Volunteer Company Secretary position open

Here is a rare opportunity to change the world...we now have the position of Company Secretary to fill...and you might just be the right person.

Job description

  • Part Time (Hours Flexible and As Required)

  • Company Secretary Position (Volunteer with no remuneration)

  • Sydney

YourAid, Australia

We are a NFP based in Australia registered with ACNC, together with our dedicated foreign partner, Buddhist Library Cambodia Project (BLCP) operating in Cambodia, we serve children and the local community in various areas including education, dental, school development and community welfare. The small team guided by the Board in Sydney provides very close management oversight over the scope and activities undertaken in Cambodia including making strategic decisions on overall direction.

Our Vision

To create a world where children are educated and healthy with the opportunity to realise their full potential.

Our Mission

To provide education support and health services for children while living in a happy self sustaining community.

Our organization’s primary focus is the development of education, improving the health of children and livelihood improvement of target families in three provinces in Cambodia: Kampot, Kampong Speu and Takeo provinces, through the following key programs:

1. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH): Construct and maintain water supply systems in schools; construct toilets, hand washing facilities, incinerators for schools; and provide children education on health and hygiene including caring for the environment. Our water supply facilities cover 900 schools benefiting over 200,000 students.

2. Education: Provide free English, computer, non-formal and preschool classes; operate library and mobile libraries; construct school building facilities and manage a Community Village School. Almost 2,000 students benefit from our daily classes.

3. Health Care: Provide dental services including dental treatment, oral health education to school children and teachers; undertaking preventative dental treatment for children. We operate the biggest network of dental clinics by an NGO in Cambodia and provide treatment to over 20,000 students a year.

4. Community Development: BLCP supports integrated services for poor target families to enhance their social and economic status including improving living conditions at home and keeping their children at school. We provide seed funding for financial empowerment activities including livestock farming and small businesses.

About the role

As a governance specialist for YourAid, this role plays an important part in supporting the Board to effectively meet its responsibilities and obligations under the Australian Charities and Not for Profit Commission (ACNC) Act, the Corporations Act 2001 and other applicable legislations.

The scope of the role includes legal compliance and governance activities while working closely with the Board to manage ongoing company secretarial and board governance requirements. This includes periodic compliance reviews against all key frameworks including its constitution and regulations.

In addition, as an Officer under the Corporations Act, the position has many of the same duties and obligations as a director.

As the Company Secretary, the role:

  • Provides high quality secretariat and governance services

  • Supports the Board to carry out their responsibilities

  • Requires discharging duties with care and diligence, in good faith and for a proper purpose.

While we have an office in Camperdown, Sydney, most of the work is conducted remotely and in a work-from-home environment with meetings undertaken via Zoom.

About you

You will have a real connection with our purpose and will be looking for a role where what you do has a meaningful influence and impact on the lives of others.

Key Qualifications and Experience (Preferred):

  • Relevant qualification preferably related to governance or legal related studies

  • Past experience in Company Secretarial functions or office administration would be useful

Interpersonal Skills:

  • Professional outlook

  • Ability to communicate and interact with stakeholders, senior staff and people from diverse background

Organisational Skills:

  • Highly organised in planning meetings, documentation requirements and procedural workflow.

  • Discreet and interpersonal and communicative abilities, both written and oral.

  • High level of confidentiality and exercise sound judgement.

Technical Skills:

  • Applying corporate governance best practices

  • Minute taking, drafting and proof reading skills with attention to detail

  • Diary management and/or organising meeting and calendars

Willing to Undertake:

  • Police Check

  • Essential pre-employment checks

Why volunteer with us:

  • We are an effective and progressive NFP organisation led by professionals

  • We offer a friendly, collaborative team and you will have your contribution valued.

  • Involvement in the Executive Advisory Committee between Board Meetings to direct overseas aid

For more information, please contact Adrian Long on (0423) 431 309 or adrian@youraid.org.au using the subject line: Company Secretary Enquiry 

We are continually working on becoming a better workplace for everyone and our volunteers.

We encourage applications from people of all cultures, capabilities and backgrounds.

Applications close: 10 April 2023 or such later date when the position is filled.