BOARD MEMBERS RECRUITMENT POLICY The nomination and selection of Board members is the prerogative of the members of Black Cockatoo Community Services through the election process. However, given the responsibilities of the Board, there is a need for the Board to have an appropriate mix of expertise and experience. Policies and procedures must facilitate the election of those people who best meet the needs of the Board. Board members should provide an appropriate mix of skills to provide the necessary breadth and depth of knowledge and experience to meet the Board’s responsibilities and objectives. The Board also aims for a composition which will appropriately represent the interests of the various groups contained within the organisation’s common bond and which will include a diversity of Australia’s peoples. The should attempt, using its network of contacts within and without the organisation’s membership, to identify appropriate individuals with needed skills and interests as potential Board members. When vacancies arise among the elected Board positions, such individuals should be encouraged to nominate for election. Such individuals may also be appointed by the Board, where the Constitution provides, to vacant Board positions. <Signature of Board Secretary> <Date of approval by the Board> Black Cockatoo Community Services
BOARD MEMBERS RECRUITMENT POLICY The nomination and selection of Board members is the prerogative of the members of Black Cockatoo Community Services through the election process. However, given the responsibilities of the Board, there is a need for the Board to have an appropriate mix of expertise and experience. Policies and procedures must facilitate the election of those people who best meet the needs of the Board. Board members should provide an appropriate mix of skills to provide the necessary breadth and depth of knowledge and experience to meet the Board’s responsibilities and objectives. The Board also aims for a composition which will appropriately represent the interests of the various groups contained within the organisation’s common bond and which will include a diversity of Australia’s peoples. The should attempt, using its network of contacts within and without the organisation’s membership, to identify appropriate individuals with needed skills and interests as potential Board members. When vacancies arise among the elected Board positions, such individuals should be encouraged to nominate for election. Such individuals may also be appointed by the Board, where the Constitution provides, to vacant Board positions. <Signature of Board Secretary> <Date of approval by the Board> Black Cockatoo Community Services
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