BOARD RECRUITMENT
IPAC Alberta regularly seeks volunteers to serve on its Board of Directors, with new Board members elected as part of its Annual General Meeting, typically held in June.
While vacant Board positions for the upcoming year are still being determined, an overview of all Board of Director positions is provided below. Positions are filled for two-year terms.
IPAC Alberta seeks to recruit members with the following qualities as Directors:
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Strong leadership and systems thinking capacity;
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Ability to build collaborative environments;
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Knowledge and/or experience with community engagement and outreach;
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Network building and strong interpersonal skills;
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Knowledge and/or experience with event management;
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Interest in sharing your talents in a volunteer capacity.
More information about future openings will be provided in the near future.
POSITION PROFILES: IPAC ALBERTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
All position profiles have been developed in keeping with the updated IPAC Alberta bylaws, which were comprehensively updated in 2024.
Board Chair (forms part of the Board of Directors’ Executive Team)
Position Profile: This position provides leadership to IPAC Alberta and helps to shape the organization’s strategic direction. It leads monthly Board meetings, the annual strategy planning session, and assigns Board resources, as required, to ensure all organizational commitments to IPAC National and regulatory partners are fulfilled. This position is registered for signing authority on the Society’s bank and investment accounts.
Estimated Time Commitment: Attendance at monthly Board meetings (1.25 hours) plus an additional 2-4 hours per month to monitor projects, undertake stakeholder engagement, and provide strategic direction to overall Board activities.
Board Vice-Chair (forms part of the Board of Directors’ Executive Team)
Position Profile: This position serves as the liaison to IPAC National and will provide the perspective of IPAC Alberta in any information solicitations from IPAC National or its regional committees. In addition, this position leads meetings when the Board Chair is unavailable. This position is registered for signing authority on the Society’s bank and investment accounts.
Estimated Time Commitment: Attendance at monthly Board meetings (1.25 hours) plus an additional 2-4 hours per quarter to fulfill meeting attendance and/or information requests from IPAC National.
Secretary (forms part of the Board of Directors’ Executive Team)
Position Profile: This position will maintain the Society’s records on its Google drive, take minutes at meetings, and prepare meeting agendas, in consultation with the Board Chair. Each Spring, this position is also assigned the task of ensuring proper filing of the Society’s Annual Return with the Government of Alberta, to fulfill obligations as listed under the Societies Act. This position is registered for signing authority on the Society’s bank and investment accounts.
Estimated Time Commitment: Attendance at monthly Board meetings (1.25 hours) plus an additional hour per month on the development of meeting agendas.
Treasurer (forms part of the Board of Directors’ Executive Team)
Position Profile: This position will maintain the Society’s general ledger and manage the Society’s bank account. It will liaise with partners and stakeholders as necessary (including paid accounting staff the Board may wish to retain) to develop an annual financial statement for member auditing each year; and ensure the completion of all tax and regulatory filings. This position is registered for signing authority on the Society’s bank and investment accounts.
Estimated Time Commitment: Attendance at monthly Board meetings (1.25 hours) plus up to an additional 2 hours per month to support financial management of the Society.
Communications Portfolio Co-Lead (normally filled by two people)
Position Profile: These positions develop and maintain the IPAC Alberta website and its LinkedIn account. They will seek to engage IPAC membership, provide guidance to the Board on stakeholder/ sponsor development, and support communications efforts from IPAC National.
Estimated Time Commitment: Attendance at monthly Board meetings (1.25 hours) plus up to an additional 2 hours per month to support social media post planning, website maintenance, or other activities the Board may choose to undertake.
Member-at-Large
Position Profile: This position provides general support to Board-led initiatives and events. Members-at-Large carry no specific responsibilities, but are encouraged to support any sub-committees, projects, or events which the Board may choose to undertake.
Estimated Time Commitment: Attendance at monthly Board meetings (1.25 hours) plus any time required to fulfill additional volunteer duties which may be taken on.