ITFNZ Board

Congratulations to Mr Graham, Mr Bhana, and Mr Pygott on being elected to the ITFNZ Board.

Download the minutes of 28^th AGM of the ITFNZ Council here.

We have a lot to do now that we have a new structure. The very next item is to appoint 3 more board members to the ITFNZ Board. We also need to appoint a Chief Executive Officer and Secretary. So NOW more than ever we need people to stand up and put themselves forward to take on new challenges within our organisation. Please consider putting your name forward for these positions. Or maybe you have a family member with experience and expertise in areas that can help our organisation?

Please consider seriously taking on a position or seeking good people to take on positions within the new and exciting ITFNZ.

Read more about ITFNZ's Governance and Structure.

Applications (including CV’s) for Chief Executive Officer and Secretary may be made by anyone.

The ITFNZ Board will be appointing the CEO’s position first, with Applications and CV’s needing to be received by the Secretary P.O.Box 38-842 Howick Auckland .
Applications (and CV’s) will be accepted via email and should be sent to secretary@itfnz.org.nz.

A Job Description for the Secretary’s position can be downloaded here. 

The CEO’s Job Description will be affixed soon.

The due dates for these applications will be advised soon.

Read more about ITFNZ's Governance and Structure.

Attributes that we are looking for in our Board Members:

SKILLS
Ability to think strategically (X 2.0)
Analytical, critical reasoning and problem solving skills
Strong financial literacy and analytical ability (X 1.5)
Oral communication skills (X 1.5)
Ability to understand and relate to stakeholders
Legal knowledge, literacy, skills and ability
Understanding of marketing
Understanding of inter and intra-organisation communication

ATTRIBUTES
Ethical, open, honest, trustworthy, high levels of integrity
Independence and inquisitiveness (X 1.5)
Ability to establish quality relationships
Ability to work as a team player (X 2.0)
Preparedness to work hard and commit time and effort to do the job (X 1.5)
Has an outcomes focus
Strong stewardship orientation/member focus

EXPERIENCE
Sponsorship and funding experience
Governance experience
Understanding of and experience in the sport (X 1.5)
Community/stakeholder influence and connections
Broad business experience (X 1.5)
CEO appointment and evaluation experience
Management structure review and evaluation experience (X 1.5)

MEETING PERFORMANCE
Well prepared for meetings
Adds value to board dialogue (X 2.0)
Able to focus at the governance level of issues
Able to disagree without being disagreeable

Nominations for elected Board Members should be nominated by a Region or a School/Club and they must be received at the Registered Office of ITFNZ (P.O.Box 457, Silverdale, Whangaparaoa 0944) by Friday 28 March 2008.

Applications for appointed Board Members can be made by anyone and must be received at the Registered Office of ITFNZ (P.O.Box 457, Silverdale, Whangaparaoa 0944) by Monday 7th April 2008.

People nominated for elected Board Members may also apply to be appointed Board Members.  Nominations/Applications should be accompanied by a CV and/or covering letter detailing what skills and experience that they have against the above skills/experience list.

Nominations/applications can be accepted via email and they should be sent to secretary@itfnz.org.nz.