HBFI Executive Co-Chair

Halton Baby-Friendly Initiative (HBFI) is a non-profit community coalition consisting of health care professionals and people who support breastfeeding and promotes the Baby-Friendly Initiative in the Halton Community.  Our mission is to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding in our community by facilitating the implementation of the Baby-Friendly Initiative. 

Responsibilities 

Actively participate in the work of the Executive and working parties. 
Assist in the development of HBFI  
Represent HBFI at BFI Ontario meetings or appoint a designate. 
Represent HBFI at functions as needed.  
Ensure HBFI Workplan or logic model is updated annually. 
Assist with setting HBFI objectives, strategic planning, work plan development, terms of reference and priority setting. 
Provide Co-Chair report and project reports as appropriate at HBFI AGM annually.  
Review and add meeting items to the general meeting and agenda eight days before each meeting.  
Aim to attend all HBFI meetings. If only one Co-Chair attends, they will report any issues to the other Co-chair. 
If neither Co-chair can attend a meeting, they will appoint one of the other Executive members to chair the meeting and provide feedback to Co-Chairs if any issues arise.   
Facilitate HBFI meetings, collectively or singularly, as agreed between them. 
Encourage member participation and delegate tasks among the members to share ownership. 
Collaborate with the members to set the date, time, and place of meetings. 
When required, communicate with the HBFI members/supporters between meetings. 
Liaise with the Treasurer regarding HBFI finances. 
Have signing authority for the HBFI bank account and consult the Treasurer before making financial commitments
Spokesperson for media-related requests and inquiries