Organisation : Australian Information Security Association (AISA)
Location : Online
Time required : Approx. 15 hours per month
Duration of project : On-going
Sector : IT & Communication Technology
Application closing date : 5 Jul, 2024
About the role
The Company Secretary plays an important role in supporting the effectiveness of the board and its committees.
The role of the company secretary includes:
- Advising the board and its committees on governance matters;
- Monitoring that board and committee policy and procedures are followed;
- Coordinating the timely completion and dispatch of board and committee papers;
- Ensuring that the business at board and committee meetings is accurately captured in the minutes;
- Helping to organise and facilitate the induction and professional development of directors
- Ensuring that the necessary registers required by the law are established and properly maintained;
- Ensuring that any required annual returns and annual reports are lodged with the appropriate regulator on time; and
- Ensuring the organisation of, and attend, meetings of the members and the directors, including the sending out of notices, the preparation of agenda and the compilation of minutes.
Time commitment per month:
- 4 hours scheduled meetings (Board meetings and other)
- 4 – 5 hours scheduled meetings of Committees e.g. The Audit and Risk Committee
- 6 – 7 hours documentation and record management and reporting
Qualifications and Experience:
- Qualifications (or demonstrated experience) in governance, business, law, or other relevant discipline;
- Experience in related roles such as company secretary, board roles, audit and compliance, risk assessment, or governance;
- Understanding of the regulatory framework and governance standards;
- An interest in the NFP sector and time to fulfill the duties of the role.
About the organisation
The Australian Information Security Association (AISA) works to advance the digital security and safety of Australian and Australia.
As the nationally recognised peak body for cyber security professionals, AISA continually develops and supports the workforce that underpins the nation’s cyber security. With a membership of more than 12,500 people, AISA also provides a voice in national discussions about what is needed in policy and law to most effectively defend Australians from cyberattacks, including ways to improve digital privacy.
We view digital security and safety as a ‘public good,’ like other public goods such as clean air and reliable water supply. Ensuring all members of the Australian community can enjoy this public good drives our many activities. These include:
- Practical training as well as opportunities for specialist knowledge-sharing among our membership at our conferences and SecDays in order to ensure a workforce that is up to date in a fast-moving field
- Public outreach, such as public education campaigns for young people at festivals in schools
- Free online tools to help Australians and their organisations
- Research to facilitate best practice, such as the studying the impact of new or changing technologies on Australian cyber security and the needs of those who both work in and employ staff in cyber security to do their jobs well
- Advocacy and information on ways to improve Australia’s cyber security and digital privacy, to governments as well as industries
- Mentoring in order to help small to medium sized organisations with fewer resources than large corporations to ‘skill-up’ in cyber security while also addressing the national skills shortage in this field
- Specialist news access for our members so they can follow and act on data breaches and other important cyber security events
- Innovative forums to share learning, knowledge, skills, experience, ideas and innovation in the information security and privacy field
- Help to organisations to reduce identity theft, financial crimes, fraud, unauthorised access to information systems and the data they contain
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this volunteering opportunity.
Please quote in application: Company Secretary via Pro Bono Australia.
