MII Structure

 

The  MII structures and posts are as follows:

MII Council

MII Council is responsible for MII policy and strategy decisions.

Council Comprises:

Executive Committee

Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the MII and reporting directly to MII Council.

  • President
  • President Elect (every third year)
  • Honorary Secretary
  • Honorary Treasurer
  • Registrar
  • Accreditation Director

 

Additional Specified Council Roles

  • Conference Committee Chairperson
  • Education Committee Chairperson
  • Audit Committee Chairperson
  • Agriculture Sector Liasion Officer
  • Community Sector Liaison Officer
  • Commercial Sector Liaison Officer
  • Elder Mediation Sector Liaison Officer
  • Family Sector Liaison Officer
  • Organisation and Workplace Sector Liaison Officer
  • Peacebuilding Sector Liaison Officer

Role Outlines

President:

  • Overall leadership of the MII
  • Overall responsibility for the co-ordination of the various functions and committees
  • Overall responsibility for the administration
  • National and International representative of the MII
  • Public face and spokesperson of the organisation

Honorary Secretary:

  • Ethics
  • Governance
  • Meeting and decision-making processes
  • Disciplinary, Complaints and Appeals processes

Registrar:

  • Individual membership
  • Sharing and learning
  • CPD process
  • Ethics (practice)
  • Insurance

External Relations Director:

  • Identify opportunities and assist and support the President in establishing relationships with national and international mediation associations
  • Collaboration with related professions
  • Collaboration with other organisations
  • Link with research and funding groups
  • Develop and inform policy

Accreditation Director:

  • Professional requirements and developments
  • Accreditation and training
  • Certified and Practitioner assessment
  • Specialist training
  • Reflective practice and supervision
  • Traineeship
  • Practice assistance
  • Practice and training

Communications Director:

  • MII communications
  • MII marketing

Treasurer:

  • Finance
  • Budgets
  • Fees
  • Sponsorship
  • Funding

Conference Chairperson:

  • Annual conference

Education Chairperson:

  • CPD courses
  • Symposia
  • Research

Audit Committee:

  • Oversight of finances
  • Risk management

Specialist Liasion Officers:

  • Liaise and improve/create relationships between stakeholders and members in particular areas of interest.
  • Develop the mediation market in those areas.
  • Deal with specialist specific issues.

For a list of current Council officers see MII Council.

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