The Oxford Climate Society's Annual General Meeting takes place in Hilary term. We reflect on the past year and, most importantly, elect the society's committee for the coming year!
All current members of the University are eligible to run and vote in the elections.
The following positions will be elected:
You can find detailed descriptions of all roles below.
We encourage everyone who is interested in running for a position to get in touch with the current committee - we are happy to answer any questions you might have. You can find the names of the current committee members here.
If you'd like to run for any of the positions please register your interest in the form linked below to help us plan the meeting!
All current members of the University are eligible to run and vote in the elections.
The following positions will be elected:
- President
- Vice-President and Treasurer
- Events Coordinator and Secretary
- Campaigns Coordinator
- Education & Skills Coordinator
- Publicity and Publications Coordinator
- Creative Team Coordinator
You can find detailed descriptions of all roles below.
We encourage everyone who is interested in running for a position to get in touch with the current committee - we are happy to answer any questions you might have. You can find the names of the current committee members here.
If you'd like to run for any of the positions please register your interest in the form linked below to help us plan the meeting!
President
he President's role is to lead the society. This involves ensuring its cohesion across all workstreams, long-term planning, maintaining relationships with members and guests, and more. Specifically, the President's work, in which they are supported by the Vice-President, involves:
- Coordinating the OCS workstreams by organising meetings of the elected core committee;
- Representing OCS by communicating with OCS members and managing its positive relationships with other societies, the university's departments, and throughout the wider university. Online, this includes marketing OCS' work and presenting an accurate image of the society;
- Strategic planning to identify how OCS can further support climate understanding and action at the University and beyond, with a strong emphasis on generating meaningful output;
- Supporting the OCS teams by attending meetings and contributing towards those projects, and helping to ensure that projects and events get successfully delivered.
Vice-President and Treasurer
The Vice-President works alongside and supports the President in leading the society, potentially supporting or taking over any of the President's tasks as outlined above.
Furthermore, the Vice-President takes on the role of Treasurer, which involves overseeing the society's finances and engagement with present and potential future sponsors.
Furthermore, the Vice-President takes on the role of Treasurer, which involves overseeing the society's finances and engagement with present and potential future sponsors.
Events Coordinator and Secretary
The Events Coordinator leads the work of the Events Team which organizes and runs the weekly OCS events. This involves researching topics and speakers, writing and sending invitations to speakers, and conducting the logistical planning for the events themselves.
OCS regularly hosts some of the leading professionals in the climate change ecosystem, so this is a great role if you enjoy engaging with thinkers and doers at the forefront of climate action! We are also always looking to further develop and diversify our range of event themes and formats, so this role also gives you many opportunities to realize your own ideas.
Furthermore, the Events Coordinator takes on the role of Secretary, which involves registering the society with the University at the beginning of the academic year.
OCS regularly hosts some of the leading professionals in the climate change ecosystem, so this is a great role if you enjoy engaging with thinkers and doers at the forefront of climate action! We are also always looking to further develop and diversify our range of event themes and formats, so this role also gives you many opportunities to realize your own ideas.
Furthermore, the Events Coordinator takes on the role of Secretary, which involves registering the society with the University at the beginning of the academic year.
Campaigns Coordinator
The Campaigns Coordinator heads up the campaigns and projects team. OCS currently runs two campaigns: one aims for climate change to be integrated into the curricula of all subjects; the second is to make a sustainability ranking of all colleges. The team which you will coordinate controls the direction of these (and any new) projects and pushes the campaigns forward so the biggest part of this role is to be part of that team. If you’re attracted to the change-making aspect of the society, this is a great opportunity to make lasting improvements in the University structure.
As co-ordinator the additional responsibility is to represent this team on the core OCS committee, to feed-back about progress and think about how different teams in OCS can support each other. This is important to ensure that the campaigns team is properly integrated into the wider climate society and is a really exciting way to see the work of the different teams slotting together.
Any experience of campaigning or leading projects would be fantastic, but is not a requirement.
As co-ordinator the additional responsibility is to represent this team on the core OCS committee, to feed-back about progress and think about how different teams in OCS can support each other. This is important to ensure that the campaigns team is properly integrated into the wider climate society and is a really exciting way to see the work of the different teams slotting together.
Any experience of campaigning or leading projects would be fantastic, but is not a requirement.
Education & Skills Coordinator
The Education & Skills Coordinator is mainly tasked with organizing the Oxford School of Climate Change, one of the most successful OCS projects that is about to go into its fourth installation. This involves inviting speakers and ensuring the smooth operation of the seminar series. You'll also be the first contact point for participants of the series, but will be supported in your work by a dedicated team.
Furthermore, there are plenty opportunities to organize special events, and ongoing plans to do so on which you can build. These include, for example, a Climate Careers Fair and a Skills Workshop for future climate professionals.
Furthermore, there are plenty opportunities to organize special events, and ongoing plans to do so on which you can build. These include, for example, a Climate Careers Fair and a Skills Workshop for future climate professionals.
Publicity & Publications Coordinator
The main role of the OCS Publications Officer will be to run the OCS bog and manage the Media and Research Team. This includes holding team meetings, thinking up ideas for blog posts and mini-projects or series for the blog team to work on, and of course writing blog posts! You will proof-read, edit and upload blog posts to the OCS website.
You will also be the main point of contact between the OCS Committee and the Anthroposphere team, ensuring that both groups are up to date with each other and are able to coordinate effectively. This role is an amazing opportunity to get involved, to learn about climate change communication and to gain experience writing, researching, and managing and leading a team!
You will also be the main point of contact between the OCS Committee and the Anthroposphere team, ensuring that both groups are up to date with each other and are able to coordinate effectively. This role is an amazing opportunity to get involved, to learn about climate change communication and to gain experience writing, researching, and managing and leading a team!
Creative Team Coordinator
The creative team is involved in bringing together issues of climate change with the arts. One project you will take over is the direction of our zine (RISE), which includes poetry, drawings, short stories and other creative pieces related to climate change. With a team of editors, you will decide the theme and design of the zine, publish it and launch it. Alongside this, you have a great deal of freedom to decide which projects to pursue.
Past and ongoing projects of the creative team include the OCS zine RISE, an ongoing collaboration with the Ruskin School of Art bringing together 12 artists and 12 undergraduates working in areas related to climate change, social events including a club night and music and poetry reading nights, and the creation of the new OCS logo earlier this year!
Depending on the division of labour in the new committee this role could also include designing the look of the OCS social media pages.
Past and ongoing projects of the creative team include the OCS zine RISE, an ongoing collaboration with the Ruskin School of Art bringing together 12 artists and 12 undergraduates working in areas related to climate change, social events including a club night and music and poetry reading nights, and the creation of the new OCS logo earlier this year!
Depending on the division of labour in the new committee this role could also include designing the look of the OCS social media pages.
