sessions.

The Training Co-ordinator will oversee and manage the training requirements of the Club and will co-ordinate the Discipline Captains and Coaches.

Marketing & Web Site

The main roles of the Marketing, Web and PR officer is to –

• Manage and update the website, activate and manage all accounts.
• Post stories and source race reports.
• Keep Facebook and Twitter up to date;
• Website administration;
• Creating and distributing email newsletters
• Writing & distributing press releases and handling press queries
• Sourcing and organising triathlon related seminars and workshops
• Helping out with the marketing of club events – e.g. New to Tri night

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Membership

Nominations are required for one person to represent the Membership function on the Committee but it is anticipated that the appointee will have assistance for other volunteers, so please feel free to offer to help out with Membership even if you don’t want to be the main person looking after it.

The main roles of the membership officer is –

• Deal with membership queries;
• Process any new membership requests and hand over new members to the New to Piranha team for introduction to the Club;
• Keep membership list up to date.
• Supply Westwood with regular updates of membership list
• Check bank accounts for all SO payments on a monthly basis
• Process any new membership requests
• Make sure all members have TI membership and are insured to train.

Finance

The main role of the Treasurer is to

• Oversee the financial affairs of the Club and plan for its ongoing financial viability;
• Manage the Club financial accounts, and report on financial status to Committee and members
• Operate the Club’s financial process, managing bank accounts and all related invoicing and payment matters for the Club

Events, Social & Gear

The main roles of the Events, Social & Gear officer are –

• Organise variety of social events during the year (Xmas party, JD post run, Club Champs afters, T.I. Awards night and any other random social activity that may arise)
• AGM – organise nominations & prizes/trophies for all awards, locate and collate presentations.
• Organise any other random ideas that arise during the year!
• Gear – two orders per year – winter and pre-season. Link with PR officer to activate gear shop & Treasurer re payment & discounts, co-ordinate distribution of gear to members

New to Tri

The main role of the New to Tri co-ordinator is:

• To help new members take their first steps into the world of triathlon and help those already in the sport to progress their skills further;
• To implement a programme for those new to Triathlon that will augment the existing club training structure and include: an information session, transition training and triathlon specific swim training and bike/run sessions.
• To organise the New to Tri night and the New to Tri race which takes place at Westwood.

If you are interested in any of the above roles and/or require more details on what is involved please contact Phil (Club Secretary at clubsecretary@piranhatri.com) or via PM on the Club Forum or talk to the current incumbent who will explain what is involved from first hand experience.