Council Member

1 week ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Abound Communities Full time
About the role

About the role
The Council is the organisation's governing body. The Council consists of 8-10 volunteers with a variety of professional, academic and community backgrounds. The Council meets 6-7 times per year. Councillors are also part of at least one committee. Committees meet 3-4 times each year.

The primary responsibilities of the Council include setting the Vision and overall strategic direction, ensuring an effective governance and risk management framework, monitoring resident welfare and organisational performance.

The Council works collaboratively and is passionate about delivering quality housing and care outcomes for our elders.

In addition to these broader Council responsibilities, we are specifically seeking someone to Chair the Finance and Audit Committee and who also then holds the title of Treasurer.

The Treasurer role involves chairing the Finance and Audit Committee meetings, reviewing and authorising annual financial accounts and regulator submissions, overseeing the appointment & reporting of the auditor, providing reports to Council and the AGM, and playing a key role between management and the Council regarding organisation budgeting, capital planning, investments and development financing.


  • What we are looking for
  • The Council seeks to attract someone with appropriate attributes, such as:
  • Demonstrated leadership and communications skills, sound business acumen, and governance experience;
  • The ability to offer different perspectives and constructive suggestions to management, and to effectively Chair a board subcommittee;
  • The ability to understand, interpret and evaluate financial reports;An accounting qualification or sufficient knowledge of Australian accounting standards to contribute to discussions and decisions regarding financial reporting;
Previous Board/Governance experience in a for profit or not for profit environment would be an advantage.
If you would like to discuss further, please feel free to call our CEO, Phillip Wohlers on

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#Aged_Care_and_Seniors

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