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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Dear MEDIN DAC Working Group,</span><o:p style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> </o:p><br>

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mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Jon Parr, who has co-chaired the MEDIN DAC Working Group

 (WG) for over a decade, has decided to step down from the role, so that he can focus on other commitments at the MBA. Jon has provided excellent leadership to the working group, alongside his fellow co-chairs Robin McCandliss and previously Lesley Rickards. Jon

 has kindly agreed to stay on in the role for a couple of months to provide some continuity/cross over with a new co-chair. 

<o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">I would therefore like to ask you all to consider this

 exciting opportunity for you (or a colleague) to <b>become the next co-chair of the MEDIN DAC Working Group</b>.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Further information is provided below but do not hesitate

 to get in touch if you have any questions about this opportunity.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">I’d like to thank Jon for his very considerable contribution

 and commitment to MEDIN over the years.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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Clare<o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:

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mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">About the role</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:

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mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">There are two DAC WG co-chairs, one from the MEDIN Core

 Team and the second from <span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0cm;

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one of the member organisations of the DAC WG. </span><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:

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 DAC WG co-chairs are responsible for:<o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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<li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:

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EN-GB"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0cm; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-size: 12pt; color: black; background: white">Contributing

 to the overall management of MEDIN as a member of the MEDIN Executive Team (4 meetings per year).<o:p> </o:p></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:

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mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0cm;padding:0cm;background:white;mso-fareast-language:

EN-GB">Calling,

 planning and chairing DAC WG meetings (currently twice per year). <span style="mso-spacerun:yes">

 </span><o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:

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padding:0cm;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Planning

 the annual operational and development work for the DAC working group.<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:

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padding:0cm;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Quarterly

 reporting to the MEDIN Executive Team on progress towards the annual work plan.<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:

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padding:0cm;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Working

 with other MEDIN working groups on shared initiatives.<o:p> <br>

</o:p></span> </li></ol>

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 DAC Working Group co-chair does not need to be one of the existing representatives on the group but could be a colleague from one of the DAC WG organisations.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;

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mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">About the process </span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:

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<li><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;

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EN-GB">If you would like to nominate yourself or a colleague for this role, please contact Clare Postlethwaite by

<b>30<sup>th</sup> September 2020</b>. If you are nominating someone else, please ensure they are happy to be nominated.<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:

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 MEDIN Executive Team will be responsible for selecting the new co-chair (if there are multiple nominations) and for approving the new co-chair if there is only one nomination. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:

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