ABOUT US

Women’s and Girls’ Emergency Centre (WAGEC) is a feminist, grassroots organisation that supports women and families in crisis and advocates for social change in the community. We work on the lands of the Gadigal, Wangal and Dharug people of the Eora Nation.

Every night, we support 200 women and children impacted by homelessness, domestic violence, and systemic disadvantage. Equally, we seek to address the underlying causes of gender-based violence through primary prevention activities with communities and private and public entities that want to be a part of the global movement to end gender-based violence in a generation.

THE ROLE

The Board of Directors is responsible for the governance and strategic leadership of WAGEC. We are seeking passionate, strategic-minded individuals with strong experience, skills and knowledge in communication, risk management, financial acumen, and decision-making.

We are particularly interested in hearing from people who could offer us experience and expertise in fundraising, campaigning, IT and systems transformation.

The core responsibilities of this role are:

• Apply your teamwork and leadership skills as part of the Board of Directors, working with the CEO and Deputy CEO to review, develop, and implement WAGEC's long-term strategic vision
• Oversee all governance and compliance matters to ensure WAGEC adheres to all necessary legal and regulatory requirements and ethical and sustainable standards
• Employ strong financial and business acumen to assess, guide and make decisions on WAGEC's financial stability, sustainability, and growth
• Identify, assess and evaluate internal and external risks for the organisation, ensuring appropriate management processes are in place
• Apply your excellent communication and influencing skills for effective stakeholder consultation and management.

Additionally, our areas of focus for these two roles are:

• Experience, skills and knowledge of fundraising and campaign strategy
• Connections or the ability to establish effective relationships with major donors, philanthropic agencies, corporate partners
• Experience and knowledge of IT/technology solutions
• Systems transformation
• Cyber-security and risk management.

The Women’s and Girls’ Emergency Centre is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation. Diversity is an important component of the characteristics and skills we use in establishing our Board composition.

We strongly encourage people with lived experience, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all cultures and identities to apply.

WAGEC is a child-safe organisation, committed to the safety, well-being, and empowerment of all children who we engage with in our services and community. We have a whole organisation approach to upholding children's rights and striving to prevent all forms of harm, abuse and neglect for children and young people.

Application process

To request an Application Pack, talk through any questions, or if you would like any assistance in applying, please contact our People and Culture team on 0437 615 061 or via [email protected], using the subject line: Board Directors x2 (Voluntary) enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Applications from graduates of the AICD Company Director's Course or people with equivalent governance qualifications or board director experience are highly desirable.

Please note that this is a voluntary position.

A Position Description is attached.