The Local Government Association (LGA) is a politically led cross-party organisation, representing local authorities across England and Wales. Its core membership is made up of English councils and Welsh councils in corporate membership through the Welsh LGA.
Chair of the LGA
Accountabilities
- To chair meetings of the LGA Board (the Board of Directors of the LGA company), General Assembly, Strategic Policy & Oversight Committee and the Councillors’ Forum, ensuring that they operate in accordance with the Articles of Association and Governance Framework of the Company and the requirements of the Companies Acts where appropriate.
- To lead the LGA Board to provide strategic direction to the Company, consulting as appropriate with the Strategic Policy & Oversight Committee and the Chief Executive and taking into account the best use of resources.
- To be the principal political spokesperson for the Company and for local government as a whole, leading debates on key public policy issues of the day, undertaking media interviews, and making speeches at appropriate events, acting in liaison with the leaders of the political groups.
- To be the principal representative of the LGA and of local government as a whole, at meetings with ministers, parliamentarians, partner bodies and others.
- To take the lead at member level in engaging with member authorities, including undertaking an annual programme of visits on behalf of the LGA to member councils and partner bodies.
- To undertake a range of activities including hosting events and delegations, making visits, writing articles, participating in peer challenges and making presentations, ensuring that the role is visible and recognised across the sector, with government, with partners and in the media.
- To manage, in conjunction with the Chief Executive and the Company Secretary of the LGA, any issues arising as a consequence of directors failing to meet their obligations under company law, including conflicts of interest, non-attendance at board meetings or sharing of confidential information.
Travel and expenses
The role will require attendance at meetings in London and in other parts of the country.
Reasonable travel and subsistence costs incurred in the discharge of the Chair’s duties will be paid by the LGA.
Remuneration
Remuneration is set out in the Scheme of Members’ Allowances.
Vice Chairs of the LGA
Accountabilities
- As a director on the LGA Board, to contribute to the development of the strategic direction of the LGA in consultation with the Chief Executive, taking into account the best use of resources.
- To attend and contribute at meetings of the General Assembly, LGA Board, Strategic Policy & Oversight Committee and the Councillors’ Forum.
- To work with, and if appropriate deputise for, the Chair, as principal representative of the LGA.
- As a director of the Company, to be active in advancing the interests and policies of the Company and the wider local government community through public comment, debate and participation in meetings, conferences and other events.
- To lead political engagement with member councils under the control of the group to ensure that they understand the benefits of, and remain in, membership.
- To clear and comment on draft positions, papers and media releases within often demanding timescales or to arrange alternative clearance procedures when not personally available.
- To develop and maintain effective relations with the political party at national, regional and member authority level.
- To provide leadership to the political group and be responsible for progressing LGA policies within the group and for the activities of the political group office.
- To ensure positions on LGA structures and external bodies are filled in line with requirements of proportionality and timing and to liaise with the group’s appointments on those structures to ensure the proper conduct of the LGA’s affairs.
- To undertake a range of activities, including regular visits to councils and groupings of councils, writing articles and making speeches on the work of the LGA, providing peer support and mentoring to individual councillors and groups of councillors and ensuring the role is visible and recognised in the group and in the sector as a whole.
- To encourage councils in membership to undertake a peer challenge.
- In addition to the above, the Senior Vice Chair will act on behalf of the Chair of the Company in their absence.
Travel and expenses
The roles will require attendance at meetings in London and in other parts of the country.
Reasonable travel and subsistence costs incurred by the Vice-Chairs of the Company in the discharge of their duties will be paid by the LGA.
Remuneration
Remuneration is set out in the Scheme of Members’ Allowances.
Deputy Chairs of the LGA
Accountabilities
- As a director on the LGA Board, to contribute to the development of the strategic direction of the LGA, taking into account the best use of resources.
- To attend and contribute at meetings of the General Assembly, LGA Board and the Councillors’ Forum.
- As a director of the Company, to be active in advancing the interests and policies of the Company through public comment, debate and participation in meetings, conferences and other events.
- To develop and maintain effective relations with the relevant political party at national, regional and member authority level.
- To undertake a range of activities, including regular visits to councils and groupings of councils, writing articles and making speeches on the work of the LGA, participating in peer challenges and ensuring the role is visible and recognised in the group and in the sector as a whole.
- To engage with member councils under the control of the Group to ensure that they understand the benefits of, and remain in, membership.
- To encourage councils in membership to undertake a peer challenge.
Travel and expenses
The roles will require attendance at meetings in London and in other parts of the country.
Reasonable travel and subsistence costs incurred by the Deputy-Chairs of the Association in the discharge of their duties will be paid by the LGA.
Remuneration
Remuneration is set out in the Scheme of Members’ Allowances.