Netball Australia Board Position - Finance Director

NETBALL AUSTRALIA BACKGROUND

Netball holds a unique position in the Australian sporting landscape. It is a sport with significant and long held participation rates that are the envy of many other Australian sports. It is widely held to be the women’s sport in Australia with eight out of ten Australian families having some involvement with netball - either through playing, volunteering, coaching or assisting in the administration of the sport.

Netball Australia (NA) is the national body for Netball in Australia and the organisation was founded in 1927 when the All Australia Women’s Basketball Association was formed. In 1970, the name of the game was changed to “Netball” resulting in a change in name of the Organisation to the All Australia Netball Association (AANA). The AANA was incorporated as a public company limited by guarantee on 18 September 1986 and is governed by the Corporations Act 2001. “Netball Australia” was registered as a Business Name in 1993.

NA operates as a company under a constitution that are resolved by the NA State and Territory Organisations (Member Organisations).

The Board of Directors consists of three Elected Directors elected by the Member Organisations (MOs) and up to six appointed Directors who may be appointed by the Elected Directors. The Board independently elects the Chair of the Board.

The Board is accountable to the MOs for the operation and management of NA, including long term business and financial planning.

As Australia’s leading female sport, Netball Australia strives to deliver fair, safe, inclusive, respectful and supportive environments for all Australians. We believe that netball offers the enjoyment of participation, a sense of belonging and life-long involvement - no matter whether that’s as a player, coach, official, administrator, volunteer or fan.

BOARD CULTURAL CHARTER

The Board is committed to developing and sustaining an inclusive, collaborative and high-performing Board Culture. Directors acknowledge that the way they conduct themselves in delivery our strategic outcomes sets the tone for all levels of the organisation and hold each other accountable for adhering to the key Netball Australia trademark behaviours of:

• Custodianship
• Humanity
• Diversity
• Goodwill
• Respect
• Collective Responsibility and,
• Personal Responsibility

DIRECTOR COMMITMENTS

Netball Australia Director Meetings

• Between 6 to 8 planned Board Meetings annually, held either face to face or via video conference facilities.

Two Member Forums annually

• Netball Australia holds two Member forums annually which may run over two days, generally weekends, and all Directors are expected to attend.

Event Attendance

• Optional attendance at key Netball Australia events including but not limited to; SSN Season Launch, SSN matches, Diamonds matches in Australia and End of Season Dinner.

BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES

The Board's key responsibilities include:

• The vision, behaviours, strategies and measurement systems are established, implementation tracked and reported on
• The policies and terms of reference which govern the way we work are maintained and implemented, including the establishment and implementation of Board Committees
• Organisational Risks and compliance obligations are identified, mitigated and monitored
• That performance is monitored and responded to through the Netball Australia Chief Executive
• Maintaining strong and effective relationships with key stakeholders
• This position will also be the Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

All Directors must demonstrate:

Team Player/Collaboration

• The ability to work as part of a team, and commit to acting with respect for management, peer Directors and relevant organisational and Board processes
• Demonstrated passion and time to make a genuine and active contribution to the Board

Constructive Questioning / Probing

• Preparedness to ask questions and challenge management and peer Directors in a constructive and appropriate way about key issues.
• Ability to demonstrate sound judgement in assessing information and discerning appropriate responses.

Integrity / Ethics

• A commitment to put Netball Australia's interests before any personal interests, act in a transparent manner and declare interests/activities or conduct that might be a potential conflict.
• Always maintain Board confidentiality and understand and fulfil the duties and responsibilities of a Director.

Effective Listening and Communication

• Ability to listen to, and constructively and appropriately debate, other people's viewpoints, develop and deliver clear and concise arguments and points of view.

Influence and Negotiations

• Ability to negotiate outcomes and influence others to agree with those outcomes, including an ability to gain stakeholder support for the Board's decisions.

Leadership

• Range of leadership competencies including the ability to make and take responsibility for decisions and actions, st and reinforce appropriate Board and organisational culture and appropriately represent Netball Australia.
• Acts in a manner consistent with a Director's role as custodian of the organisation and the game.

It is expected this Director will demonstrate strong expertise in the following areas:

Financial and Risk Management (Essential)

• 15+ years of experience in high level financial management
• Must have a CPA and currently are or have recently operated in a Chief Financial Officer position
• Demonstrated experience in aligning strategic planning to financial strategy
• Demonstrated experience providing oversight and guidance to the CEO and Senior Management on the preparation of annual financial statements and budget updates
• Demonstrated experience in overseeing risk management frameworks including the ability to work with Senior Manag3ement to identify and manage risk, including plans to mitigate the impact of material risks on the organisation.

Governance

• Executive Management and Commercial Acumen - experience at an executive level including the ability to appoint and evaluate the performance of the CEO and Senior Management, a broad range of commercial/business expertise including communications, business systems, practices and improvements
• Strategic thinking - ability to think strategically and identify and critically assess strategic opportunities and threats and develop effective strategies in the context of the strategic objectives and priorities of Netball Australia
• Leading change - experience at overseeing major organisational change
• Innovation expertise - understanding of current drivers of change and innovation in the sport business arena
• Non-Executive experience - demonstrated competence and experience at Board level, formal training in directorship/governance
• Policy framework expertise - ability to identify key issues and opportunities for Netball Australia and to define the policies and frameworks in which the organisation should operate.

Industry

• Knowledge of Sport Industry - knowledge of and experience with the broad range of issues impacting the Australian and global sports industry, in particular the netball industry and relevant matters pertaining to community participation, umpiring and coaching
• Profile, reputation and capacity to influence - high level reputation and networks in government, business and relevant sporting industry organisations and groups with experience in the netball industry essential
• Community and stakeholder engagement - understanding of and experience in federated stakeholder environments that enables effective engagement and communication with key stakeholders and audiences.

NETBALL AUSTRALIA BOARD POLICIES

Directors must comply with the Netball Australia Board Code of Conduct, Governance Principles Policy, Delegation of Authority Policy, Director Entitlements Policy, Directors Travel Policy and agree to undertake their Director Duties according to the Board Cultural Charter.

All Directors are bound by Netball Australia's Member Protection Policy, Integrity in Netball Framework and associated rules. No Director can bet on Netball.

Netball Australia is committed to the safety and well-being of children, has a zero tolerance towards violence within the workplace and recognises the rights of all Directors to be free from violence and gender-related discrimination.

Application Instruction

Nominees will be required to:

• Provide a one page cover letter
• Provide a resume detailing experience relevant to the criteria set out above
• Complete the application form for Elected Director and the consent to Act as a Director

To receive a copy of the nomination documents, please reach out to

Nominations must be completed and received by 5pm (AEDST) Friday 31 March 2023.