ABA Director

Are you a passionate supporter of the Australian Breastfeeding Association’s (ABA) mission and vision?
Do you have skills or experience in governance, finance, advocacy, or fundraising and philanthropy?
Are you interested in joining ABA’s Board and overseeing the direction of ABA?
If so, ABA has a great opportunity for two new non-executive directors on the Board.

ABA has a vacancy for one appointed director undertaking a two-year term and one casual vacancy for a director up to 29 November 2025.

As a non-executive director with ABA, you would be expected to:

Align with the mission, vision, and values of ABA
Have the time to commit to:
- meet for four full day face-to-face Board meetings per year in Melbourne (on a Saturday)
- meet for at least seven Zoom conference evening meetings per year
- participate in and attend Board committee meetings, generally in the evenings once per month
- spend on average 2-3 hours a week responding to Board correspondence
- represent the Board at ABA events where applicable.
Be accountable to the ABA community, staff, volunteers, members and wider community for the effectiveness, integrity and viability of the organisation
Have a strong understanding of governance roles, duties, obligations and responsibilities
Be able to prioritise, meet deadlines and be well organised
Be proactive and strategic, with a national focus

Additional areas of experience that would be highly regarded include:

IT and cyber security
law
risk management and compliance
public relations and communications
human resource management
working with the for-purpose and charitable sector or volunteer-based organisations
prior board involvement.

Appointments will be made by 31 January 2025 with new directors attending their first board meeting and national leadership meeting on 21 and 22 February 2025.

For further information, or to submit an expression of interest, contact the President, Cate Uhe, cate.uhe@breastfeeding.asn.au. Please send your CV and a covering letter addressing the criteria and expressing why you are interested in the role.