Call for Nominations for Global Women Board of Trustees and Advisory Board 2012

Global Women is accepting applications from candidates interested in serving on the Global Women Advisory Board and Board of Trustees. Three local and two international board members are ending their terms at end of February 2012, and under the terms of the Trust Deed we must call for nominations for the vacant positions.

In 2012, five positions on the Advisory Board are open for election. It is intended that three of these will be appointed as Trustees and nominees are asked to specify their willingness to act as a Trustee. This will leave two Advisory Board members whom  we seek to fill with international members or very senior NZ women who bring special expertise or knowledge to the Advisory Board but have less time available to commit as a trustee.

Global Women is a not-for-profit organization founded in 2009 to provide leadership increasing opportunities for members by creating a diverse, supportive and elite network, locally, globally, and providing platforms to share experiences, wisdom and perspectives. Global Women is also committed to developing future leaders and changing the overall culture and environment in which women advance to leadership. Global Women has more than 130 organisational members. In 2012, Global Women’s operational budget will be $850,000.

The Global Women Board of Trustees is responsible for the governance and leadership of the organisation, and its authority is derived from the organization’s trust deed. The members of the Global Women Board of Trustees are appointed by a majority vote of the Advisory Board. There are a maximum of 9 Trustees.

The Advisory Board consists of 11 members that are elected by the members. Advisory Board members usually serve a 3 year term and can serve no more than two consecutive terms. This can be extended in unusual circumstances.

Election Process – 2012

Global Women is therefore seeking the election of 5 members to the Advisory Board. It is intended that three of these members will also be appointed as Trustees. The term of the appointment shall be 3 years.

To the extent there are more nominations than vacancies an election will be held at the AGM in Nelson on February 18, 2012.

Time Commitment

Trustees and Advisory Board members are expected to commit the time necessary to perform regular Trustee, Advisory Board and committee business. Members are also expected to allocate time to attend and prepare for meetings. There are four physical Advisory Board and Trustee meetings annually.

Eligibility

Candidates for the Advisory Board should have or be able to provide:

• Previous Board experience or organizational leadership experience
• Seniority – most senior in field
• Breadth – regional or other coverage e.g entrepreneurial, directors, skill based, which represents the membership base
• Engagement – they need to be engaged with our values and objectives and have contributions to make to key initiatives such as membership, WiL or outreach

Use of Electronic Mail

All formal communications between Global Woman Secretariat and the organisational members related to nominations will use electronic mail.

Certification of Vote

The Global Woman Trustees shall certify the results of the annual election at the AGM on 18 February and Global Woman Advisory Board within 2 days following the election.

Publication of the Result

Only the vote counts of the elected candidate Advisory Board members are to be published, while all candidates and the Board of Trustees will be provided with the full list of candidates and the number of votes that each received.

Voting

Each Global Woman Member is entitled to 1 vote for each Advisory Board members position to be elected. Only 1 vote may be cast for each candidate and may be cast for or against that candidate.

• Any candidate for office as an Advisory Board member shall be nominated in electronic form by two Members.  The candidate must be eligible for election as an Advisory Board member and must confirm in electronic form her willingness to stand for election.
• Every nomination must be sent by electronic communication to the Global Women office not later than 24 January 2012 and notified to Members so as to ensure that the Advisory Board has sufficient time to include the nominations in the notice of meeting for the Annual General Meeting in Nelson 18 February 2012 .
• A resolution to elect an Advisory Board member put to Members must be for the appointment of one Advisory Board member.

Web Links

• Current list of Global Woman Advisory Board and Trustees and those stepping down and those seeking re election
• Current list of Global Woman membership – national and international
• Global Woman Trust Deed

Nominations Timetable for Global Women Board of Trustees and Advisory Board

Timeline

Nominations are due 24 January, 2012 and should be sent to the Global Woman secretariat using electronic email and must have a seconder and be approved by candidate nominated by an email also . Nominations should indicate whether the nominee is also interested in acting as a Trustee.

Timetable

Call for Nominations: 15 December 2012
Nomination Period Closure: 24 Jan 2012
Candidates announced to GW membership by electronic email Monday 07 February 2012

Voting for candidates at AGM 18 February 2012 and proxy voting for members who are unable to attend the Annual General must be made by email to Global Women office nominating a candidate with your proxy vote

Meeting, (election voting if more candidates than positions) and successful candidates announced at AGM 18 February 2012.

Nomination Process

Nominate by email to Global Women office candidate who must be a paid up member of Global Women

Have a Global Women member second your nomination by This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   to Global Women office

The nominated candidate must email the Global Women office accepting and approving nomination by Global Women Member