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Julia Farr Association

http://purpleorange.org.au/

Role: General Board Member Type: Not-for-Profit & Community Organisations Location: South Australia, City of Unley
Human rights
Annual Budget: more than $1,500,000
Number of Paid Staff: 51 - 100
Number of Volunteers: 5 or fewer
Current Board Size: 4-7
Board Meetings (frequency): every two months
Board Meetings Held: During Day

Area of Expertise Being Sought:
Accounting / Finance / Investment, Advocacy / Government Relations, Social policy and regional perspectives

Board Meetings (Mode):
Online/Dial-in

Targeting:
People with Disabilities, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander, English as an additional language or dialect, LGBTQI

Payment:
Reimbursement of expenses

Any further information about this vacancy:

Would you like to be part of a movement to create a fully inclusive society?

Do you think segregation of people with disability is just wrong?

Do you care deeply about the rights of people with disability?

If you answered ‘yes’ to these questions, then we want you to join our Board!

Our 2024-27 Strategic Plan outlines how we aim to achieve this mission through five key focus areas: building leadership, influencing systemic change, influencing community change, partnering with regional communities, and strengthening organisational capacity.

All our work is driven by a commitment to rights-based inclusion guided by the principles of:

  • Personhood: People with disability can exercise personal authority.
  • Citizenhood: People with disability are active citizens in the life of the community.
  • Capacity building: The capacity of people with disability is enhanced, at the level of the individual, and the family and the community.

Your impact

As a JFA Purple Orange board member, you have an opportunity to make a difference by:

  • Providing strategic-level oversight of our work, which advances inclusion and breaks down barriers.
  • Being part of an organisation that influences policy, leads sector reform, and advocates for meaningful change.
  • Tapping into your professional experience and networks to advance inclusion.

Your role

We are currently seeking expressions of interest from people who can bring:

  • expertise in finance, and/or;
  • expertise in social policy, and/or;
  • a regional perspective, from living and working in a regional community.

Board member responsibilities include:

  • Attending and actively contributing to board meetings (virtually and in person).
  • Contributing to and reviewing organisation strategic plans and risk management.
  • Ensuring that business decisions align with our values.
  • Ensuring the long-term financial sustainability of our organisation.
  • Overseeing the CEO and ensuring work is undertaken in a way that supports the board’s legal responsibilities.

How can you get involved?

Expressions of interest are sought from suitably qualified persons for voluntary board positions. To submit your application, please fill out the board member expression of interest form.

Telephone enquiries are welcome on (08) 8373 8388 and via email to janea@juliafarr.org.au, using the subject line: Board Member Expression of Interest

The Julia Farr group is committed to people with disability serving on our boards. Diverse candidates with intersectional identities are encouraged to apply including people with disability, First Nations people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people who identify as LGBTQIA+, and people who come from diverse socio-economic backgrounds.

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Once you have filled in the following form, your details will be emailed directly to Julia Farr Association. They will contact you on the telephone number and/or email address you provide. We will not disclose your details to anyone apart from the recruiting organisation.

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