Ready to Volunteer? A List of Open Positions at the CMPA

I recently reported that a number of positions on the CMPA Executive Committee have been unexpectedly vacated, and we're looking for volunteers to step in and help out.

​Now that I've made some major updates to the website, including uploading the bylaws that describe the terms of reference for the committee positions, I can formally announce the positions that need to be filled:

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• Secretary:  The Secretary fulfills most of the administrative functions of the CMPA, including maintaining the constitution and bylaws, meeting minutes, and correspondence.  Because of the nature of these functions as well as the role of being dual signatory on CMPA financial documents, we're looking for a volunteer from the Ottawa area.

• Director of Membership:  Controls all membership requests and renewals, including screening new applications, developing and maintaining a membership plan, and maintaining the membership database.  There is no requirement for a volunteer for this position to be in the Ottawa area; however, computer skills are a must in order to develop and maintain electronic databases. 

• Director of Marketing:  This is a new position, and was created when the original Director or Marketing and Communications position was split in two.  As such, the existing terms of reference still refer to the communications role.  Our vision is for someone to champion the CMPA, develop a marketing plan to attract new and former members, and to seek out partnerships that will benefit the membership.  There is no requirement for a volunteer to be from the Ottawa area.

• Director of Regional Affairs:  Provides coordination of outreach services for serving and retired Military Police and associate members of CMPA, overseeing assistance to injured warriors and their families, and families of deceased warriors, as required, and overseeing the regional CMPA directors around the globe.  There is no requirement for the volunteer to reside in the Ottawa area.

• Director of History and Heritage:  Advising the CMPA on what Military Police Branch history and heritage should be preserved, and liaises with the MP Branch as a whole, the Canadian Forces Military Police Academy, and other Canadian museums with regard to their efforts to collect and preserve MP history and heritage.  There is no requirement for the volunteer to reside in Ottawa.

You can read over the terms of reference for all these positions by visiting our Constitution page.

If you're interested in volunteering, and willing to put in the work to help make the CMPA a success, send an email to mailto:[email protected].  In the case of multiple submissions for the same position, the final decision will be rendered by the President.

​The sooner you put your name forward, the sooner we can carry on with improving your CMPA!