{"id":11568,"date":"2023-05-15T00:51:12","date_gmt":"2023-05-14T14:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/?p=11568"},"modified":"2023-05-15T00:51:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-14T14:51:12","slug":"expressions-of-interest-open-for-tennis-tasmania-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/news\/2023\/05\/15\/expressions-of-interest-open-for-tennis-tasmania-board","title":{"rendered":"Expressions of interest open for Tennis Tasmania Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to help shape the future of tennis in Tasmania?<\/p>\n<p>Tennis Tasmania is currently calling for nominations to fill two vacant Director positions on its Board.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/about\/the-board\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Board<\/a>, comprising six elected and up to three appointed Directors, is responsible for overseeing the governance and strategic direction of Tennis Tasmania.<\/p>\n<p>The Board typically meets six times per year, across Tasmania or remotely via Teams from 4.30pm \u2013 7.30pm on a Wednesday. Board members are expected to attend the annual general meeting (AGM), club and community forums, and the awards function that follows the AGM.<\/p>\n<p>Director positions are voluntary and for three-year terms.<\/p>\n<p>Ideal applicants would have skills in one or more of the following areas:<\/p>\n<p><em>Event management\/hospitality<\/em> &#8211; experience in event execution and hospitality administration.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tennis<\/em> &#8211; experience in tennis organisation (club and\/or coach or school-based experience) and\/or experience as a player (e.g. active player or parent of active player\/s) who can bring insights to inform decisions relating to the needs of clubs, coaches, and participants.<\/p>\n<p><em>Governance<\/em> &#8211; experience in governance, an understanding of board governance, and strategic and public policy.<\/p>\n<h4>Selection process<\/h4>\n<p>Tennis Tasmania\u2019s Board Nominations Committee will oversee the process.<\/p>\n<p>President, Martin Turmine (<a href=\"mailto:martinturmine@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">martinturmine@gmail.com<\/a>), and Nominations Chair, Ally Bradley (<a href=\"mailto:ally.bradley@sca.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ally.bradley@sca.com.au<\/a>), are both available to discuss the roles with interested applicants. Please contact via email\u00a0to arrange.<\/p>\n<p>Expressions of interest to fill two elected positions that will expire at this year&#8217;s AGM are due to Tennis Tasmania by 11:59pm, 30 June 2023, and emailed to the General Manager (Public Officer), Darren Sturgess (<a href=\"mailto:dsturgess@tennis.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dsturgess@tennis.com.au<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Please include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A subject line, <a href=\"mailto:dsturgess@tennis.com.au?subject=Tennis%20Tasmania%20Board%20EOI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Tennis Tasmania Board EOI<\/em>;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A one-page summary outlining how you meet the <em>Board Director Statement of Duty <\/em>(link found below under <em>Further Information);<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Address the criteria (see <em>Positions Available <\/em>section in vacancy link below), and<\/li>\n<li>A copy of your CV with at least one referee included.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Interviews may take place with suitable candidates following the EOI process. Candidates with the optimal skills and experience will be considered by the Nominations Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Candidate information will be provided to all members for completion of an election process, if required, by the 2023 AGM.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/doc\/tennis-tasmania-board-expressions-of-interest-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&gt; VIEW: Tennis Tasmania Board Vacancy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tennis Tasmania supports and encourages a diverse range of applicants to express interest in the roles. The Board seeks to have a broad representation (including but not limited to gender, age, regional representation, diversity, skills, and experiences) of Directors to represent tennis in Tasmania.<\/p>\n<p>All Directors are required to hold a current <a href=\"https:\/\/cbos.tas.gov.au\/topics\/licensing-and-registration\/registrations\/work-with-vulnerable-people\/applications\/apply\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Working with Vulnerable People (Children) Card<\/a> (TAS) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalcrimecheck.com.au\/%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Police Check<\/a> (or show proof of application), and sign any required policy of Tennis, including, but not limited to, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/about-tennis-australia\/reports-and-policies\/policies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Member Protection Policy Declaration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Further information<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/doc\/tennis-tasmania-constitution-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&gt; Tennis Tasmania Constitution<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/doc\/tennis-tasmania-board-charter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&gt; Tennis Tasmania Board Charter<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/files\/2021\/10\/TENNIS-TASMANIA-BOARD-DIRECTOR-STATEMENT-OF-DUTY-Sep-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&gt; Tennis Tasmania Board Director Statement of Duty<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/files\/2021\/11\/TT_Strategy_21-24.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&gt; Strategic Plan for Tennis in Tasmania<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/about\/policy-and-reports\/annual-reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&gt; Annual Reports<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tennis Tasmania is seeking nominations to fill two Director roles on its Board. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6028,"featured_media":11372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[65,73,95,171],"class_list":["post-11568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-board","tag-news","tag-nominations","tag-tennis-tasmania"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6028"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11568"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11568\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}