How to Nominate

Elected Director (Casual Vacancy)

Details regarding eligibility and the receipt and processing of nominations can be found on pages 2 and 9 of the Board Election Regulations .

How to nominate

Nominations must be supplied on the official Nomination Form and submitted to the RANZCP with the following supporting material:

a short CV – two pages (Arial 11pt, in Word or PDF format).
a 1200 word maximum supporting statement (Arial 11pt, in Word or PDF format), outlining:
- your relevant skills and experience for the role
- your suitability for the position
- the values that you can add to the Board
- any other relevant information in support of your candidacy.
a passport style photo (high resolution .jpg file).

For privacy reasons, the submitted CV and supporting statement must not include the candidates date of birth and personal/referee details.

Selection Criteria/Qualifications

Fellowship of the RANZCP.

Meets the basic requirements for a director of a company, incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001.

Desirable Qualities

Excellence in an area of psychiatry practice/expertise.
The ability to act with reasonable care, skill and diligence.
An ability to contribute to policy development and organisational decision making.
Strong leadership experience.
Previous experience and involvement leading RANZCP Committees.
Hold respect of peers, with demonstrable excellence in education and training in Psychiatry - as outlined in curriculum vitae.
Previous experience as a Company Director.
Completion of the Australian Institute of Company Directors Course or the Institute of Directors New Zealand Course or comparable qualifications.

Closing date for nominations

Nominations are to be submitted via the Nomination Form by 5.00 pm AEST on Friday 22 September 2023. Nominations submitted after the closing date will not be accepted.

Key dates

4 September 2023 – Nominations open
22 September 2023 – Nominations close at 5.00 pm AEST
Week commencing 9 October 2023 – Appointment notice
16 October 2023 – Elected Director assumes office

Important information

The appointment will be conducted in accordance with the:

Fellows wishing to nominate for the position or wishing to support a nomination should familiarise themselves with the content of the below documents.

Questions

Questions regarding the appointment process can be directed to Heng Soong, Company Secretary and Claire Bellett, Governance Manager via board.elections@ranzcp.org.

Submit your nomination

► Nomination Form

Nominations submitted via the electronic Nomination Form contain links to a third party website. It is your responsibility to check the third party website privacy policy to ensure that you are happy for your personal information to be used in accordance with the third party’s privacy policy.