BECOME PART OF Leadership Niagara’s

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Are you passionate about nurturing our communities’ assets by inspiring action in our current and future community leaders?

The Leadership Niagara Board of Directors is now actively seeking a passionate, experienced and community-focused Director to contribute to shaping diverse learning experiences for our growing suite of programs.

applications currently being accepted – DEADLINE IS SEPT 15 2023

WE DEVELOP COMMUNITY LEADERS.

Started in 2007, Leadership Niagara is a non-profit organization that aims to develop leaders from diverse backgrounds within the public, private, and non-profit sectors around the idea of growing stronger together through collaborative leadership and social responsibility. We aim to strengthen the bonds within the region and serve as a retention and engagement tool for our Niagara businesses and non-profits.

Leadership Niagara
needs YOU if . . .

You are passionate about Niagara Community and believe strongly in civic engagement
You are excited about being part of a respectful and hard-working cross-functional team
You have the time and energy to spend 10 - 15 hours a year doing board work above and beyond meetings: attending board meetings, participating in committee work, and being a Community Champion for Leadership Niagara

We’re especially interested in talking with you if …

Specific Responsibilities

Here are some of the requirements that go along with Board Membership:

Demonstrate commitment to the mission, values and work of LN
Devote the necessary time to attend 60% of the scheduled board meetings (approx. 2hrs bi-monthly) and not miss more than 3 consecutive meetings. Board members are also expected to participate in committee work as needed (approx. 10-15hrs/year)
To devote the necessary time to board orientation and preparation for board meetings (thoughtful reading of monthly board packages and response to communications from LN)
To be open to participation in learning days, community projects, alumni engagement activities and special events

Willingness to contribute to the identification of individuals, organizations, businesses and industries that would benefit from participating in and support of our program(s)
Personal integrity and objectivity, declaration of ongoing conflicts of interest that would prevent them from fulfilling their responsibilities as a member of the board
Serve as “Community Champions” of LN through conversations and/or presentation with community leaders and employers
To Exercise; Leadership, Teamwork/consensus building, Systems thinking & Sound judgement on difficult and complex matters that may come before the board

Board Term

To ensure board succession and continuity, membership on the board will be either 2-year or 3-year term limits. During the recruitment process, the board will endeavour to have a balanced mix of term limits.

BENEFITS OF BEING A BOARD MEMBER

As a volunteer with Leadership Niagara, board members may benefit from:

Apply Now!

Application Deadline: currently being accepted UNTIL SEPT 15TH

Board members are elected yearly at the Annual General Meeting and candidates for the position are chosen in advance. Please get your applications in as early as possible to be considered.

To apply, please apply through the application platforms listed below

In your application, we ask you to include:

Application platforms: Indeed

Indeed: https://ca.indeed.com/job/board-directors-volunteer-c7375a89152427f1