LGBTQ+ Chair Role Description
Purpose of role: To act as one of the leading officers for the CILIP LGBTQ+ Network. Inform the decisions made to raise awareness and advise Library, Knowledge, and Information workers in the UK on LGBTQ+ subjects. This role is open to people who identify as LGBTQ+ or Queer.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate the activities of the LGBTQ+ Network and ensure it meets its core offer and annual priorities as set out in the business plan.
- Act as lead spokesperson for the LGBTQ+ Network and where appropriate, represent the LGBTQ+ Network at CILIP meetings and external events and where necessary, organise alternative representatives.
- To work with other officers and committee members to prepare the business plan and annual report.
- To liaise with the other co-chair & secretary regarding communication with committee members.
- To work with the chair and treasurer to maintain an effective overview of the financial position of the LGBTQ+ Network.
- To be the key link with CILIP to ensure professional issues relating to Network members, and collaborate with the other committee members on initiatives and responses to policy developments.
- To promote the membership and benefits of the LGBTQ+ Network and CILIP as a wider organisation within the library and information profession.
CILIP is committed to championing diversity, inclusion and representation. We particularly welcome applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQ+ candidates, who have historically been under-represented on our committees.
The amount of time this role takes up will vary. An approximation is 1-2 hours per week.
To apply, please send a short CV and cover letter to Beth Montague-Hellen at chair.lgbtq@cilip.org.uk with the Subject “Committee Role Application”. If we receive multiple applications before the deadline the committee will vote on the candidates based on the received documents. We will not be holding interviews.
Closing date: 20th July 2025
If no suitable candidates are found before the deadline, applications will stay open and candidates will be assessed as applications are received.
OPTIONAL: If you choose to apply for this role, please consider filling out CILIP’s Diversity monitoring form at https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/committeeapplication. Completion is entirely optional. An option of ‘prefer not to say’ is included for every question. The form will be reviewed by CILIP’s EDI staff only. Anonymised data will be captured and the form deleted within a month of the vacancy being filled.
For an informal chat about the role, please send an email to Beth at chair.lgbtq@cilip.org.uk.