Board Directors (Voluntary) - Flexible Location

Job description

• Location: Anywhere in Australia
• Your Commitment: (flexibly distributed around existing life, work, etc. commitments).:
• Board Director: 1-2 hours per week
• Officeholders: 2-3 hours per week
• Chair: 3-5 hours per week
• Reports to: Board Chair

Directors are eligible for appointment for terms of no more than three years.
Directors are expected to maintain their position for a minimum of 12 months,
This is a volunteer role. Reimbursements available for associated expenses.
Democracy in Colour is building the power of people of colour to organise around the issues that affect us most. For migration with dignity, for great public and community services, and for diverse and accurate journalism. We are led by and for people of colour (multicultural or non-white people).
We’re looking for dynamic, multi-talented Directors to help lead the organisation and drive racial justice campaigning in Australia.
This is an unparalleled opportunity to grow an innovative non-profit from founder-led start-up to the next stage of maturity, shaping its overall strategic direction and continued growth as a significant new presence in Australian progressive politics.
ABOUT YOU
In this round of recruitment, we are seeking candidates to fill a number of vacancies on the Board. We are especially interested in hearing from those who have expertise in:

• Organisational culture and development, including volunteer management
• Fundraising and philanthropy
• Campaigning and community organising
• Other desired competencies across the Board:
• Governance, including of risk
• Finance and accounting
• Racial justice
• Senior organisational leadership (prior Board or senior executive experience)
• Legal

We are led by and for people of colour (multicultural or non-white people). We are committed to ensuring that its governance represents the diversity of our communities, and encourages applicants from all intersections.
All staff and volunteers at Democracy in Colour are expected to embody
About Democracy in Colour
Too many decisions about people of colour are made without us - from laws and corporate policies, to the social service not-for-profits who seek to ‘help’.
Through consultation with values-aligned impacted communities, through leadership development of people of colour, and through storytelling, the people of colour closest to the problems can determine their solutions.
Our training work provides targeted, entry level and culturally safe capacity building so that people of colour can develop the skills they need to organise and dismantle structural racism. And they have the opportunity to put that into action through our community organising program where we build the political power of communities of colour.
We don’t centre the needs of white people, we can put our energy into building solidarity across the various migrant groups on this continent, from the already values aligned to the soon to be politically activated.
Please click Apply Now to submit your applicaiton.
For further information or a confidential conversation about the role, please contact Operations Director at Democracy in Colour, Izabella Antoniou, with the subject line ‘Board Director Application’ to , using the subject line: Board Directors (Voluntary) - Flexible Location enquiry via EthicalJobs.
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