Non-Executive Directors
- Contribute to a vision of relieving and eliminating poverty
- Make a strategic contribution to combat inequalities
- Achieve local and system change through supporting local capability building
The Position
Oxfam Australia (OA) is seeking two passionate, community-connected and skilled people to help lead into the future by taking up roles on OA’s Board. The Board of OA provides the governance oversight, strategic foresight, deep community engagement and knowledge to facilitate the innovation and transformation that will ensure a powerful, relevant, authoritative, respected and legitimate organisation targeting systems change needed to eliminate poverty. Working with allies and in ways that decolonize and reimagine global networks and movements, Oxfam Australia is working to redefine its approach to solidarity across regions and countries ensuring justice is central to its way of working and its goals.
The Board of Directors bears ultimate responsibility for OA achieving its purpose. It is responsible for the organisation’s strategic direction, effective governance and leadership on behalf of its stakeholders. The board is supporting a new strategy for OA to ensure greatest possible impact in a context of growing global uncertainty.
The Board generally meets six times annually with a mix of in person and virtual meetings with additional meetings as required. Board members would also participate in one of the two main standing subcommittees (Governance and Finance, Risk, and Audit). These committees meet five times annually. The overall time commitment would fluctuate but is estimated to be approximately 60 hours per year.
Candidates from across Australia are welcome to apply. This is a high profile and voluntary, non-remunerated role.Travel to Melbourne for in person meetings is covered as required.
The Organisation
Oxfam Australia believes all lives are equal and no-one should live in poverty. Oxfam believes that in a wealthy world, poverty is unjustifiable and preventable, that the present state of inequality and injustice must be challenged, and that with the right help, people can change their lives for the better.
Oxfam Australia are part of a global movement of people working together to eliminate poverty by tackling inequality. Working with partners, allies, communities and supporters, Oxfam Australia are changing the world for the better at every level, at scale, here and now, and for the long term.
Oxfam takes a human rights-based approach to development, helping to both foster in people an ability to claim those rights, and establishing capacity for duty bearers to fulfil their obligations to their citizens. The work of Oxfam ensures the representation of vulnerable people affected by marginalisation and injustice.
Strategically the organisation is focussing on four complex issues:
- We will work in solidarity with First Peoples towards justice, equality and self-determination.
- We will back communities leading the way out of the climate crisis to a fairer future.
- We will advocate for just and sustainable economies for people and planet.
- We will empower women and girls to shape the world they live in.
Further information about the roles and organisation is available in the information package available for downloading on the Fisher Leadership website: https://fisherleadership.com/
Applications close: Sunday 8th September 2024
To apply – please click on ‘APPLY NOW’ and using reference OXFned0824, address your cover letter and resume to Kate Wheeler, of Fisher Leadership, or call 1300 347 437 for further information.
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