Considering your first board appointment or want to develop a board career?
As a CPA you are highly appointable and the career benefits are immense.
Career Development
Additional Income
Personal Development
Should you pursue a board appointment?
You should. There are so many reasons you should consider making a board appointment a significant part of your career, including:
- Additional Income – The average private sector NED earns AUD 41,000 per appointment (Australian Board Remuneration Survey) and NZD 46,000 (EY/IODNZ);
- Career Development – For those who hold board appointments in addition to an executive role, earn 13% more than their peers, and their likelihood of being promoted increases by 44% (Harvard Business Review);
- Give Back – Providing an opportunity to give back to organisations/causes you might be passionate about;
- Upskill – Developing skills and experience to work with your own board better;
- Networks – Board-level relationships develop professional opportunities you can’t leverage elsewhere.
There are over 90,000 organisations across the commercial, not for profit and government sectors in Australia and New Zealand that have boards and recent studies have found that 50% of these businesses recruit new board members each year. So the question is not Are their opportunities available?
And, the question is not are you appointable? As a CPA Australia Member, your skills and experience make you not only highly desirable but also highly appointable – perhaps more than any other qualification.
With the end of the financial year fast approaching - Are you ready to begin?
If you are, take advantage of the offer negotiated for you by CPA Australia for a 20% discount on all of Board Direction’s (tax-deductible) membership packages, including access to Australia’s largest list of board vacancies, Board CV writing and all the training and support you need to get appointed – use the ‘CPABD22’ discount code at checkout.
This offer is only available to CPA and Australia members in Australia and New Zealand.
EXCLUSIVE CPA OFFER: Implement what you learned with 20% OFF all Board Direction Memberships, only for CPA Australia members - use the 'CPABD22' coupon code.
There is more you can do to be proactive and successful in your board search. Our services ensure these changes take place and provide you with all the support, processes and tools you need to get appointed.
Each of the four packages has been developed by David Schwarz, Australia’s leading board recruitment expert, and provides access to over 3,500 board vacancies annually. Beyond having a NED CV written for you, our Executive Package and NED Program provide all the tools and resources you need to help you gain a board appointment.
All of our memberships are tax deductible – there is not better time to start your board career.
- For those serious about obtaining a non-executive directorship or portfolio career
- Work 1:1 with David Schwarz for 12 months and a guaranteed board appointment
- Monthly accountability and coaching
- A Board CV, LinkedIn update, application writing, over 20 hrs of training and coaching
- 20% OFF using the coupon code "CPABD22" at checkout
- Everything you need to get appointed or develop a board career
- Access to board roles, board CV & profile, unlimited application reviews
- Board Appointment training series
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- Prepping you for an appointment
- Access to the thousands of board roles we advertise each year
- A bespoke board CV written by David Schwarz
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- For those who don't have time to find their next board opportunity
- Access to the thousands of board roles we advertise each year
- Weekly board advice email
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Watch Replay - CPA's Board Search Webinar - How to start a board career
Remember, all of the Membership options above include Access to Thousands of Board Opportunities with any Board Direction Membership
Board Direction is Australia’s and New Zealand’s largest advertiser of board vacancies. We actively source over 3,500 board vacancies (public, private & not for profit) for our members each year, the majority of which require finance and accounting skills. Since inception, we have advertised close to 15,000 individual board opportunities resulting in thousands of board appointments.
