Board Direction, on behalf of the InLife, is seeking three (3) Non-Executive Directors.
1. Commercial Expert, 2. Sector Expert, 3. Consumer Advocate from the east coast of Australia who has a genuine and proven passion for making life better for people with disability. These are paid appointments.
ABOUT INLIFE
InLife’s vision is that all people with disability are living full and fulfilling lives that are meaningful to them. They help make that happen by supporting clients with high quality, hassle-free personal assistance in the home, and by connecting people to services, opportunities and communities that enhance their lives. InLife is a community of people and supports, working together to ensure each person can unlock their potential and meet their aspirations.
Importantly, they operate proudly as a non-profit business, investing all their earnings into the services they provide, the quality of their team, and their mission to improve the lives of people with disability.
Background: InLife was founded in 2015 by a team who are passionate about social and economic inclusion for people with disability. To support the NDIS, they have built a disability service from a clean slate – using technology and fresh ideas to provide an experience that truly values and empowers their clients. The focus is on providing a quality service for individuals with high and complex needs.
Today & the Future: InLife was founded and is led by David Clarke who has a strong consulting background (previously Boston Consulting Group) and is a Non Executive Director in his own right. They have a high-quality board in place that is Chaired by Wendy Brooks who boasts an impressive Non Executive portfolio. InLife currently operates in Victoria, services 50 clients and has 150 staff with 12 in the core management team. InLife’s ambition is to be a national service provider and it has an exciting strategy to get there that we can share with vetted candidates. More about the team can be found here.
For more information please visit InLife’s website.
ABOUT THE ROLES
The Opportunity: Three NEDs are sought to complement the skills and experience of the existing board. As such, the successful NED candidates must bring complementary skills (as set out below) and use their demonstrable passion for making life better for people with disability, commercial skills & experience and specific connections to drive and guide the success of the business. All the while managing risk and contributing to the compliance, regulatory and governance matters that the business will face.
Person Specification: InLife requires three (3) Non Executive Directors to complement the skills and experience of the current Directors. Specifically, they must be able to evidence success in the following core criteria.
- Governance: Demonstrable board level governance experience in a business of similar scope and scale – prior NED experience is NOT a prerequisite though is always valued.
- Skills & Experience: Evidence of one (or more) of the following:
- Commercial expert. The successful candidate will likely:
Have built or grown a successful, fast-growing professional services firm – preferably with demonstrated experience in building organisational cultures that enable people to excel.
Knowledge of/has worked with government/social services/NGO sectors.
Knowledge of the opportunities and potential for digital technologies to improve outcomes in social service delivery. - Sector expert: The successful candidate will likely:
Have significant community sector management experience in a service delivery organisation – preferably in the disability sector or home-based nursing/aged care.
Have a strong background in quality and safety standards development and implementation, with a focus on maximising client choice and control within an overall quality framework.
Be able to evidence having ‘expansive thinking’ compared to their peers.
Have the ability to work effectively in a Quality and Safeguards Committee. - Consumer advocate: The successful candidate will likely:
Have a significant lived personal experience of disability.
Have experience/expertise in advocacy and government relations – and as such be well known in disability circles.
Be aware of the issues/challenges facing disability service delivery, including knowledge of the opportunities created by digital technology solutions.
- Commercial expert. The successful candidate will likely:
- Networks & Connections: Evidence of relevant and leverageable commercial, disability, government and/or digital technology relationships including: Cutting edge IT relationships; Relevant Government relationships (NDIA, Healthcare, Disability) particularly within Victoria (preferred) or NSW (desirable).
- Passion: A genuine and proven passion for making life better for people with disability.
- Cultural Fit: A proven ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a community sector business.
Location & Time Commitment: Board meetings are held in Melbourne 8 times a year. Applications are open to national candidates but preference will be given to those on the East Coast (ideally Melbourne) or significant East Coast connections. You should be able to attend board meetings in person.
Remuneration: This is a PAID opportunity.
THE APPLICATION
You MUST complete and submit the form below and attach your Board CV prior to the 8th July 2019. There is a STRICT 1500 CHARACTER limit for each section.
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