Southend Business Partnership executive group - terms and conditions
The terms of reference of the partnership’s executive
to act as a vehicle for improved liaison between private sector business, town centre tourism interests and the Council
to act as a mechanism for the exchange of ideas between local businesses, relevant organisations and the council, with the aim of enhancing the economic success and viability of the City, including the town centre and facilities for visitors and residents
to facilitate and steer positive action from all partner members as well as collective actions from the board as a whole
to consider reports from Southend City Council, from central Government departments, from partner organisations and from task and finish groups established by the executive to inform activity in Southend
to act as a conduit between Southend’s business community and the Opportunity South Essex (OSE) and the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP)
to assume an overseeing and/or monitoring role, where appropriate, for externally funded business support programmes while sharing responsibility for promoting the programme as relevant
to instigate and/or support delivery of activity, as a partnership, which seeks to support Southend’s economy and Southend’s residents with regards to employment and entrepreneurship
to act as the Steering Group of the wider Southend Business Partnership
to work in partnership, to assist in development of a shared, coherent and integrated approach to Economic Development of the area
to contribute to the delivery of the agreed Southend 2050 outcomes and monitor progress towards outcomes
to work to ensure the membership of the executive and Partnership reflects the diversity of the business community to ensure inclusivity and representation
Chair
the Chair and Vice Chair will be voted in by the executive every 2 years
the Chair will also Chair the wider Business Partnership Briefings which take place on a quarterly basis
Membership
membership of the Southend Business Partnership executive shall be limited to the following seats:
Key Sectors
Strategic
Tourism
Retail
Aviation and Engineering
Finance and Customer Service
Medical Technologies
Growth
Cultural and Creative including Digital Specialist
Construction
Health and Social Care
Specialist Manufacturing
Property
Public Transport
Community
Business Membership Groups
Federation of Small Businesses
Industrial Estates/Business Centres
Southend Business Improvement District
Skills
further education
higher education
Government
DWP
Southend-on-Sea City Council - Officer
Southend-on-Sea City Council - Councillor
Business Support
DIT
Admin
SCC - Secretariat
Observer Status
OSE
a nominated representative from each sector/organisation listed will attend each executive meeting and will send a substitute wherever feasible in the case that they are unable to attend.
executive members will provide written and verbal updates to the wider executive in relation to their area of work/business sector
membership of the executive is free
additional members may be co-opted or added to the membership for specified periods of time in relation to projects, programmes or areas of activity by agreement with the Chair
working Groups or other groups directly impacting Southend and Southend Businesses to report to the executive in written format or on request in person
Place Marketing or equivalent
social Enterprise
skills
Brexit
Meetings and Secretariat
Southend-on-Sea City Council will provide secretariat services to the partnership
the Southend Business Partnership executive will meet once every 3 months as a minimum
meetings will move around the city, hosted by executive members wherever possible