{"id":16750,"date":"2021-09-23T12:01:17","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T04:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/?p=16750"},"modified":"2021-09-23T12:07:42","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T04:07:42","slug":"nominations-for-tennis-west-board-of-directors-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/news\/2021\/09\/23\/nominations-for-tennis-west-board-of-directors-2021","title":{"rendered":"Nominations for Tennis West Board of Directors 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tennis West is calling for applications for 2 x Board Director Positions <\/strong>for election in accordance with its current Constitution. Each Director will be appointed for three years. Tennis West is the governing body of Tennis in WA. Our central role is to ensure the commercial viability of tennis, oversee the development of grassroots programs, manage competitions and tournaments, and promote tennis at all levels. Members of Tennis West are the affiliated tennis clubs, of which there are just under 200 across Western Australia. \u00a0Tennis West has approximately 26 staff located across three locations; Burswood, Geraldton and Busselton.<\/p>\n

Following this AGM on 23 November 2021, the Tennis West Board will consist of 6 Elected Directors and\u00a03 Board Appointed Directors. All positions are voluntary.<\/p>\n

Individuals considering applying for a board role need to ensure they are committed to the strategic directions of Tennis West and that they are prepared to actively contribute through sub committees to the workload of the Board. A clear understanding of the roles and expectations of a board director is also essential.<\/p>\n

Nominations close at 12:00pm on Friday 8\u00a0October 2021<\/strong> and the Nominations Committee will consider the nominations, evaluate against the priority criteria and provide advice to Club Delegates who will vote for these positions. Under the new constitution, voted in at the Special General Meeting on 20 July 2021, online voting will be conducted to nominate and vote for Board Director positions. Utilising the secure ‘GoVote’ platform, online voting will open Monday 8\u00a0November and close at 12:00pm on Tuesday 23\u00a0November, the day of the Annual General Meeting. There will be no voting taking place in person at the AGM. The announcement of successful Board Directors will occur at the AGM.<\/p>\n

Criteria\/Experience of nominating Board Directors <\/u><\/strong>
\n(in order of importance\/ weighting)<\/p>\n

1) \u00a0\u00a0Marketing<\/strong>
\n2)\u00a0 \u00a0Communication, Media and Stakeholder Engagement<\/strong>
\n3) \u00a0\u00a0Information Technology and Data Management\u00a0<\/strong>
\n4) \u00a0\u00a0Diversity and Inclusion<\/strong>
\n5)\u00a0 \u00a0Commercial and Business Development<\/strong><\/p>\n

In setting the above “Criteria” the Tennis West Nominations Committee, and in turn, the Tennis West Board, has considered:<\/p>\n

i.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tennis West’s Strategic Agenda
\nii.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tennis West’s Good Governance Principles that embrace best practice of a skills-based Board, which includes gender diversity to support diverse decision making
\niii.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The current skills matrix of the Board, including those positions up for election in 2021 and the skills needing to be replaced
\niv.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The expertise required to support the current organisational needs of Tennis West and the future<\/p>\n

Process and timeline<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

The nomination process will be conducted online utilising the GoVote platform.<\/p>\n

An email will be sent to delegates from ‘evote@govote.com.au’ with the subject “Call for Nomination – Tennis West Board Election”. Club officials may this forward this email on to a member that wishes to nominate. Any eligible member wishing to nominate may also contact ‘notifications@govote.com.au’ if they would like to receive this email directly. Subject line: ‘Tennis West ballot 1036 – wish to nominate’. This email will provide them with a reference number, that they will need to complete the nomination process.<\/p>\n

Nominees will need to submit a headshot, provide a Candidate Statement between 200-400 words, attach their CV and attach the signed proposer and seconder Nomination Form<\/a>. Within the nominee’s submission, please address how you meet one or more of the above criteria\/experience.<\/p>\n

The nominee’s online bio and the recommendations of the Nominations Committee which will contain a Rating of each Nominee against the Criteria and a Ranking of Nominees will be circulated to all Tennis West affiliates in the following timeline:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Process<\/strong><\/td>\nDate \/ Time<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nominations for Board Positions Open
\nEmail sent by evote@govote.com.au<\/a> : ‘Call for Nominations’ which will contain a reference number.Go to: \u00a0https:\/\/secure.govote.com.au\/code=1036<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n		Friday 17th<\/sup> September 2021
\n12:00pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nominations close<\/td>\nFriday 8th<\/sup> October 2021
\n12:00pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nominations evaluated by the Tennis West Nominations Committee<\/td>\n12th<\/sup>-15th<\/sup> October 2021<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nominations Committee to submit a report of nominees to the Tennis West Board<\/td>\nTuesday 19th<\/sup> October 2021<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Notice of AGM to Clubs<\/td>\nFriday 29th<\/sup> October 2021<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clubs advised of Nominees and online voting portal open
\nEmail sent by evote@govote.com.au<\/a> : ‘Voting information’ which will contain a 12-digit PIN code to enable one authorised delegate to vote for each affiliate. These votes will be weighed as per Tennis West’s constitution of voting allocations.Go to: \u00a0https:\/\/secure.govote.com.au\/code=1036<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n		Monday 8th<\/sup> November 2021
\n12:00pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Online voting portal closed<\/td>\nTuesday 23rd<\/sup> November 2021
\n12:00pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tennis West Annual General Meeting (AGM)
\nThe meeting will be conducted in person and online, as per new constitution. Note that all voting for board directors will take place online in the two weeks prior to the meeting, with results announced at the AGM.<\/em><\/td>\n		Tuesday 23rd<\/sup> November 2021<\/p>\n

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