Our Board

An exciting opportunity exists for a passionate, dedicated and professional person to become Carbon Positive Australia’s Chair of the Board of Directors. Carbon Positive Australia (registered as Carbon Neutral Charitable Fund) is an independent charity that brings together individuals, groups and organisations to plant trees and take practical action toward biodiversity-based carbon management. For over 20 years, we have been planting on degraded land to sequester carbon and revitalise and improve the health of landscapes and communities across the country. Following 20 years of outstanding service from our previous Chair, Carbon Positive Australia is at a turning point in delivering on its Corporate Strategy and as Chair you will have the opportunity to help shape the organisation’s response to a changing carbon market.

What we do:

• Restore our unique, biodiverse natural habitat through planting trees and the generation of reforestation carbon offsets;
• Encourage, engage and inform the community about climate change, the environment and how we can all be part of the solution;
• Empower everyone to take active steps to calculate and reduce their carbon footprint; and
• Collaborate with other organisations.

Term of Office

The term of office as a Director is three years, with an expectation the preferred candidate will sit as Chair for the full term, with the position to be reconfirmed at each AGM. Board members can stand for re-election to the Board for an additional two terms. Attendance is required across six Board meetings and two half-day strategy sessions per year. The Chair is also responsible for meeting monthly, where required, with the Chief Executive Officer to set, support and help manage performance outcomes. Whilst shared across the Board of Directors, events and meetings with partners also feature as a key part of the role. The Chair is an ambassador for the Charity and, from time to time, needs to undertake media and other speaking engagements. An estimate of time commitment is between 1.5 to 2 days per month.

Location

The Carbon Positive Australia head office is located in Mosman Park, Western Australia, with planting sites and team members located across Australia.

Remuneration

To date, all Directors of the Board have accepted their roles and responsibilities voluntarily. To apply please contact admin@carbonpositiveaustralia.org.au in the first instance and you will be sent an information pack.