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Membership Assessment Advisory Panel (MAAP) member

 

The role

As a Membership Assessment Advisory Panel Member, you will contribute to leading work on:

  • routes to Chartered membership,
  • the management of all Assessments of Professional Competence, and
  • Assessment of Professional Competence

You will also contribute to putting forward recommendations to the Membership and Ethics Committee on strategic changes to the membership assessment procedures, methods to ensure quality and consistency of membership assessments, and support for candidates and assessors.

 

What’s involved?

  • Attending Membership Assessment Advisory Panel meetings
  • Participating in discussions and contributing to
  • Reading supporting papers, prior to the meeting, which are emailed out no later than 5 working days before the date of the
  • Providing verbal or written updates to the panel if allocated a designated task or role (e.g. representing a subordinate body or advising on a particular topic).
  • Being responsible for the performance of any action
  • Determination of appeals, if required, as part of member involvement in the Membership Appeals

 

What’s expected of you?

Expected time commitments and term of office:

  • Attending three meetings a year, held in London during the daytime. You may be present via electronic means with prior approval from the
  • Reading and considering all papers related to the panel meeting, prior to the
  • Serving a minimum term of two (The maximum term on a panel is 6 years, after which there must be a break of at least one year.)
  • Notifying the chair and key contact of any potential conflict of interest arising in connection with this role, as soon as any conflict
  • Observing the confidentiality of any documents presented to or discussions held by the

 

About you

You will fill one of the roles set out in the panel’s Terms of Reference (see section 2, composition and support). You will be a Chartered Member (or Legal Member or Legal Associate if taking the role of Assessor for the Legal Associate class).

This role will suit members with:

  • A keen interest in the routes into Chartered
  • A keen interest in professional standards and
  • A strong commitment to planning and the RTPI’s strategic objectives and
  • A strategic and collegiate approach to working with panel
  • In depth knowledge of relevant RTPI policies and procedures related to the work of the
  • Understanding of membership assessment
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, in particular listening
  • Good analytical skills and the ability to summarise detailed information
  • Ability and willingness to devote time to the
  • The ability to see the bigger picture, as well as taking into account current

  

Key contact

Neil Pearce, Membership Assessment Manager