Job Summary
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 10th Jun 2024
- Regional VIC > Wangaratta
An exciting opportunity is coming up to join the Board of a community-led LGBTQIA+ charity in north-east Victoria.
LINE (LGBTQIA+ In the North-East) Wangaratta is a community-led not-for-profit charity that coordinates social inclusion programs and events, aims at connection and support, raises awareness in the community, supports services and businesses to be LGBTQIA+ inclusive and has a vision of change in the north east region.
LINE Wangaratta is on Bpangerang Country, located in Wangaratta, and coordinates programs and services in the Alpine, Indigo, Benalla, Mansfield, Moira, and Wangaratta local government areas, operating from the Pride Hub located in Wangaratta.
LINE Wangaratta Inc. works within a community development framework to bring people together for social support, to build capacity, and to improve health and well-being of LGBTQIA+ people, their friends and families, and allies in north-east Victoria.
We are looking for passionate, skilled, and experienced leaders, who can work with a diverse Board, in a growing community organisation. We’re particularly seeking fresh, enterprising, and strategic thinkers as we deliver our vision for the future: LINE Wangaratta will be a leader in LGBTQIA+ celebration, inclusion, and empowerment in the north-east community.
Our mission: LINE Wangaratta is committed to seeing positive, genuine change in the north-east community, where LGBTQIA+ people feel respected, safe, supported, and have the courage to speak-up against injustice and celebrate diversity and inclusion. We do this through our values of Education, Collaboration, Social Justice, Respect, Compassion and Empowerment.
This role will see you utilise your experience and skills in governance to drive the strategic direction of the organisation.
There will be a variety of roles available at our AGM in August, including:
The role of the Board is to ensure that LINE Wangaratta carries out its vision and achieves its strategic objectives practically, sustainably, ethically and in accordance with its constitution, relevant laws, regulations, and good governance practice. Board roles are voluntary.
Applicants will meet the criteria laid out above and:
For more information or to discuss the role please contact Alice (she/they) or KB (she/they), Co-Chairs at [email protected] using the subject line: Board Members (Voluntary) - Wangaratta enquiry via EthicalJobs or on 0491 625 200.
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LINE Wangaratta welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island communities, and people who are multilingual, are from culturally diverse communities, have disabilities and are neurodivergent.
We actively seek to remove barriers that prevent people from applying for roles. This includes but is not limited to providing flexibility in the application process and communicating interview questions/discussion points in advance. If there are any adjustments, we can make to assist you in applying, please contact Alice or KB at [email protected] using the subject line: Board Members (Voluntary) - Wangaratta enquiry via EthicalJobs. We will do our best to accommodate all requested modifications.