Yukon Status of Women Council Board Member

Task DescriptionJoin the Board of Directors at the Yukon Status of Women Council!
Since 1972, the Yukon Status of Women Council has been working towards women’s equity at the systems level, amplifying women’s voices, and mobilizing knowledge on the issues that most impact them. Our work focuses on research, education, and systems advocacy and is grounded in relationships, responsiveness, relevance, and reciprocity.
As a project-driven organization, our work spans a variety of issues that emerge from the community. Currently, we have projects working on issues related to access to sexual and reproductive health, supporting sex worker rights, housing, mining and the environment and intimate partner violence and family law. Your work as a Board Member would include attending bi-monthly meetings, supervising the management of YSWC activities and internal affairs and supporting the Executive Director in the governance of the YSWC.
Minimum Age19
Skills NeededFamiliarity on topics such as:
– Human Resources
– Finance
– Administration
– Governance
We will provide you with resources to support your learning as well.
ResponsibilitiesGeneral responsibilities of the Board as a whole:
– Governance oversight: policies and procedures, finances, strategic planning
– Follow bylaws and policies and procedures, including Board Code of Conduct
– Act in the best interests of the organization
– Be prepared for and attend meetings or send regrets to President/Chair
– Supervise the Executive Director
– Sit on committees, as appropriate
Board members are not responsible for:
– Individual communication with staff other than Executive Director
– Detailed knowledge about and hands-on involvement with the organization’s programs
– Decision making about day to day business of the organization
Time CommitmentApproximately 1 Hour/Month
Incentive for the VolunteerIn joining the Yukon Status of Women Council Board of Directors you can:
– be an integral part of the feminist work being done by the YSWC;
– learn about the role(s) of Boards, and about the inner workings of a medium-sized non-profit;
– support, build and participate in community with other folks keen to make change happen!
ContactRae Lamache, Executive Director867-332-3163, [email protected]