ABOUT YOUR ORGANISATION

Voices of Mackellar is looking for people to join our 2025 management committee. Established in 2020, we aim to help people in the Mackellar electorate on Sydney's Northern Beaches to be well informed and engaged citizens in their democracy. We do this through events (community consultations, online events, Q&A's and forums with local MPs and election candidates) and regular communications (newsletters and socials). We are a registered not for profit association and not aligned to any political party, individual election candidate or representative.

See more at www.voicesofmackellar.org.au

ABOUT THE ROLEs

As required by our Constitution we are looking for people to fill the positions of Secretary and/or Treasurer on our management committee. (You could apply for one or both roles as neither is onerous).

The Secretary prepares the agenda and takes minutes for each online committee meeting, collates papers for the AGM, maintains the membership registry and other admin tasks (e.g. overseeing use of Google Drive etc and our simple CRM system).

The Treasurer is 1 of 2 signatories to the bank account and also tracks income and expenditure against annual budget via simple spreadsheet to ensure there are adequate financial resources to undertake activities and events. The Treasurer also processes income and payment of bills and arranges pro bono review of accounts for end of year financial report.

These roles are important for ensuring Voices of Mackellar stays on track to achieve its objectives for the year particularly for planned events. Each role requires up to 2-3 hours per week.

More details on the Committee and these and other roles can be found on our website here.

ABOUT YOU

Voices of Mackellar is looking for enthusiastic people with a 'can do' attitude who are share our passion for helping people in Mackellar to engage with their democracy in a non partisan way.

All positions: Whilst no formal experience in these roles is required, being familiar with Gmail, Google Drive applications, Zoom and Whatsapp will be helpful at the start.

The Treasurer should be familiar with internet banking and have basic excel & budgeting skills (i.e. you don't need to be a bookkeeper or accountant!).

Most committee meetings are online and held every 2-4 weeks on weekday evenings for your convenience. We also know that our Management Committee members also have work and family commitments that this volunteer role needs to fit around.

It is desirable but not essential that applicants live in the federal seat of Mackellar on Sydney’s northern beaches.

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS

Learn more about the issues that concern our community, learn how democracy works and how best to help people engage with their political representatives. Build skills in event planning and the running of a small local community organisation.