Australian Disability Ltd

http://ausdis.au/

Role: Secretary, General Board Member Type: Not-for-Profit & Community Organisations Location: Ku-ring-gai Council, New South Wales
Human services Arts and culture Community development Human rights
Annual Budget: up to $10,000
Number of Paid Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 5 or fewer
Current Board Size: 3 or fewer
Board Meetings (frequency): fortnightly (or more often)
Board Meetings Held: During Day

Area of Expertise Being Sought:
Accounting / Finance / Investment, Advocacy / Government Relations, Business Development / Social Enterprise, Change Management, Ethics, Fundraising, Governance, Human Resources, Impact Evaluation, Information & Communication Technology (ICT), Law & Legal Services, Marketing / Branding, Media / Communications / Public Relations, Program & Project Management, Research & Development / Innovation, Risk Management, Strategy (Strategic / Succession Planning)

Board Meetings (Mode):
Face-to-face, Online/Dial-in

Targeting:
Females, Youth/Students, People with Disabilities, Seniors/Retired People, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander, English as an additional language or dialect, LGBTQI

Payment:
Nil - honorary role

Any further information about this vacancy:

The Board of Directors will legally represent the interest of Australian Disability’s stakeholders. Those stakeholders include stockholders of a public company limited by guarantee, donors to and/or the communities served by either.

As their representatives, the Board members have the responsibility of establishing, guiding and assessing the overall direction of Australian Disability Strategic Direction: Board members set Australian Disability’s strategic direction by establishing policies and goals to guide the chief executive and other leadership.

Manage CEO: The Board of Directors will hire the chief executive officer (CEO) and then delegate the day-to-day operations of Australian Disability to them. The CEO reports directly to the Board members who define the chief executive’s job responsibilities, provide guidance and support as needed and assess the CEO’s performance annually.

Organisational Governance: The Board formulates the rules of governance for Australian Disability and establishes procedures for oversight of its policies and procedures. When questions of policy arise at the highest levels, the Board may be involved in determining the relevance and determining a final outcome.

Account to Stakeholders: Corporate stakeholders hold Board members accountable for products or services and regularly scheduled financial reporting. In some cases, Board members can be held financially and legally responsible for decisions made by Australian Disability.

Expectations: Board members should plan to attend meetings on a regular basis, participate in a standing and/or ad-hoc subcommittee, be familiar with the products and/or services of the organization, help promote the organisation, and understand other policies and procedures. As Australian Disability is a non-profit organisation, Board members will be expected to support the organisation’s fundraising efforts.

Length of Term: Time committed at Australian Disability will be a minimum of one year to a maximum of five years,

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