Seeking Champions for Regional Groups pilot: Three regions chosen

Deadline extended to Friday 2 May 2025. 

We are excited to announce that London, North East England and West Midlands have been selected for the regional groups pilot. We are pleased with the positive response to the recent call for nominations, as 17 nominations covering 11 geographical regions were received.

We are now seeking up to five ARMA members who would be willing to become the Regional Group Champions and assist with setting up and running the proposed regional groups.

In addition to champions, we would like to hear from you about ideas for events, activities and resources that you would like to see from the proposed regional groups. For those based in these regions, we would like to hear from you about key region-specific topics, challenges, opportunities and issues that you would like the group to explore through its activities.

Why you should become a Regional Group Champion

This is a fantastic development opportunity! Becoming a Champion will allow you to:

• Apply your skills, experience, creativity and knowledge to new challenges
• Gain governance and leadership experience by coordinating local activities and initiatives
• Connect with like-minded individuals and engage with key stakeholders in your region and across the sector
• Make a difference in your region by addressing local needs and challenges
• Increase your visibility and raise your personal and professional profile.

Regional Champions will plan and deliver at least two topical and networking events per year – at least one of these will take place in-person. They will curate regional resources on the ARMA website and also facilitate discussions on the Regional Group JiscMail list. For further information about the role, please read the Regional Group Champion Role Description.

The appointed Regional Group champions will work with the ARMA Executive Office initially to develop a proposal for the Member Engagement Committee to review and approve the creation of the Regional Group. Therefore, you will be considered a founding member of the Regional Group.

How to express interest

If you are interested in becoming a Champion of one of the above-mentioned regional groups, please email a supporting statement (up to 400 words) to Amaka.Nwagbara@arma.ac.uk by Thursday 17 April 2025 with the subject line, ‘Regional Group Champion Vacancy – ADD NAME OF REGION’. The statement should outline your background, why you are interested in becoming a Regional Group Champion and what you will bring to the role.

While you are not required to be an ARMA member to express interest in the Regional Group Champion role, in the event that you are successful, you will be asked to join ARMA.

How regional group champions will be selected

All supporting statements will be reviewed and scored by a panel of members of the ARMA Member Engagement Committee and the Executive Office. All statements will be anonymised with the name and current organisation redacted, so if you can avoid using these details in your statement that will be helpful.

The panel will score the statements based on the below areas:

• Relevance of background/experience

• Motivation and ability to engage the regional community

• Interest in the Regional Group champion role

Our commitment to EDI

ARMA is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion. It is a strategic priority for us to improve representation within our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from groups who are underrepresented within our community. We are committed to taking active steps within our recruitment process to reduce bias and minimise barriers to application and participation. We are also committed to offering a flexible and inclusive working environment for our employees. We offer a range of adjustments throughout the process to enable full participation. If there is anything further we can do, we encourage you to get in touch.