Activities involved
Board Member
Skills required
Requirements:
- Other
Also required for this position: An application from must be filled out at: https://www.saskculture.ca/about/our-people/volunteers/nominations/nom-app-form
- Work remotely
SaskCulture Board of Directors
The “owners” of SaskCulture are defined as the people of Saskatchewan. The Board shall be accountable for the organization (SaskCulture) to its owners as a whole. The Board shall act on behalf of the owners as a whole, rather than being advocates for specific geographic areas or interest groups. The job of the Board is to represent the ownership in determining and demanding appropriate organizational performance. The Board will govern with an emphasis on outward vision (rather than an internal preoccupation), commitment to obtaining community input, encouragement of diversity in viewpoints, strategic leadership more than administrative detail, clear distinction of Board and CEO roles, collective rather than individual decisions, future rather than past or present, and proactivity rather than reactivity. General Criteria: Commitment to linking with the ownership. Understanding that they stand in for an ownership of diverse people; willing to actively seek to access and understand that diversity. Commitment to the ongoing development of cultural literacy. Ability and willingness to deal with vision and the long term, rather than day-to-day details. Interest in and capability to discuss the values underlying the actions taken in the organization, and to govern through the broader formulations of these values. Willingness to delegate the implementation of values to others. Ability and willingness to participate assertively in deliberation, while respecting the opinions of others. Willingness and commitment to honour Board decisions once they are made. Commitment not to make judgements in the absence of previously stated criteria. Ability to start and end every analysis and evaluation with the standard of what is right. Willingness to serve as part of the Creative Kids Canada (CKC) charity for which SaskCulture is responsible.
Additional Details & Skills Required
New Directors shall receive a complete orientation to ensure familiarity with cultural issues, the organization’s structure and issues, and the Board’s process of governance. Candidates for Board of Directors shall be provided with information that clearly outlines the role of the Board, the necessary qualifications and the Board’s expectations of Directors .
Certification or Education Required
In accordance with SaskCulture’s Constitution and Bylaws all directors shall: i. be residents of Saskatchewan; ii. be at least 18 years of age; iii. be of sound mind; iv. not be bankrupt. Plus a demonstrated interest, experience and knowledge in one or more of the following categories: Arts First Nations Metis Nations Multiculturalism Heritage Cultural Industries Member at Large
Why should you volunteer for this opportunity?
Vision SaskCulture strives to build a culturally vibrant future in which all people in Saskatchewan, individually and collectively, celebrate, value and support participation in and access to cultural experience. Mission SaskCulture unites the cultural community and works to advance the cultural vibrancy of the province.
Activities involved
Board Member
Skills required
Requirements:
- Other
Also required for this position: An application from must be filled out at: https://www.saskculture.ca/about/our-people/volunteers/nominations/nom-app-form
- Remote or online