Board Member - Secretary

MISSION & EXPECTATIONS

Our mission at KIDS Initiative is to focus on helping to facilitate sustainable solutions in developing countries to enrich the lives of children. We can only focus on doing so when our team on the ground are driven, passionate, and innovative. We focus on developing genuine and impactful relationships with those we work with, which allows us to work cohesively as a team. We look to recruit a diverse group of individuals willing to dedicate their time to our mission and help to grow our organization into an efficient machine whose goal is to strive for a world where everyone lives more and suffers less.

In applying to work with KIDS Initiative, you adopt and exude the following characteristics:

-Dedicated, Committed, and Passionate about the overall mission to enrich the lives of children.

-Values the qualities necessary to strive in relationship building.

-Respectful in all areas and methods of communication.

-The drive to be Innovative, Independent, and to take Initiative.

The role of the SECRETARY is responsible for the organization's leadership, operation, and success, and has the following accountabilities:

-Keep the minutes and records of the organization in appropriate books

-Give and serve all notices to members of this organization

-Submit to the Board of Directors any communications that are addressed to the Secretary of the organization

-Attend to all correspondence of the organization while exercising all duties relevant to the office of Secretary

-Stay informed on and keep the President informed on board member terms and succession plan needs

-Recruit for any board vacancies with the Volunteer committee director and the Marketing & Communications committee director, select board members that have the right technical and interpersonal abilities to help further the organization's mission, and pass along to the President for Initial Interview securement

-Oversee the appointment of all committees, temporary or permanent pending the needs of the organization, through a selection process approved by the Board of Directors

-A minimum of 2 years of administrative experience within the non-profit charitable/voluntary sector and/or in related fields in the private sector such as business development, sales and/or marketing

-Superior interpersonal skills to develop and maintain a broad range of relationships

-Successful track record supporting boards and board committees

-Excellent track record in community outreach and the building of strong networks

-Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

-An understanding of the required record keeping

-A capacity for attention to detail

-Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite and donor databases

-Knowledge and comfort with social media and digital platforms

-A university degree in a related field is preferred

KIDS Initiative Board Director roles are fully operational, this requires time commitment, skills, fulfilling key responsibilities, leading a volunteer committee, and a minimum 2 year commitment.

• Online: www.kidsinitiative.ca/volunteer