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Treasurer; Cystic Fibrosis Specialist Group

Help shape the future of dietetics, and your own career, by stepping into one of the BDA's most important committee roles. As Treasurer, you'll have a vital part in keeping the group financially healthy, supporting strategic planning, and enabling the committee to deliver for its members.

What the role offers
  • Financial leadership: Oversee the group's budget, manage income and expenditure, and develop skills in financial planning and governance
  • Strategic influence: Work with the committee to shape business cases, set priorities and plan workstreams
  • Wider networks: Build connections with dietitians, BDA staff and specialist group colleagues across the UK
  • Career development: Gain practical financial management, communication and project management skills that complement your professional practice
Your role

You will take overall responsibility for financial matters within the committee, working closely with the BDA accounts department and the wider committee to ensure sound financial governance.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Take overall responsibility for financial matters, working closely with the BDA accounts department and Volunteer Manager
  • Ensure the committee follows the guidance and procedures in the BDA finance handbook
  • Lead the annual budget process and work with the committee on planning, ensuring all expenditure and income is accounted for
  • Monitor and evaluate the budget regularly, making adjustments as needed with the accounts department
  • Advise the committee on financial matters and ensure all projects and events have a budget within the overall group plan
  • Where needed, work with committee members and BDA staff to arrange contracts and service agreements in line with BDA guidance and HMRC rules
  • Present the specialist group accounts at the Annual General Meeting (AGM)
  • Submit regular payment and receipt packs to the accounts department
  • Attend the BDA strategic finance workshop on commencement of the role, and refresher training at the start of any second term
Support and development

You will be fully supported throughout your term, including:

  • Full induction with BDA staff and a detailed handover from the previous Treasurer
  • Access to the volunteer handbook, hub and monthly newsletter
  • Workshops, webinars and the BDA annual Volunteer Support Day
  • Ongoing support from the BDA Volunteer Manager and accounts department
  • Strategic finance training to build budgeting and business planning skills
  • Networking with other volunteers through events, webinars and volunteer forums
About the group
  • Develop and promote a professional specialism within dietetics 
  • Represent a defined group of members. 
  • Provide a communication network for dietitians working with patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) 
  • Be a formal/informal information resource for dietitians with little or no experience of nutrition and cystic fibrosis. 
  • Be an educational resource for its members, the public and other Health Professionals regarding nutrition and cystic fibrosis 
  • Provide a forum for sharing written information and resources in the management of cystic fibrosis  
  • Promote and encourage research 
Length of service and commitment  

You will be elected for a two-year term of office and hope that you will be able to stay in the role throughout this term. There is the option to extend for an additional two-year term. We hope that reasonable notice would be given if you are no longer able to fulfil this role, as we appreciate that circumstances can change. 

Committee meetings are held regularly throughout the year and can be attended virtually if required. There is a varying and flexible amount of work in between meetings which is dependent on the strategy, workplans and projects agreed to by the committee.   

Get involved

To apply for this role please submit a nomination form. Nominees must be a member of the group and provide the names and signatories of two BDA members to support their nomination.  

ShapeIf you would like an informal, confidential discussion about the role and the nomination process, please contact David or Liz at [email protected]. 


Members who support my application

First member

Second member


Declaring conflicts of interest

Council has decided that it is good practice for all members who represent the BDA on outside bodies, who are completing specific pieces of work for the BDA, are executive committee members of specialist groups or members of standing committees to register any interests which may be perceived as potentially generating a conflict of interests with BDA business.

The definition of what needs to be recorded is: the interests of a member which might reasonably be thought by others to influence their actions in their capacity as a BDA member acting on behalf of the BDA. This is consistent with our Members’ Charter and the way other councils work (including the Health Professions Council).

This form will be held confidentially by the BDA Chief Executive and the Honorary Secretary. It will be completed by anyone representing the BDA externally or taking on a distinct piece of work, where the BDA thinks it appropriate that the member complete it. It may be used if a conflict of interests arises and  Council or the Investigatory Committee decides that it needs to access it.

Please complete the following details as fully as possible and declare any possible conflict of interest you may have. Click on either ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to answer each question.

I confirm that the information given on this form is correct and understand that failure to disclose relevant information may result in my role representing the BDA being terminated.

I agree that the information I have provided may be disclosed to the Council or the Investigatory Committee if requested.

I acknowledge that, under the terms of my membership of the BDA, I must comply with the rules and policies of the BDA, professional Codes of Conduct and the Members’ Charter. In particular, I will ensure that:

  • I act in the best interests of the BDA
  • I uphold confidentiality and ensure that any information obtained during a visit is used solely for the purposes of the BDA and is not divulged to any person or third party.
  • I conduct myself appropriately and treat all present with equal respect.