Board member - Trustee
RISE
RISE
Expression of Interest
Board of Trustees
Organisation description
RISE Living Safe (RISE) is a specialist family violence organisation and charitable NGO. We serve communities across Te Tau Ihu - Nelson, Tasman, West Coast, Marlborough and Kaikōura regions and have offices in Nelson (HQ) and Motueka. For over 35 years, RISE has helped individuals and families seek and achieve real change to live healthier and safer lives. We work with people who use violence as well as people who experience it and we seek to inspire them to make lifelong changes for themselves and their whānau.
Our extensive team of specialist family violence clinicians, social workers and administrators oversee multiple programmes and services that are delivered locally and nationally. RISE holds contracts with key central government ministries and is accredited and approved by the Ministry of Social Development, Oranga Tamariki, the Ministry of Justice, and the Department of Corrections. We are a member of the National Network of Family Violence Services.
As a Charitable Trust established in 1993 under the Charitable Trust Act (1957), RISE is governed by its Board of Trustees. Each brings expertise, experience, and a commitment to ensure RISE continues to act in accordance with its mission and vision. Please read more about RISE on our website.
Particular skills/competencies sought
Ideal applicants will bring a good understanding of the governance role; hold high standards of ethics, independence and stewardship; have the ability to govern to a Strategic Plan; tautoko our commitment to upholding the mana of Te Tiriti o Waitangi; and bring cultural intelligence and an awareness of te aō Māori.
The organisation is embarking on a period of growth and change, including the recent adoption of a five-year strategic plan. We are particularly interested in candidates with strong financial acumen and from diverse backgrounds including lived experience of family harm and/or participating in family harm programmes.
RISE follows the Good Governance Code, a set of six principles that define good governance for community organisations in Aotearoa New Zealand. It was produced by Community Governance Aotearoa and can be found at Good-Governance-Code-Waehere-Whakahaere-Tika
Commitment required
The Board meets monthly for at least two hours, usually from February through December, and including an Annual General Meeting. Meetings alternate between official business and strategic plan implementation work; the majority of business meetings are currently held online. Trustees are expected to adequately prepare for each meeting and participate willingly, including in extra meetings from time to time and undertaking governance activities within their areas of expertise throughout the year as indicated in the Strategic Plan and Annual Plan.
RISE Trustees are active members of the Institute of Directors. No directors’ fees are paid, but Trustees are provided a fixed monthly stipend for meeting time and out-of-meeting contributions as well as a paid IoD membership and ongoing governance training support.
Term
The Board is comprised of no less than 4 and no more than 8 Trustees. Board Trustees serve a three-year term that can be renewed up to three times.
Geographical considerations
Trustees should be based in the regions RISE serves, which are Te Tau Ihu, the West Coast, and Kaikōura. We encourage applications from individuals based outside of the Nelson/Richmond area who can make the commitment to in-person meetings.
Apply
For enquiries and to apply, please contact RISE’s Acting Chair Angela Ricker. Applications should include your CV (maximum 4 pages) and cover letter (maximum 2 pages). Applications will remain open until candidates are appointed.
Click the link below to view the RISE stragetic Plan 2025:
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