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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR TWO GOVERNANCE BOARD MEMBERS

Nominations are now open for two Governance Board members for the Theosophical Society in New Zealand. These are for a three-year term, commencing at the end of the AGM in January 2018. Each proposed nominee must have been a member of the Society in good standing for a minimum of three consecutive years.

Nominations must be in writing and proposed by five current members of the Society, who have been members in good standing for no less than three consecutive years.  Candidates must be aware of the skills requirement for the position as outlined in the Governance Board Responsibilities in the attached document.

Candidates are to provide, along with their nominations, on the A4 page template provided:

1.   A short statement of their background.
2.   A visionary statement.
3.   A passport size photo.
4.   Previous experience including relevant experience in leadership, finance, governance, strategy and policy development or similar leadership and business skills.

These details will be included in the ballot paper.

Nominations with all the required details must reach the Election Officer by 4pm Friday 29 September 2017 at 18 Belvedere St, Epsom, Auckland 1051.

Details of the Governance Board responsibilites, Nomination Forms and Candidate Statement Template can be downloaded from here (A MS-Word version of the Candidate Statement Template is available here) .

Volunteer Opportunities

We are always looking for volunteers to help us in our work of promoting our Objects.

Some of the areas in which we are looking for specific help are:

National Office Library (Auckland) – to oversee the National Library and correct processes for both the  Book and Online sections for TSNZ. 

Contact: If you would like to volunteer for any of above roles then please write to:

          John Vorstermans:  np@theosophy.org.nz

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National Tour Coordinator

The National Section is seeking applications for the appointment of a Tour Coordinator to organise tours of local and international speakers to Theosophical Centres around New Zealand.   This is a voluntary role of 10 to 13 hours per week and is based in Auckland.

If you are interested in more information about the role then please contact Marilyn by email at office@theosophy.org.nz or by phone on (09) 523-1797.

Applications close on Wednesday 22 February 2017.