Director of the Board
voluntary vacancy
Have you or someone you know been affected by breast cancer? If so, then you’ll know the devastating affect it can have on the entire family.
Do you have a passion for making a difference and possess skills that could benefit a fast growing not for profit?
Breast Cancer Care WA is a unique WA charity that has been providing specialised support services to women and their families for the past 11 years. What started as a purely volunteer organisation by our Founder and Patron Ros Worthington OAM has now grown into a professional service that provides emotional, practical and financial support to hundreds of women each year.
With 36 Australian women being diagnosed with breast cancer each day, we’ve never been busier and our two breast care nurses and counsellors are dedicated to finding solutions for our patients, many of whom are in crisis.
Receiving no government funding, we rely on the generosity of the Western Australian community to help us provide our services as no charge. You may also have heard of two of our signature fundraising events the Long Table Lunch and Purple Bra Day.
Currently we are seeking applications for Directors of the Board.
Job Description
Mission
Breast Cancer Care WA’s mission is to provide personalised emotional, practical and financial support and care to Western Australians affected by breast cancer and to provide education to increase awareness and early detection of breast cancer.
Position
The Board will support the work of Breast Cancer Care WA and provide mission-based leadership and strategic governance. While day-to-day operations are led by Breast Cancer Care WA’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Board-CEO relationship is a partnership, and the appropriate involvement of the Board is both critical and expected. Specific Board Member responsibilities include:
Leadership, governance and oversight
Serving as a trusted advisor to the CEO as she develops and implements Breast Cancer Care WA’s strategic plan
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Reviewing outcomes and metrics created by Breast Cancer Care WA for evaluating its impact, and regularly measuring its performance and effectiveness using those metrics; reviewing agenda and supporting materials prior to board and committee meetings
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Approving Breast Cancer Care WA’s annual budget, audit reports, and material business decisions; being informed of, and meeting all, legal and fiduciary responsibilities
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Contributing to an annual performance evaluation of the CEO
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Assisting the CEO and board chair in identifying and recruiting other Board Members
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Partnering with the CEO and other board members to ensure that board resolutions are carried out
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Serving on committees or task forces and taking on special assignments
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Representing Breast Cancer Care WA to stakeholders; acting as an ambassador for the organisation
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Ensuring Breast Cancer Care WA’s commitment to a diverse board and staff that reflects the communities Breast Cancer Care WA serves
Fundraising
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Board members are required to help identify, qualify, cultivate and solicit major individual donors, corporate, and/or foundation gifts.
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It is also hoped that Breast Cancer Care WA Board Members will consider Breast Cancer Care WA a philanthropic priority and make annual gifts that reflect that priority.
Board terms/participation
Breast Cancer Care WA’s Board Members will serve a three-year term to be eligible for re-appointment for one additional term. Board meetings will be held monthly and sub-committee meetings will be held as required.
Qualifications
This is an extraordinary opportunity for an individual who is passionate about Breast Cancer Care WA’s mission and who has a track record of board leadership. Selected Board Members will have achieved leadership stature in business, government, philanthropy, or the nonprofit sector. His/her accomplishments will allow him/her to attract other well-qualified, high-performing Board Members.
Ideal candidates will have the following qualifications:
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Extensive professional experience with significant executive leadership accomplishments in business, government, philanthropy, or the nonprofit sector
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A commitment to and understanding of Breast Cancer Care WA’s beneficiaries and mission, preferably based on experience
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Savvy diplomatic skills and a natural affinity for cultivating relationships and persuading, convening, facilitating, and building consensus among diverse individuals
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Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a passion for improving the lives of Breast Cancer Care WA’s beneficiaries
Service on Breast Cancer Care WA’s Board of Directors is without remuneration, except for administrative support, travel, and accommodation costs in relation to Board Members’ duties.
Expressions of interest can be emailed to Donna Rendell, Chief Executive Officer at donna@breastcancer.org.au. Please include a copy of your CV.