Education and Treasurer Trustee Expressions of Interest

Generation Vote is on the lookout for two new Trustees to join our Board as we grow our work delivering non-partisan civics education across Aotearoa. With two of our founding members moving overseas, this is a fantastic opportunity to bring fresh energy and expertise to our kaupapa.

Treasurer Trustee Role Description

This role involves:

ensuring that true and fair accounts are kept of all money received and expended by the Trust;

preparing and maintaining the organisational budget for the year ahead and monitor predicted expenses against actual expenses;

overseeing and supporting Branch Executive Treasurers to develop and maintain their Branch budgets;

seeking funding opportunities and developing the financial sustainability of the Trust;

providing an accurate Treasurers Report at each Board meeting and summarising the current financial situation across the organisation;

ensuring expenditure meets the conditions of successful grants and funding, provisions within the Trusts Act 2019 and relevant policies of the Trust; and

developing and implementing the funding strategy of the organisation (including Branch Executives).

Our ideal candidate is someone who has experience in proactive organisational financial oversight, planning and reporting, and two or more of the following:

experience working in a financial role and /or managing the finances of an organisation;

experience working in Generation Vote;

interest in civics education and youth engagement with politics;

governance or leadership experience, including in the non-profit sector;

a strategic focus on achieving the Trust’s mission; and

is reliable, communicates well and knows how to work in a team.

Commitment:

to prepare for and attend monthly virtual Board meetings (1-2 hours) which may include reading documents and preparing feedback for discussion;

to lead or contribute to additional projects and committees;

to participate in one or more committees, selected based on the member’s interests or skills;

overall, the time commitment is 5 hours per week; and

the initial term of service is two years and renewable if desired.

This role is unpaid.

Education Trustee Role Description

This role involves:

maintaining oversight of the Trust’s core workshop programme, including leading the annual workshop review;

leading the development of additional educational materials and programmes, including local and general election resources;

developing and maintaining specified activity resources; and

improving the Trust’s pedagogy, including supporting Branch executives to train volunteers.

Our ideal candidate is someone who has two or more of the following attributes:

teaching experience or expertise, preferably at secondary school level and / or including subjects such as social studies;

experience developing educational programmes and resources;

expertise in civics education and youth engagement with politics;

governance or leadership experience, including in the non-profit sector;

a strategic focus on achieving the Trust’s mission; and

is reliable, communicates well, and knows how to work in a team.

Commitment:

to prepare for monthly virtual Board meetings (1-2 hours) which may include reading documents and preparing feedback for discussion;

to lead or contribute to additional projects and committees;

to participate in one or more committees, selected based on the member’s interests or skills;

overall, the time commitment is 5 hours per week; and

the initial term of service is two years and renewable if desired.

This role is unpaid

To apply, or ask any questions, please contact our Board Secretary, Henry Yao henry.yao@generationvote.nz To download the above information, click here:

Please submit Expressions of Interest by 5pm Friday 26th of September. These should include the following:

your experience working with Generation Vote;
your governance or leadership experience, including in the non-profit sector;
your interest in civics education and youth engagement with politics;
a Cover Letter outlining the above;
a one-page CV with relevant experience;
One reference to support this.