OVRC Board Member

Position: Board Member (Finance Team & Board Secretary)

Authority and Responsibility
The Board of Directors, herein after known as 'the Board', is the legal authority of the Osborne Village Resource Centre (henceforth referred to as OVRC). Each Board member acts in a position of trust for the community and is responsible for the effective governance of the Organization.

Each Board member shall declare any conflict of interest that adversely affects the operation and the client base of the OVRC.

Requirements
1. Organization of a Board consisting of a Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, and Members-at- Large.
2. Commitment to the work of the OVRC.
3. Knowledge and expertise in one or more areas of the Board governance: finance, pre-employment, employment programs and career development, human resources, proposal writing, social media promotion, and advocacy.
4. Willingness to serve on committees and attend committee meetings.
5. Attendance at monthly board meetings; repeated absences may result in a review of the Board member's standing.
6. Attendance at Annual General Meetings.
7. Commitment to maintaining the privacy of the OVRC data and client personal information unless permission has been obtained by the OVRC's corresponding staff and/or clients accordingly.

Term

Board members are elected and approved by the Board at the Annual General Meeting or as required to fill positions.
Board members serve a two-year term and are eligible for a next term at the discretion of the Board. A Board member may discontinue or end their elected term by resigning or through adherence to OVRC's bylaws.

General Duties

A Board member is expected to participate in deliberations and decisions regarding matters of strategic planning, finance, pre-employment programs, career development, human resources, proposal
writing, social media promotion, and advocacy.

Each Board member will:
1. Approve, where appropriate, policy and other recommendations received from the Board, standing committees, and Executive Director.
2. Review the bylaws and policy manual and recommend bylaw changes.
3. Review the Board's structure, approve changes, and prepare necessary bylaw amendments.
4. Participate in the development of OVRC's organizational plan and annual review.
5. Approve OVRC's budget, hire, and evaluate the Executive Director.
6. Assist in building positive relationships among the Board, committees, and the Executive
Director to enhance the OVRC's mission.

We are looking for 2 Board Members:

1: To have a finance background to work with our Treasurer and ED on monthly finance reports and yearly budget proposals.

2: Board Secetary: Take Meeting Minutes and then distribute to all Board Members and ED. Ability to take in information during meetings and use our Board Meeting Minutes document.

1: Gain knowledge of the Non Profit Pre-Employment Sector.

2: Learn skills from other talented Board Members.

3: ED will assist in meeting others in our Sector

1: We Meet By Zoom and Sometimes in Person.

2: The Second Wednesday Night of Each Month (Off July & August)

Time: 5:30 - 6:30 PM

3: When In Person we meet at 1 - 107 Osborne Street

• Online Application Form Below
• Email: krobinson@ovrc.ca (Include Opportunity ID)