Board Vacancy - Expression Of Interest for Appointment to the Perinatal Wellbeing Centre Board

Candidate Information

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The Perinatal Wellbeing Board seeks a balance of different backgrounds to bring greater rigour through diversity to our decision-making. We would therefore appreciate it if you would complete the following diversity information.

Do you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander? (required)

Where you or one of your parents born overseas? (required)

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Do you speak a language other than English at home? (required)

Do you have a culturally or linguistically diverse background? (required)

Do you identify as a person with a disability? (required)

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Perinatal Wellbeing Centre is committed to protecting and upholding the right to privacy of clients, staff, volunteers, Board members and representatives of agencies we deal with in accordance with the privacy Act 1988. A copy of our full Collection Notic (required)

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Summary of Skills & Experience

Please tell us what skills and experience you would bring to the Perinatal and Wellbeing Centre Board, noting our preference for the range of skills and experience listed below. (required)

Current membership of Committees/Directorships (i.e. Board memberships, committees, community groups)

Please provide information regarding the Body, Position and Time Period Served regarding each membership (required)

Previous Committees/Directorships

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Education

(Please include any relevant not for profit or corporate governance training) (required)

Personal & Professional Attributes

Desired personal and professional attributes • The board is looking for people with a range of desirable attributes such as (in no particular order of priority): o strategic thinking; o business/commercial acumen; o curiosity—interest in probing further; o courage—preparedness to take on the hard issues in a respectful manner; o team player—accepting that governing is a ‘team sport’ not for lone wolves; o active listening—people who ‘listen to hear’ others and consider their viewpoints; o ability to ask insightful questions (rather than proffer all the answers); o skill in the art of constructive (rather than disagreeable) disagreement; o dedication to the task—people who take their board role seriously; o integrity (assessed by the regard that they are held in by others); o intelligence—able to read and analyse sometimes complex and technical information outside their own areas of experience; o availability—ability to put in the requisite amount of time; and o emotional intelligence—high level interpersonal skills based on an ability to understand and respect the variety of views around the table and to appreciate the influence of their own biases.

(Refer to the range of desirable attributes listed above) (required)

Referees

Please provide the names of at least two referees. (required)

Career in summary

Please include information regarding who your employer is/was, your position and responsibilities, and period of service (required)

Skills & Experience the Perinatal Wellbeing Centre is looking for in its Board Members:

1. Skills • Some board members should at least have some formal qualifications or skills in the following: o governance; o finance/accounting skills; o information systems/data analysis; o business management; and o legal skills. • It is also desirable that one or more board members should have formal qualifications in health services research or delivery. 2. Experience • Some board members with a level of experience in some areas of general relevance, such as: o Not-for-profit, government or corporate executive experience; o development and oversight of information systems; o risk management o change management and organisational transformation; and o financial governance. • Some board members with a level of experience in areas of specific relevance such as: o advocacy and government relations; o fundraising; o communications and digital media; o mental health sector research and impact evaluation

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