Volunteer at your Credit Union

The following elections will be made at the AGM on 19th April:

A. Directors of the Board
Role: responsible for the credit union operations, business plan, governance & legal compliance. Expertise in finance and accounting are particularly sought. Candidates must be:

• a member of the credit union, not in arrears re a credit union loan;
• regarded as a ‘Fit and Proper Person’ by the FSA.
• able to attend monthly evening board meetings (the last Tuesday of the month) and to give in addition 8 hours/month to support the business of the credit union.

B. Supervisory Committee
Role: the internal audit of policies and procedures to ensure legal compliance and regulatory governance. Candidates must be;

• an adult member of the credit union and not be in arrears re a credit union loan;
• regarded as a ‘Fit and Proper Person’ by the FSA.
• able to attend quarterly evening board meetings (the last Tuesday of the month) and to give at least 8 hours / month to fulfill duties.

C. Credit Union Loan Panel
Role: the consideration of individual loans to members and the making of recommendations to the Board on the loan policy and management of bad debt. Candidates must be:

• an adult member of the credit union, not in arrears re a credit union loan;
• regarded as a ‘Fit and Proper Person’ by the FSA.
• able to visit the central office weekly for 2 hours to consider loan applications.
• skills and confidence in numeracy are essential;

If you wish to be considered for election to any of the above committees, complete a nomination notice, and send it to the Credit Union office by post or email marked ‘CU elections’ for the attention of the Manager to arrive by 16th April 2011.

D. Customer Service Desk and / or Central (Croydon) Office volunteers
Due to our expansion we are keen to recruit (unpaid) volunteers to assist our customers by dealing with enquires at our customer service desks or in the central office by responding to members’ telephone enquiries and by assisting with the processing of membership application.

These are not formal posts and do not require election at the AGM.
If you have a background in customer service, working with people or administration and can give at least 4 hours a week on a regular (unpaid) basis, please contact the credit union office to discuss how you might become a volunteer. We provide full induction training and pay reasonable expenses. In return you will be working with a friendly local team, making a difference to local people and gain useful skills and experience.

Please consider these opportunities and contact us for further information by email or telephone 020 8760 5711.