The EMRAF Operations Group

The operation of the Forum is overseen by the Operations Group (OG) whose role includes the consideration of financial and administrative matters, the provision of support to the EMRAF staff team, prioritising the work of EMRAF and managing the delivery of agreed outcomes and endorsing EMRAF activities.

The Operations Group meet at regular intervals and any decisions taken by the Operations Group are ratified at full EMRAF Forum meetings. The Operations Group meetings are usually chaired by the Vice Chair of EMRAF and are held at the Government Office East Midlands in Nottingham. Operations Group meetings are not open to the media or members of the public.




Newsflash
East Midlands Rural Framework 2010 - 2013 & New Regional Director for RCA East Midlands
The East Midlands Rural Framework has now been published and is available for download on the Action Plan page of this website. If you would like to receive a hard copy of the document please contact Lynn Hage EMRAF Communications Officer on 01623 727600. New Regional Director for Rural Community Action East Midlands (RCAEM) Julie Bowers will take up the position as Regional Director for Rural Community Action East Midlands with responsibility for the Co-ordination of the East Midlands Rural Affairs Forum from 1st April 2010. Julie will come to EMRAF from her current post as Performance Specialist with the Audit Commission. She has a background in sport and leisure management which included a post as Sports and Events Officer for a rural tourism partnership in Northumberland. Here she worked with local businesses and regional agencies to develop and promote everything from Mountain bike routes to Husky dog racing!! Julie also spent 2 years in Nottingham working within the health sector developing partnership projects and during her 7 years with the Audit Commission led on the development of a performance management framework for LSP’s and undertook a wide range of work across the East Midlands.



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