TENI

10 OCT 2012

Call for applications to TENI’s Board of Directors

Call for applications to TENI’s Board of Directors (2012-2015)

Transgender Equality Network Ireland Ltd. (TENI) is seeking to expand its Board of Directors with 5 new members, to be elected by the General Assembly on 27th October 2012.

Do you want to put your strategic planning skills to use as part of a national trans organisation? We are a small, strong team with diverse backgrounds and experiences, and we’d like to hear from you.

We are keen to increase trans representation on the Board. We also welcome the involvement of trans allies.

To familiarise yourself with our vision and work see here.

Our Board

• consists of 8-10 volunteer members, elected for a 3-year period, who carry legal responsibility as registered Directors of TENI Limited.

• governs TENI in compliance with its Memorandum and Articles of Association and the national Governance Code for Emergent Organisations

• meets once every 6 weeks on weekday evenings for regular meetings and once every 4-6 months at the weekend for planning workshops

• has standing sub-committees for Finance and HR

• regularly delegates members to operational Working Groups

• focuses on strategy, policy and accountability rather than day-to-day operations We have identified organisational needs in a number of specific areas, including finance and fundraising, law and policy, health sector organisation, governance, organisational development and human resources.

We are looking for Board members who…

• support TENI’s vision, mission and strategic plan

• have affinity with issues and policy related to trans people as well as human rights & equality

• are able to bring objective assessment to bear on issues of strategy, performance and resource allocation

• share responsibility for collective Board decisions

• are able to attend approximately 10 meetings/year and devote at least 8 hours per month to TENI work

• are prepared to carry responsibility for the functioning of an organisation with significant stakes and assets

• have experience governing a community organisation or are interested in acquiring this experience

• can actively promote the interests of TENI at appropriate opportunities

Interested? Please contact Martine Cuypers, Chairperson of the Board, at martine@teni.ie. The deadline for applications is Friday 19 October 2012.

 

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