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COVID-19 Support: 
Yes
Virtual work: 
Yes
Position description: 

Our arts and culture organization is looking for an articulate and well-organized secretary to join our board of directors.

Board meeting minutes serve as an official and legal record and are used to detail future plans.  

Taking good meeting minutes at our board meetings is an important executive role. 

Please let us know if you're interested and available to take on this responsible board position.

This appointment would begin following election at our AGM, to be held on Zoom on Monday, March 22, 7:00 to 7:45pm.

Deliverables/Duties: 

Good listening skills--More than anybody else in the meeting a minute taker needs to be listening 100 percent of the time (no daydreaming here!). 

Assertiveness--Minute takers must have the confidence to be able to speak up in a meeting (where appropriate) and clarify points. 

Organized--You show up at the meeting having read the agenda, any background papers, the minutes of the previous meeting, and with all the tools you need to take the minutes whether that be pen, highlighter, paper, recording device, laptop or iPad. You bring an extra pen.

Prompt--You share your draft of the minutes with the chair and executive director within 1 or 2 days of the meeting.

 

Qualifications: 

You are a good listener and take notes effectively. 

You document the key points of the meeting, as well as motions, votes, and items for action to come.

You are available for one two-hour meeting every two months, usually scheduled for a weekday evening.

You are interested in social justice and equity for all.

Good command of written English

Sound critical thinker 

ALSO AN ASSET

Knowledge of local literary or Nikkei communities an asset but not essential

 

Volunteer skills: 
Administration
Arts
Governance
Role is suitable for: 
Student
Adult
Senior
Additional Information: 

If you're interested or have questions, please email info@kogawahouse.com

We look forward to hearing from you!

How to apply: 
info@kogawahouse.com
Contact person: 
Ann-Marie Metten
Contact phone: 
604-897-7438
Contact e-mail: 
ametten@kogawahouse.com
Volunteer Centre: 
Vancouver
Cause Tags: 
Arts & Culture
Historic Joy Kogawa House Society
Mission:
To engage literary and local communities through education and an artists' residency that reflects on Joy Kogawa's life experience and her work as a writer.
Cause tags:
Position type:
Ongoing
Board Role:
Yes
Number of volunteers required:
1
Position start/end date:
22 Mar 2021
Time Committment:
5 Hours Per Week
Time of day:
Evening, Weekdays
Work location:
Historic Joy Kogawa House Society
1450 West 64th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6P 2N4
Last Updated: February 24, 2021
Posting will Automatically Expire: May 25, 2021