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Constitution Roles, Policies & Support

Constitution

A. Introduction
B. Basic Principles
C. The Self-Organising System

  1. XR UK Organism
  2. Roles Within A Circle
  3. Sub-circles
  4. Policies & Domains
  5. Choosing Role-Holders
  6. Joining A Circle & Asking People To Leave
  7. How To Make Decisions
  8. Meetings
  9. Record-Keeping

Core role mandates

The mandates for the Core Roles are defined by the constitutionConstitution (see section C.2 above)to understand why these are needed) and are the same for all circles.

All the links below require you to have a Hub login. If you don't, you can view all the Core Roles on the organism (click the + next to each role to see the mandate).

Template role mandates

These mandates for Template Roles are suggestions which can be used as templates to copy and adapt by any team for their own purposes. Some of them can be used to distribute some of the power in Core Roles, particularly where Coordinator roles get overloaded in busy teams. For example, the Integrator/recruiter role helps build the team, relieving the Internal Coordinator of this part of their role.

  • Integrator/recruiter — Identify new team members to take on roles within the team, and supporting them to learn the team agreements and habits, including communication platforms and XR UK’s Ways of Working.
  • Communications Lead — Regularly check all the messages coming to the team (email, messaging platforms). Respond to them or pass them on to relevant roles.
  • Facilitator — Guide the team meeting, making sure people are speaking from their role and staying on topic. Cover main agenda items and facilitate decision-making process if needed.
  • Budget Holder — Coordinate the finances for the team, including estimating and requesting financial needs, and distributing available finances to meet needs of the team’s mandate.
  • Link role
  • Decision-making Link role

Elections and appointments to roles

Key Policies

Agreements

Guidance

See the SOS: Making it work for you book for the main guidance on practical self-organising.

Specifically on the Constitution, there is a Constitution Companion which provides an explainer in simple language

Training

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