Programme committee

The Programme Committee is responsible for ensuring strategic coherence across activities and reviewing external project applications.

Remit

The programme committee is responsible for:

• Reviewing the development and implementation of the strategic plan.
• Receiving the business plans for the various committees and teams and advising on how they might complement each other and contribute to the overall aims of the strategic plan.
• Ensuring coherence and consistency across the Society’s activities, including research policy and funding, projects, programmes and events.
• Developing a process for reviewing and approving proposals for new activities, whether from Fellows, Office-Bearers, Council or external organisations or individuals, including resource requirements, and consistency. This would not include individual activities within existing programmes and business plans.

Operational process

• Meeting frequency: normally meets on a quarterly basis to discharge duties above.
• Committee quorum: Four members, including two of the Vice-Presidents or the President and one of either the General Secretary or Vice-Chair. The Vice-Chair role is assigned to the Chief Executive where the General Secretary is absent or conflicted.
• Budgetary responsibility: to remain within the budget as set by Council. If projects or initiatives arise which would go beyond this, a case must be presented to the Council or appropriate Office Bearer with delegated powers for approval.
• Reports to: RSE Council.