COMMONWEALTH ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTS.
TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR WORKING BODIES FOR THE PERIOD 2024-2030
OBJECTIVE
Composition
EDUCATION STEERING COMMITTEE
Chairperson together with up to five suitably experienced individuals drawn from the five regions of the Commonwealth.
PRACTICE STEERING COMMITTEE
Chairperson together with up to five suitably experienced individuals drawn from the five regions of the Commonwealth.
EDITORIAL BOARD
Led by the CAA President with support from the Immediate Past President and the Senior Vice President
Reports to CAA Council and is supported by the CAA Executive Director
GENERALLY
Liaise with the CAA Executive Director to agree a programme of bi-monthly meetings to align with the CAA Council Meeting schedule.
SPECIFICALLY
Advocacy
Support leaders to make better evidencebased decisions on built environment issues.
Develop a coordinated programme of activity to align with the CAA Strategy for the period 2024-2030 as outlined below, e.g. benchmarking studies, surveys, policy papers, model guidelines, CPD events, good practice studies, etc.
Responsible for maintaining coherence and consistency of tone of voice and brand identity in line with the CAA Editorial Guidelines and CAA Identity Guidelines.
Responsible for directing the use of CAA social media channels, website, Mailchimp, etc.
Co-opt Subject Matter Experts as required to deliver the agreed programme of activity. Responsible for ensuring the production of regular updates for member organisations, partner organisations and others.
Provide bi-monthly updates to CAA Council and to the Editorial Board together with material for publication.
Focused primarily on the 3 key audiences and 3 key focus areas identified in the 2024-2030 CAA Strategy, i.e. Academia (Heads of School, Teaching Faculty and Students) Practitioners (Member Organisations and Practitioners and Policymakers (Central and Local Government)
Help to strengthen links between academia, practitioners, policymakers, and partner organisations for greater impact.
Build an evidence base to help identify barriers and enablers to sustainable urbanisation
Promote core competencies as a pathway to validation and validation as a means of raising standards and increasing mobility.
Capacity Building
Address the capacity gaps in rapidly urbanising, low-income countries that are vulnerable to climate impacts
Climate Action
Accelerate the transition towards a more sustainable and equitable world.
Build a mutually supportive coalition of architectural faculties across the Commonwealth.
Help to stimulate demand by showcasing best practice.
Build a knowledge sharing partnership among member organisations.
Help to identify bankable projects which will have impact at scale.
Help to increase climate literacy among academia, practitioners, and policymakers.
Collaborate with partners across sectors and disciplines to develop transformational scalable and replicable approaches to help address the capacity gaps, especially in secondary cities and in the public sector.
Working with the Steering Group Chairs, the editorial board is responsible for helping to both frame and maintain the CAA’s outward facing narrative in line with the CAA’s Strategy for the period 2024-30.