The ICA Team
Our smiling team
Annick CARTERET, Corporate Business Manager
Annick Carteret, as the Corporate Business Manager, carries out a wide range of functions that enables ICA and the Secretariat to operate efficiently and effectively within the relevant legal and financial frameworks.
The post calls for a detailed knowledge of the ICA and a good working knowledge of the law relating to associations in France and French accounting practice.
She focuses in particular on:
- Finance (working with the accountant and the Vice-President Finance)
- Management of staff contracts, pay-rolls and liaison with French agencies
- Logistics for Governance meetings and Annual conferences (working closely with the Deputy Secretary General, Conferences)
- Governance and legal matters (supporting the Secretary General)
Administrative support to the FIDA Board of Trustees - General administration
Stephen O’CONNOR, Senior Publications Officer.
Stephen works part time (3 days a fortnight) for the ICA Secretariat in the Paris Office. His main responsibilities relate to the publication of Flash and the production of an Annual Report which we are producing for the first time this year. In addition to this he is acting as secretary to a working group tasked with conducting a review of publications within ICA, including the website, which includes representatives from the main language groups. He also does translations when required, both for publications and for other communications, and other administrative tasks including minute taking for the regular staff meetings and some administrative support for FIDA.
Margaret CROCKETT, Deputy Secretary General Conferences
Margaret, as Deputy Secretary General (Conferences), organises (working closely with the Corporate Business Manager) Annual Conferences and quadrennial Congress programme, governance meetings and logistical arrangements, including:
- Call for bids for host
- Assessment of bids
- Recommendation of successful candidate to EB
- Agreeing responsibilities with host
- Managing funding awards for individuals
She is also responsible, working with DSG, Programme for professional content of the Annual Conferences and Congress, servicing Scientific Committee and liaising with selected speakers.
Supports and deputises for the Secretary General as directed by him, including the development and implementation of Secretariat staff training and Continuous Professional Development.
Nathalie FLORENT, Membership and Publications Officer
She focuses on the production and dissemination of ICA publications online and in print as one of the organization’s main services to its members. She acts as Secretary to the Comma Editorial Board. She also liaises with members more generally and ensures that the organization has up-to-date contact information about them. In particular, she maintains the ICA bodies database, prepares the Directory of ICA officers and regularly updates the information about them on ICA website. In consultation with the Secretary General, she plays a leading role in collecting the annual membership dues. She also assists the Corporate Business Manager in the preparation of ICA governance meetings, as well as undertaking general administrative duties.
Didier GRANGE, Special adviser
Having held a number of positions in ICA, both elective and voluntary, Didier became a ‘Special Adviser’ in 2010. His role consists of carrying out various tasks for ICA and more especially for the Secretariat. He keeps a watching brief on matters of interest and concern to ICA and archives; he assists Margaret Crockett in organizing the Annual Conference; he takes part in discussions about the programmes of the various congresses (Brisbane 2012, Annual conference 2013 and Seoul 2016); he represents ICA on the International Portal for French language Archives (PIAF), where he is chair of the Steering Committee; when called upon by the President or the Secretary General he represents ICA, for example in negotiations or at conferences, and undertakes various occasional projects. Where necessary he also writes texts and translations. This work is voluntary and undertaken in his own time.
David LEITCH, Secretary General
David Leitch, as Secretary General, is the senior staff member in the Secretariat and the Executive Director of the organization. He co-ordinates the work of ICA officers and bodies and maintains relations with external partners. He is responsible for the line management of all staff in the Secretariat and, with their support, takes the lead on the organization of the main governance meetings. He acts as Director of Communications and Publications, and also as chief counsel to the President and the elected officers on strategy and policy development.
Inna Touré, Communication Projects Manager with responsibility for the ICA website
Inna has held the post of Communications Officer for one year, and is responsible for the day-to-day management of the ICA’s website.
Her role involves the correct circulation of ICA messages on the web and co-ordinating implementation of communication projects developed within the secretariat, by advising on what communication strategies to adopt and being responsible for the follow-up with the contractors.
General duties include maintenance of the website, researching technical solutions, gathering data on the number of users and how they are using the website, training, publishing articles, translating texts, advice on communication, producing information documents or other promotional materials, all of which draw on a wide range of professional competencies.
Margaret TURNER, Translations and Publications Adviser
Margaret Turner, as Translations and Publications Adviser, is responsible for ensuring firstly that all key documents of ICA are made available in the 6 principal UNESCO languages (English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish) and secondly, by working collaboratively with ICA regions and sections to investigate ways in which the translation of other ICA material can be made available in a wide variety of languages. She is also Chair of a group responsible for undertaking a review of all ICA publications. The group is due to make recommendations for future publications to the Executive Board in spring 2013.