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Yarra Riverkeeper Association
Area of Expertise Being Sought:
Governance
Board Meetings (Mode):
Face-to-face, Online/Dial-in
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Payment:
Nil - honorary role
POSITION DESCRIPTION - SECRETARY
Organisation: Yarra Riverkeeper Association
Position title: Honorary Board Secretary
Position category: Voluntary Board Member
Yarra Riverkeeper Association’s purpose is for the Yarra Birrarung, and its tributaries, to be healthy, protected and loved.
YRKA is a not-for-profit community organisation formed in 2004 by a group of citizens who love the Yarra, Birrarung River and care about its future.
YRKA’s specific objectives are to:
- Be an effective, independent advocate for the Yarra, Birrarung.
- Be a strong community voice for the River
- Implement initiatives to protect and restore the Yarra, Birrarung.
- Foster relationships with all river stakeholders.
- Publicise knowledge about the Yarra, Birrarung.
- Celebrate the ecological and social values of the Yarra, Birrarung.
YRKA is a Victorian incorporated association registered with Consumer Affairs Victoria under the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012.
Role
Board member
- Serve as a Board member to support the aims of the Association (as stipulated in the YRKA Constitution) and to care about the Yarra, Birrarung River.
- Oversight financials and governance of the Association.
Honorary Secretary
- Work with the President to set the Board agenda.
- Record Board decisions and actions and prepare minutes
- Use BoardPro to streamline Board administration
- Oversight the register of members
- Assist organising Annual General Meeting including sending invitations and taking Minutes
- Help prepare and lodge annual returns and reports with relevant regulators.
Skills and Experience
The successful candidate will demonstrate a mix of the following skills and experience: Essential
- To be collegiate and work well with others in the interests of the Yarra, Birrarung.
- Excellent communication, organisational and meeting management skills.
- Understanding of the governance standards for Boards in the not-for-profit sector.
- Knowledge of, or willingness to learn, the regulatory framework (Incorporated Association) of YRKA.
- Strategic planning, critical thinking and influencing skills.
- Capability and willingness to oversee governance requirements for the Board, including the membership database.
Preferred
- Experience in similar roles such as company secretary, board member, audit, compliance, or governance.
- Experience with donation platforms (preferable Raisley) and BoardPro.
- Skills and knowledge in managing organisational memberships.
Requirements
- The candidate would need to have capacity during the week to attend bi-monthly in-person Board meetings (currently 8.00 to 10.30 am Tuesday every second month).
At a minimum, the time commitment includes:
○ 2.5 hours of scheduled meetings bi-monthly (Board meetings).
○ 4 hours per month for documentation and record management.
For more information about the organisation visit www.yarrariver.org.au.
If you are interested in applying please email Janet Bolitho, YRKA President, at janet.bolitho@yarrariver.org.au using the subject line: Secretary and Board Member (Voluntary).
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