Volunteer Board Director

**ENFHS Board of Directors Volunteer Position, Hybrid, 2-Year Term** We are excited to invite a dedicated individual to serve on the Entre Nous Femmes Housing Society's (ENFHS) Board of Directors who shares our commitment to enhancing people's lives by creating affordable, safe, and secure housing communities in Metro Vancouver. Entre Nous Femmes Housing Society (ENFHS) is a charitable not-for-profit housing organization that began over 40 years ago by three single mothers looking to create more affordable housing for families like theirs. As one of Canada's first women-led charitable housing organizations, we are deeply committed to social equity and enhancing people's lives, particularly those of women, single-parent families and other equity-deserving groups, by creating communities that provide affordable, safe, and secure housing. Entre Nous Femmes Housing Society respectfully acknowledges that we work and provide affordable homes on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples, specifically the q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie), Qw'? ntl'en (Kwantlen), kʷikʷəƛləm (Kwikwetlem), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Qiqá:yt (Qayqayt), Semiahmoo, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations. We are grateful to live and work on these lands. We are committed to working in a good way with Indigenous peoples and organizations through anti-racist and anti-colonial actions, continued commitments to reconciliation, and working in solidarity and partnership with Indigenous Peoples to ensure everyone has a safe and secure place to call home. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment that reflects our community, where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. We encourage women and gender-diverse individuals, people of colour, Indigenous and other equity-deserving groups and those with lived experience in social housing and single-family households to apply. **THE OPPORTUNITY** Entre Nous Femmes Housing Society (ENFHS) is seeking one (1) dedicated individual who shares our commitment to enhancing people's lives by creating affordable, safe, and secure housing communities in Metro Vancouver to serve on the ENFHS Board of Directors as a volunteer for a renewable two-year term. As an ENFHS board member, you will also serve as a board member of SPAHS 1997, a nonprofit organization that ENFHS owns and operates. Board meetings and AGMs for SPAHS 1997 are held concurrently with ENFHS meetings. The ENFHS Board of Directors ("Board") is an eleven (11) member volunteer board that is responsible for the governance, monitoring and oversight of the Society, ensuring that ENFHS is: - Achieving the outcomes consistent with the organization's Vision, Mission and objectives in accordance with the Society's mandate and current Strategic Plan. - Operates and stewards the assets of the Society in a fiscally sound and prudent manner. - It operates in accordance with its Constitution and Bylaws, as well as all applicable Acts, Statutes, Regulations, policies, and procedures that are considered best practice. - Provide strategic guidance, oversight, and support to the Chief Executive Officer, who is responsible for the organization's day-to-day operations and strategic management. **KEY EXPECTATIONS** Board members are expected to commit approximately 5-10 hours a month to Board business (including meeting preparation, meeting time, and committee meeting time). The Board meets virtually nine times yearly (January, February, March, April, May, June, September, October, and November). There are at least two in-person meetings a year. There are four (4) Board Committees for Board members to join: The Development Committee, Finance & Audit Committee, Governance Committee and Nominating Committee. **Board members are expected to**: - Attend at least seven out of nine Board meetings. - Attend an in-person Annual General Meeting in November. - Serve on at least one Committee of the Board. Committee members are expected to attend Committee Meetings as scheduled. - Attend Board education and training as provided by the Society. - Be available to attend special events such as site visits, socials, and resident events that may be scheduled throughout the year. - Be available to represent the Society at conferences, functions and meetings on an occasional basis. - Promote the organization in the community. - There is no financial compensation for this volunteer position. However, Board members are reimbursed for meals during virtual Board meetings and invited to an in-person Board Social, housing conferences and other events. **KEY RESPONSIBILITIES** - Be a member of Entre Nous Femmes Housing Society and SPAHS 1997 - Understand and be willing to carry out the duties and responsibilities of a Board of Directors - Have an understanding of and commitment to the work of ENFHS and the organization's Mission, Vision, and Values - Be committed to a just and equ