Lodging an EOI to join our Board

A Board Member is a person who has been appointed and/or elected to the Board of HCC. He or she is the equivalent of a Company Director in the for-profit sector and with other members of the board, has a fiduciary and statutory duty to govern the Association within the law and in the best interests of all stakeholders. Full board members may in exceptional circumstances, be exposed to one or more personal liabilities arising from the conduct of the Association and its business.

To be eligible to act as a member of the HCC Board, a person must:

• be a person able to provide skills, experience or personal characteristics to fill a defined gap in the HCC Board Skills & Diversity Matrix Analysis;

• be, or be willing to become, an ordinary member of the Association;

• be at least 18 years of age;

• satisfy the condition stated in subsection 45.20(3) of the ACNC  Regulation namely that:

(a) you are not disqualified from managing a corporation, within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001; and

(b)  you are not disqualified by the (ACNC) Commissioner, at any time during the preceding 12 months, from being a responsible entity (person) of a registered entity (charity or Not-for-Profit organization) under subsection (4). (You will be asked to sign a declaration to this effect).

• give their signed consent to HCC that they agree to act as a member of the Board;

• agree to comply with the HCC Code of Conduct and to respect a Confidentiality Agreement

• Attend, fully prepare for, and diligently participate in board meetings (the fourth Wednesday of each month for 2 hours), board committee meetings as may be required (typically the third Tuesday of each month for 1 hour) and occasional special events (e.g., AGM, Patient Experience Week in the last week in April)
• Act in the best interests of the organisation, and excuse yourself from discussions and votes where you have a conflict of interest.
• Strive to keep up to date on trends, issues, and current developments that may affect the organisation.
• Actively voice opinions and concerns, and open-mindedly consider everyone else’s opinions and concerns, in all board decision making. Trust that we all share a constant passion for this organisation’s mission.
• Represent the organisation in a positive and supportive manner at all times.

Members of the HCC Board are volunteers and, as such, are currently not remunerated. Expenses incurred in the performance of the duties of both these positions are however, reimbursed subject to normal approval procedures.

We ask for the information in this EOI so that we have a better idea of how you may help add diversity to the HCC Board (skills, experience, demographics, etc.)  If you aren’t able to provide this information, it will be difficult for us to consider your EOI.

Click on this link to fill in the form.

We also ask that you develop a brief (1- 2minutes) video clip that can be shown to members on the evening of the AGM and shared to members electronically to assist with the election.  This is to be a visual synopsis of your EOI, although to ensure your privacy, you are not required to include your full name or any other personal identifying information.

Recruitment of full Board Members is guided by HCC’s Board Skills & Diversity Matrix which is used to determine whether a recruitment need/opportunity has arisen. HCC cannot guarantee that a vacancy based on your choice will necessarily exist at the time you lodge your EOI.

Submission of an EOI does not automatically result in your becoming a member officer of the HCC Board.

·         Your EOI and the evaluation thereof will proceed as follows:

a)       Receipt and noting of your EOI by the Executive Director prior to subsequent processing.

b)      The Privacy Officer will check whether you are named in either the ASIC Banned & Disqualified Register and/or the ACNC Disqualified Persons Register. The references which you provide may also be checked by the Board Chairperson.

c)       You may be asked to attend a “getting to know you” discussion with the Board Chairperson and the Nominations & Governance Committee to discuss your EOI and the skills and experience you offer to the Association;

d)     You will be notified about the outcome of your submission as soon as possible and no later than 15th October 2018. The outcome for which you will be notified will be either:

-       accepted to fill an existing vacancy

-       submitted for election by the ordinary members at the next AGM

-       retained on file pending the availability of a suitable vacancy or

-       withdrawn from further consideration with no reason(s) as to why

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