Draft Board Recruitment Document

Draft Recuitment Document for Board Member

About the PERC’s Board of Directors

The role of the PERC’s board of directors is primarily to govern the organization’s operation. The Board acts on behalf of the members to implement and evaluate operating policy. However, the Board does not directly govern PERCs many committees; its role is to set strategy, not to make changes to the operations of the organization. More specific decisions are made by the management committee, composed of committee chairs. The Board is responsible for setting its own tasks and aims to go beyond the basic legal requirements of a Board.

However, Board meetings are intended to cover regular Board duties, such as finance and committee reports. Anything that is above and beyond these regular duties – such as strategizing or discussion of PERC policy – are dealt with at additional Board-related meetings which are scheduled as needed.

Ideally, a Board candidate would possess many of the following qualities:

Skills & Attributes

* generrally knowledgeable about peace and environment issues, with an understanding of, or a willingness to learn, about PERC as an organization and the function and processes of its board, including its mandate, bylaws and policies * ability to look at issues from both a long and shorter term perspective * disciplined and able to self-evaluate * visionary and conceptual thinker * ability to follow up on commitments * ability to understand * ability to work within a consensus framework of decision-making * can listen as well as engage in dialogue effectively

Expected Time Commitments of PERCBoard Members

* Attend at least one Board meeting before being nominted * Complete PERC Volunteer orientation session (approximately 6 hours) * Minimum ongoing commitment of 12 hours per month – There is one board meeting monthly as well as approximately 2 to 3 hours of work per week to carry out miscellanous board-related tasks * Enough flexibility in regular schedule to accommodate Board-related tasks * Willingness to attend PERC events and get to know the PERC community * Commitment to on-going knowledge and skill training and development

Experience

* experience working in groups, including compromise and group decisions * previous experience working on other Boards of Directors, or on committees

This section needs some work

If you are interested in becoming a PERC Board member, the first step would be to initiate the PERC volunteer orientation. Contact Mike at * to set up an appointment. The orientation will allow you a chance to think over such questions as: What do you hope to get from working as a member of the board? Why are you interested in working with PERC’s board in particular? You will also be invited to attend a Board meeting to get a sense of the issues currently being addressed, as well as the composition of the Board.

Possible checkboxes for a response card

* I’m interested in working with the Board, but can’t pursue it right now * I’m interested in working with the Board and would like more information