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About the Organisation
The Victorian Music Teachers’ Association (VMTA) is a not-for-profit professional association and peak body representing the interests of instrumental music teachers in Victoria and the broader community. VMTA provides a range of services to music teachers and their students including professional learning events, performance opportunities, information, advocacy and advice.
VMTA has a proud tradition of serving instrumental and vocal teachers, and their students, from all over Victoria and beyond. For almost 100 years, the Association has brought musicians together in a professional organisation, in order to help them achieve their teaching goals and to foster high standards in music education.
Positions
Volunteer Board Director (Board Appointed/External)
Board Term
The successful applicant will serve an initial 1-year term to be reviewed annually.
Job Description
A voluntary Board comprising up to eight (8) Board Directors (6 Member Elected and 2 Board Appointed) meets five times a year via Zoom.
In conjunction with the Association Manager, the Board is responsible for ensuring the Association adheres to Best Practice Governance principles, has appropriate policies in place, acts with duty of care, and is financially viable.
Working Groups also meet monthly, across a variety of categories, to review, plan and implement a range of governance and operational initiatives. Although Board Appointed/External Directors are encouraged to attend any of these as applicable to their area of expertise/interest, there is no mandate around this.
Desired Skills and Expertise
We are currently recruiting for candidates who:
-fundraising and philanthropy
-public relations, government connections and lobbying
Any person interested in being appointed to fill the Board vacancy must submit an email of interest to the VMTA Association Manager via lspiteri@vmta.org.au by COB Friday 30 August 2024. Further information will be provided at this time in the VMTA Board Handbook ahead of an interview process.
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Risk management is one of those areas that every association and not-for-profit Board knows is important - but it can sometimes become
little more than a risk register reviewed once or twice a year.
Insurance can be treated in much the same way.
The organisation receives its annual insurance renewal, the premium is approved, the policy is renewed and everyone assumes the organisation
is covered.
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expectations of the next generation.
In this article, Nick shares that conversation and challenges association leaders to consider a simple but confronting question:
Would the next generation of professionals in your sector believe your association is worth joining?
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