Join the EPIC Committee

Ellie

13 June 2025

Join the EPIC Committee

This opportunity has now closed.

We have a very exciting opportunity to join the Environmental Policy Implementation Community (EPIC) Committee. Committee positions are now open to expressions of interest, so if you’d like to get involved, keep reading!

The EPIC Committee governs the work of EPIC. To find out more about EPIC Committee, you can access the Committee Terms of Reference.

We are inviting expressions of interest from current EPIC members to join the Committee. The EPIC Committee currently has 12 members, including the NCLOG Co-Chairs and two former Environmental Protection Scotland members. There are five Committee positions being recruited for this year, with the new Committee members to be announced at the EPIC AGM in October. Terms will last for two years, running from October 2025 to October 2027.

This is the first opportunity for EPIC members to apply to the Committee since the Community was launched in February 2024, and it is a very exciting time to join as the Community continues to grow at a rapid pace, and deliver sector-leading projects.

Who can express interest?

Expressions of interest are open to EPIC members.

Current IES members and environmental professionals working in local authorities can join EPIC for free. Find out more about who can join EPIC here.

Some non-EPIC members may be considered for appointment to the Committee in exceptional circumstances.

We aim to appoint 5 positions. Our goal is to represent a range of sectors and backgrounds across the environmental sciences, so regardless of your professional background, we would love to hear from you.

The IES is committed to fostering an inclusive culture which reflects the diversity that exists within society, enabling us to deliver outputs that reflect the diverse needs of our members. In recruiting for these roles, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your ethnicity, age, sex, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, educational background, national origin, religion and beliefs.

What is involved?

The EPIC Committee meets four times per year (once per quarter). Meetings are typically 2 hours long and are held virtually. In-person meetings may be organised from time to time depending on member interest.

At Committee meetings and via email, the work you will be involved with includes:

Helping set EPIC strategy and new workstreams
Supporting the delivery of the EPIC workplan (we suggest Committee members are actively involved in at least one EPIC workstream)
Being an ambassador for EPIC and sharing EPIC outputs
Engaging with the EPIC Officer, other IES staff and partners on areas related to EPIC activities
Providing feedback for relevant publications, events and policy outputs, as appropriate

Terms on the Committee last two years, and ordinary members can have two concurrent terms.

If you would like to express your interest in joining the EPIC Committee, please send the following information to Ellie Savage (ellie@the-ies.org).

Your CV
A short statement (max 500 words) covering:
- Why you want to join the EPIC Committee
- The skills and experience you would bring to the role
- One current EPIC workstream would you be interested in getting involved in if you joined the Committee, and why. Alternatively, you can propose one new EPIC workstream.

This information will be used to process your expression of interest and will be shared with Committee application subcommittee.

The deadline for expressions of interest is Friday 8th August 2025, 9am BST. Member terms will start from 1st October 2025.

This opportunity has now closed.

The Institution of Environmental Sciences is committed to fostering an inclusive culture for our staff and volunteers which reflects the diversity that exists within society, enabling us to deliver outputs that reflect the diverse needs of our members. After completing your expression of interest, we also request that you fill out our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Monitoring form. We collect this data to monitor the effectiveness of our advertising and recruitment strategies, ensuring they are open to all sections of the community. It is anonymous and held separately to your expression of interest.

If you have any questions about the application process, would like to have an informal conversation about the roles, or you anticipate needing reasonable adjustments to apply for this role, please email Ellie Savage (ellie@the-ies.org). Alternatively, you can call the IES office on +44 (0)20 3862 7484.

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