The Regina Work Preparation Centre Inc. (Board of Directors)

Organization Name: The Regina Work Preparation Centre Inc.
Opportunity Title: Board of Directors
Category: Boards / Committee / Leadership
Commitment: Ongoing Opportunity (> 1 year)
Start Date: May 24, 2022
End Date: June 30, 2022

Email: dale.maureen.young@gmail.com
Website: http://workprep.ca
Details:

• Background/police check required

Opportunity Description:

Board Members:

We currently seek three volunteer board members to join our team in 2022.The Board of Directors of Work Prep is a governance board that directs the organization.

Board Member Duties and Qualifications:

Each Member will be an active participant in a body that functions as a whole to perform the following duties:

1.  Define and support the strategic framework for the organization and review and update it periodically;
2.  Oversee development and approval of long-term organization plans and strategic priorities; approve annual budgets and operating plans;
3.  Establish and monitor organizational performance measures;
4.  Ensure prudent and proper management of the organization’s resources;
5.  Anticipate, mitigate, and manage risks;
6.  Govern the organization through bylaws, policies and planned objectives approved by the Board, formulated with the ED and reviewed periodically;
7.  Select and support the ED, to whom responsibility for administration of the organization has been delegated;
8.  Review and evaluate the ED’s performance against the job description and negotiated performance measures, including developmental and succession planning;
9. Provide advice and act as a sounding board for the ED;
10. Provide continuity and stability for the organization by performing all board duties in compliance with the Code of Conduct and principles of reasonable leadership.

Other Details:
• The board meets ten times per year, including the annual general meeting. Committees meet monthly or quarterly, depending on their mandate.
• Board member terms are three years, with eligibility to be reappointed for additional terms.
• Members are expected to attend all meetings and actively participate on committees where they have interest and expertise.
• Meetings typically occur in-person or by Zoom video conference.

Work Prep’s strategic plan includes practices to support the recruitment, hiring and retention of a diversified work force and board of directors. We encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply.

All board members will complete background reviews, including a criminal record check.
Candidates are invited forward their resume and written expression of interest to
dale.maureen.young@gmail.com.

We acknowledge that Regina Work Preparation Centre Inc. operates on Treaty 4 Territory.
We are on the homeland of First Nations, Inuit and Metis people whose ancestors walked this land since time immemorial. We are grateful to work, live and learn on these traditional lands.

Learn more about us at http://www.workprep.ca.