Expressions of Interest: Newcastle Basketball Governance Committee Positions Available

Dear Newcastle Basketball Members,

As you may be aware, in October at our EGM the ordinary members of the association voted to adopt a new constitution. The adoption of the new constitution moves our organisation into a more modern governance structure, and one that provides more assurance to our members on how the organisation is being run.

As a result of this new constitution, you now have the opportunity to contribute to the ongoing governance of the organisation in a meaningful way. Detailed below are two volunteer opportunities that the Board of the Basketball Association of Newcastle Limited (BANL) are seeking nominations for. Both opportunities provide you, as a member, with the chance to assist in the way our organisation conducts its business, and applications from any suitably qualified individuals are welcome for all positions.

Opportunity One: Chair and member of the Nominations Committee

The Nominations Committee, is a subcommittee of the BANL board, ensuring a strong and structured approach to board matters, enabling effective and responsible decision-making and oversight. This includes working with the Board to develop a process that ensures the Board, and Senior Executive roles of the organisation are filled by suitably qualified people. A full description of the committee and its responsibilities is available in the Nominations Committee Charter HERE.

In order to establish the Nominations Committee, we are seeking expressions of interest for two roles: 1) Chair, and 2) Representative of the membership. The role of Chairperson is to ensure the committee is established and operating in a way that meets the conditions of the charter, and that the committee is completing the obligations that have been delegated to them from the Board. The chairperson will be responsible for reporting the progress of the committee back to the Board from time to time. The role of the Chair will commence immediately following appointment. To comply with the constitution, the committee member representing the membership will be endorsed at the upcoming AGM. For both roles we are seeking individuals with a sound understanding of corporate governance and experience in staff assessment and recruitment practices. If indicating interest in the role of Chair please identify any potential conflicts of interest and how they might be appropriately managed.

Opportunity Two: Members of the Finance Audit and Risk Committee

The Finance, Risk and Audit Committee (FRAC) is appointed by the BANL Board to assist in ensuring the preparation and integrity of the organisation’s financial accounts and statements, to ensure adequate internal controls, policies and procedures are used to identify and manage business risks and that the organisation maintains compliance with all of it’s legal, regulatory and compliance obligations through its processes and practices.

The FRAC is currently seeking expressions of interest from people who can read and interpret financial statements to a level they can construe and add value to information presented in the committee meetings. At least one member of the committee is required to be a Certified Practicing Accountant or Chartered Accountant. A copy of the committee’s charter is included HERE for further information.

If you would like to be considered for any of the above roles, please send your EOI to gm@newcastlebasketball.com.au with a brief e-mail describing your background and reason for wanting to be involved.

All EOI’s must be received by COB on Friday 28^th February 2025.