DSWA Board Nomination Advertisement 2025
Nomination Advertisement 2025
Down Syndrome WA Board Notice 11 August 2025
2025-2026 Board Nominations
The DSWA AGM will be held on Wednesday 22 October 2025, and the board is now calling for nominations to the Board.
The Down Syndrome WA Board of Directors invites nominations from members, their family or extended family and members of the WA community to fill upcoming vacancies on the DSWA Board. There is opportunity for meetings to be held over Microsoft Teams and as such applications from members living regionally are highly encouraged.
This Board role is a rare opportunity to contribute strategically, at the highest levels, to meaningful outcomes for people living with a diagnosis of Down Syndrome and their families in Western Australia.
In compliance with the DSWA Constitution the DSWA Board may consist of a Minimum of 5 and a Maximum of 9 Board members.
There are currently 8 members on the DSWA board. Two members of the DSWA have expiring terms and intend to renominate, and one member will resign at the AGM.
Commitment
- Monthly Board meetings – 2-3 hours duration. Meetings are generally held on the third Monday of the month at 6.00pm. Meetings are held in person or over Microsoft Teams.
- Occasional workshops or other meetings .
- Time to read and understand meeting agendas and accompanying Board papers and documentation prior to the meeting to enable meaningful contribution to the meetings.
- Attendance at key DSWA events such as Gala Dinner, World Down Syndrome Day event, StepUP and other public facing activities.
Skills
In 2025-2026 the key skills the board is recruiting for are;
- Lived experience
- Strategy
- Capital Raising
- Business Development
- Fundraising
- Corporate Compliance (ACNC/AICD qualifications highly regarded)
- Government relationship and stakeholder engagement
- Policy Development
Other well-regarded skills are;Advocacy, Education Sector, Marketing and Communications, Business development and research.
Lived experience is key to the board composition, with 50% of board members requiring lived experience. Note: Five of the current eight board members have lived experience.
2025 Application Requirements
You will be required to apply by sending a resume and statement of interest (written or by video) and you may be requested to attend an interview.
- Application must be made on the attached nomination form. Forms must be signed by the nominator, seconder and the nominee.
- Statement of Interest – Maximum 250 words. This statement will be presented to the membership and should accurately reflect your skills and interest in being on the DSWA board. May also be provided by Video.
- Resume – a current resume reflecting your professional and board experience
Application processing
- Board members will review all nominations
- Board members will score each application against an assessment matrix
- The Board will interview preferred candidates based on the matrix
- Board will present its recommendations for preferred candidates to the membership
- Board will present all nominations to the membership at the AGM being held on Wednesday 22 October 2025
If there are more nominations than positions vacant the membership will vote on all nominations.
Key Details:
- Nominations Open Monday 11 August 2025
- Nominations Close Monday 1 September 2025 at 4pm
- Nomination are to be emailed to secretary@downsyndromewa.org.au
- Or mailed to: Down Syndrome WA, PO Box 555, Cloverdale WA 6985
- Confidential enquiries can be made to the Chair, Nia Parker on chair@downsyndromewa.org.au