Nominations Committee

The Nominations Committee has the following delegated powers, to:

Elected Council Member Vacancies

• Evaluate the balance of skills, knowledge, experience and diversity of Council, and, in the light of this evaluation, prepare a description of the role and capabilities required for each particular vacancy on Council
• Propose candidates for nomination by Council
• Assess nominations received from members and draw up a shortlist of those which meet the necessary skills and expertise for each vacancy

Co-opted  Council Member Vacancies

• Evaluate the balance of skills, knowledge, experience and diversity of Council, and, in the light of this evaluation, nominate a candidate for each Co-opted Council member vacancy for approval by Council.

Public Honours

• Identify and nominate candidates for IOP nominations for public honours
  External appointments
• Identify and nominate candidates for appointments made by Council to external bodies

In all its deliberations, the Nominations Committee will:

• Monitor the diversity profile of candidates identified, nominated and appointed to Council, public honours and external bodies
• Identify any discrepancies in representation at each stage compared to the Institute membership and take action to overcome barriers to participation