We are currently calling for expressions of interest to join our Western Bulldogs Community Foundation Board.

About the Western Bulldogs Community Foundation

The “SpiritWest Foundation”, trading as the Western Bulldogs Community Foundation (WBCF), is a nation-leading organisation that uses the power of sport to deliver life-changing programs.

The WBCF delivers programs that give everybody the opportunity to thrive with a focus on young people, gender equity, prevention of family violence, First Nations people, newly arrived migrants and refugees, diversity, inclusion and community health and wellbeing, reaching thousands of people each year from Melbourne's inner west right out to the South Australian border.

Funded by local, State and Federal Government and partners including Major Partner WorkSafe Victoria, our programs are designed in collaboration with the community and rigorously independently evaluated by Victoria University each year to ensure they remain best practice, and drive positive, systemic, change.

The WBCF is a public company limited by guarantee and is registered as a Public Benevolent Institution (PBI) with deductible gift recipient (DGR) status. As a subsidiary and separate legal entity to the Footscray Football Club Ltd trading as Western Bulldogs, it is governed by its own Board and Constitution. The purpose of the WBCF, as set out in its Constitution, includes the alleviation of poverty, suffering and distress suffered by individuals who permanently reside in Melbourne’s Western Suburbs and who experience social and cultural isolation and economic hardship which have disadvantageous effects. The WBCF uses sport as a social inclusion and health promotional tool and promotes the total development of disadvantaged young people and their families.

Role of the Board

The role of the Board is to provide leadership, governance and strategic direction to the WBCF and support the management team to execute and deliver on its purpose and strategy. The Board is involved in strategic planning, setting the strategy, including setting the risk appetite for the WBCF, and providing financial governance and oversight, including setting the budget and supporting the financial sustainability of the WBCF. It is also involved in the oversight of occupational health & safety and as an organisation that delivers programs to vulnerable people, children and young people. We are committed to fostering a culture that drives the highest of standards of care and child safety.

Frequency of board meetings

The board meets five times a year at Whitten Oval in Footscray, and once a year for a strategy day.

What we are looking for

We are looking to appoint two directors to the Board of the WBCF. We are looking for candidates with the following skills and attributes:

• values driven individuals that align with the purpose and values of the WBCF;
• strong understanding of their fiduciary duty as a director of a PBI with DGR status;
• strong sense of ethics, highest levels of probity, good character and good governance;
• legal and governance, marketing, philanthropy, revenue generation and program design and delivery skills are highly desirable

We believe our board should reflect the diversity of our community. In this regard, we encourage women, those that identify as First Nations people, those from a culturally and linguistically diverse background and those living in Ballarat and the Western region to apply.

As a child safe organisation, all Directors are required to obtain and provide evidence of a current Working with Children’s Check and undertake a National Police Check.

Remuneration

We note that directors of the WBCF are volunteers and do not receive remuneration.

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We believe our board should reflect the diversity of our community. In this regard, we encourage women, those that identify as First Nations people, those from a culturally and linguistically diverse background and those living in Ballarat and the Western region to apply.