Incredible Edible Lambeth CIC is looking for new members for the body that oversees and steers its work. We are welcoming nominations from anyone who with a passion about food who lives and works in Lambeth.
As an elected board member you will have the opportunity to drive activities that help promote a local food culture through a network of local food activists, develop opportunities for healthy, sustainable, locally produced food to be avail able to all in Lambeth, both now and in the future. and to develop resilient community skills in growing, cooking and/or trade of local food produce.
About the board
We encourage anyone with a passion for food or local community to stand for election. You do not have to be active within the food sector or community but have a passion about food and the interest to learn more.
As an elected director you will be responsible for voting on how we spend our budgets, where we should focus our work and help decide what can bring the most impact in improving the food system within the borough.
The responsibilities of the board members will include:
- Attending a minimum of 4 board meetings a year, these typically last 2 hours on a weekday but are organised at a time that suits board members.
- Supporting IEL work streams, and core activities such as mapping and communications
- The board is responsible for maintain the vision, mission and values of the organisation.
- It is also responsible for ensuring that the organisation is well run, financially sound and has the correct employment procedures.
- Board members are also responsible for promoting the organisation more widely and supporting the coordinator and other staff in working to achieve the vision.
Board Roles
We have a number of active programmes and partnerships in place and we share participation/leadership of these amongst the directors. These include:
- developing a programme of activities to support food growers and activists in Lambeth over the coming year
- working with the Lambeth Food Partnership on the Sustainable Food Cities programme. Lambeth has already achieved the Bronze award and the LFP is aiming for Lambeth to become a Silver Sustainable Food City within the next 3 years, and ultimately a Gold Sustainable Food City.
- working with LEAP – Lambeth Early Action Partnership, to develop a programme of activities that create opportunities for babies born in four wards of Lambeth to grow up in a healthy food atmosphere.
- mapping activitiy
- taking part in regional and national activities, amplifying the work of food activists in Lambeth
- bringing resources, skills and knowledge into the Lambeth food activist sector, and sharing resources, skills and knowledge across the sector.
Becoming a Board Member
We encourage anyone with a passion for helping to develop a healthier and more sustainable food system for Lambeth to stand for election. We will also have the option to co-opt people with skills additional to those represented by the Board should the need arise so if you do not feel you can stand, but have skill you would like to share please do get in touch with our current chair Sue Sheehan suesheehangcc@gmail.com 07961 342247 and/or just complete the nomination form.