19 Sep Applications Open for 2022 Annual Board of Trustee Appointments
Dairy Trust Taranaki has 3 positions on its Board of Trustees up for renewal at the AGM to be held in November 2022.
The role of Trustee offers an excellent opportunity for people passionate about dairy research with a sustainability focus, who would like to make a positive difference to the region, while also providing an opportunity to increase their governance experience.
The role of a Board Member is to guide the trust, engage with key stakeholders, monitor performance, provide a safe place for research, and facilitate the trusts vision and mission to deliver relevant, innovative world-class science research, demonstration and extension while advancing knowledge and discovering solutions to ensure the future viability of dairy farming in Taranaki and New Zealand, through harnessing our resources in collaboration with others.
The Trust currently has significant long term trials in place with a 10- year Carbon Net Zero trial on the Kavanagh and a 7-year Diverse Pastures trial on the Waimate West farm, along with shorter term important trials on the Stratford (Spikey trial) and Gibson (Step-Change trial) farms.
The Board is seeking applicants with:
- Experience in guiding executive management
- Understanding of scientific research
- A passion for the dairy sector
- A focus on sustainable food production
- Understanding of Dairy Trust Taranaki
Applicants will also have some or all the following competencies:
- Governance and financial strengths
- Strategic agility, strategic thinking, and planning skills
- Business acumen
- Quality and risk management experience
- Community involvement and connections
- Experience in health and safety oversight
Board members perform their roles on a mainly voluntary basis (with some positions eligible for a small honorarium and travel costs for all trustees to meetings reimbursed). Trustees will ideally reside in the Taranaki region or be available to attend regular meetings in person or via video link up.
Full Board meetings are typically held bi-monthly starting at around 10:00am and running for approximately 3 hours in length.
The Trust also operates 4 robust sub-committee’s covering:
- Finance, Audit and Risk
- Communications and Stakeholder Relationships
- Science and Farm Operations
- People, Appointments and Safety
Each sub-committee meets at most bi-monthly in the alternative month to the full Board Meeting, with some sub-committees meeting quarterly. Trustees are expected to actively engage in at least one sub-committee and in addition to meeting time there will be some non-meeting time requirements.
All meetings have a Board Pack circulated prior and the reports contained within are required to be pre-read before the Board Meeting.
For more information about the trust and the role of a trustee, please look at the trusts governance charter.
Prior to submitting an expression of interest, you are welcome to contact Ian Armstrong, independent chair of the appointments committee, with any questions you may have on 027 231 3216, or Duncan Johnston, current chairperson of Dairy Trust Taranaki on 021 479 127.
Applications close at 9.00pm on Sunday 2nd October 2022.
Please send expressions of interest along with your CV to accounts@dtt.kiwi with subject: “Trustee EOI”. A return email will be sent acknowledging successful receipt of your email.