Could you be the BCO’s next junior vice president?

We’re on the hunt for a new dedicated member of the BCO to join our presidential team to help guide, support, govern and advocate for and on behalf of the BCO. Could it be you?

As JVP your biggest task will be focused on creating and curating the BCO’s 2028 Annual Conference, a major event in the BCO’s calendar that you’ll chair as senior vice president.

Over the course of your four-year presidential term, you’ll take on a strategic, ambassadorial, leadership-focused position within the BCO, helping us deliver on our mission to enable excellence in workspace and ensuring that the BCO remains relevant and valuable to its members.

You’ll also play a key role in helping shape our guidance, research and events to ensure that the BCO continues to deliver for those designing, developing and operating workspace and workplaces across the UK…and beyond.

As a member of the presidential team, you’ll serve as a director of the BCO helping guide the future direction and financial stability of the business alongside the CEO.

This voluntary position offers the opportunity to play a key and valuable role within the BCO. If you’re passionate about the office sector and how your BCO serves it, then this could be just the opportunity for you.

If you’d like to put yourself forward – or would like to nominate someone you think would make an excellent JVP – please email Samantha.mcclary@bco.org.uk by 31 July with a short paragraph about why you (or your nominee) should be considered for the position.

The new BCO JVP will be announced at this year’s AGM on 3 September.

BCO Presidential Team member: Attributes & Responsibilities 

Key attributes:

• Deep knowledge of the UK office sector
• High level of professionalism and integrity
• Strength of credibility and recognition across the UK office sector
• Positive and forward looking perspective
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to guide, motivate and influence teams to achieve common goals
• Ability to unite key stakeholders
• Be self-directed
• Composed in pressured situations demonstrating personal resilience

Strategic leadership:

• Set priorities for BCO in collaboration with the Presidential Team
• Ensure the BCO remains relevant in a forever changing world
• Provide leadership in the supply of development, research, policy and guidance
• Together with the CEO ensure the BCO remains a financially viable entity

Industry representation:

• Represent the BCO when required, with other organisations
• Promote the value of the BCO and UK office sector

Stakeholder and member engagement:

• Engage with members
• Support the CEO in strengthening relationships across the membership,
• Support membership growth and retention

Governance:

• Chair quarterly management executive meetings
• Work closely and provide support, guidance to the CEO and management executive team
• Ensure strong governance is maintained throughout the term

Events:

• Curate and chair the BCO annual conference,
• Present, promote and support the BCO Awards programme  
• Host the President’s Party
• Promote and support all events throughout the year

Time Commitment:

• This is a fixed term role across four years
•  1 x 2 hour Presidential team meeting per month
• 1x management executive meeting per quarter
• 1 x AGM
• Conference year – as required for the preparation of the conference
• Regional Awards lunches/dinners