Board of Trustees are responsible for the governance of Kites, which includes developing policies, financial and general accountability and providing strategic guidance to the General Manager and monitoring their performance.

Skills required:
• Lived-experience of mental health distress and/or addiction and having used mental health services preferred, or exposure to Lived Experience.
• To be far enough along the path of recovery to carry out the responsibilities of the position.
• Experience working in the community or health sector, ideally in a leadership or community facing role.
• A genuine interest in the mission of Kites Trust and desire to promote consumer leadership as key to achieving social inclusion, equal citizenship rights and improved mental health services for people who experience mental health distress and/or addiction.
• Board governance experience required.
• Financial acumen required.
• A qualification in and/or appropriate experience in Governance, Law, Human Resources, Finance, Management, Strategic and Operational Planning, Mental Health or Community Development.

We are looking for strengths in any of these areas:

• Governance
• Human resources
• Policy
• Law
• Finance
• Management
• Strategic and operational planning
• Community development
• Nonprofit and community sector

Time commitment: Attendance to monthly Kites Board meetings, and some hours of work in between. If you want to make a difference for people with lived experience of mental health distress and/or addiction, we want to hear from you!

How to apply
For more information about this role, please see the position description here: https://kites.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Kites-Board-Role-Description.pdf.
For further enquiries about the position, email: mp.desjardins@kites.org.nz.

Staff support
Board members
Acting Board Chair