Would you like to be at the heart of BSPED's activities to recognise, reward and fund excellence in paediatric endocrinology and diabetes?

Applications are requested for the position of BSPED Awards Committee Chair, to begin in May 2025 (attending the Awards Committee meeting in March to hand over). The vacancy has arisen as a result of the completion of the term of office of Nadia Amin.

The remit of the Awards Committee Chair is as follows:

• To chair the BSPED Awards Committee meetings in order to make decisions regarding the BSPED awards portfolio, processes and winners of the awards.
• To review and approve the agenda and minutes of the Awards Committee meetings.
• To be responsible for the James M Tanner Awards, Research & innovation Awards and any other awards as agreed by the Awards Committee.
• To, along with the Awards Committee, ensure the BSPED awards portfolio is relevant and beneficial to the wider BSPED membership and helps to fulfil the objectives of the Society.
• To receive, review and assess the applications for the Research and Innovation Award and score them based on the guiding criteria, alongside a panel of independent reviewers.
• To recruit and manage the panel of independent reviewers.
• To receive, review and assess the applications for the James M Tanner Award, alongside the other members of the Awards Committee.
• To liaise with the BSPED Office to ensure processes, application forms, grant agreements, promotional wording, etc are fit for purpose.
• To liaise with the BSPED Office and POC regarding the presentation of the awards at the BSPED conference, as well as the reporting back from previous award winners.
• To liaise with the James M Tanner Award winner, the POC and BSPED Office, if needed, regarding the winner’s lecture at the conference.
• To liaise with the BSPED Office to procure an appropriate medal/plaque/trophy for the winner of the James M Tanner Award.
• To be the point of escalation when conditions of the awards are not fulfilled by winners.
• To present the awards at the BSPED conference.

The position of the Awards Committee Chair has a term of 3 years. For more information please see the role profile or contact the BSPED Office.

To apply

Applicants should send their nomination form and CV, together with a 200 word covering letter supporting their suitability for the position. All documents should be submitted electronically to the BSPED Office by 14 January 2025.