Voluntary: SMRC Board of Directors

The Southern Migrant and Refugee Centre (SMRC) are looking for appointed members to join its Board of Directors.

SMRC is incorporated under the Association Incorporation Reforms Act 2012 for the broad purpose to facilitate the planning and co-ordination of services for newly arrived and established migrant, refugee and asylum seeker communities in the Southern Metropolitan Region of Melbourne. SMRC is governed by an elected Board of Directors and is a registered charitable organisation.

About the vacant positions: To strengthen the skills and knowledge base of the existing Board, SMRC is looking for individuals with expertise and experience in the following areas:

• Familiarity with financial issues and having substantial accounting, auditing, or financial management qualifications or risk management expertise.
• Conversant with ICT issues and has the necessary ICT qualifications and expertise.
• Conversant with strategy, program planning, implementation and evaluation as well as policy formulation process.
• Conversant with human resource and organizational management issues and change management process.
• Previous Board experience is desirable.

All appointments to SMRC are subject to the following: 

• Police Check (not older than 6 months) 
• Employee Working with Children Check (not expired) 
• NDIS Worker Screening Check (not expired) 

Download the POSITION INFORMATION.

How to apply

Please email your application to the Executive Assistant to the Board, Sandra D’Souza, sandrad@smrc.org.au by Friday 1st December 2025

The subject line must read ‘SMRC Board Application’ and files attached must be less than 2Mb.

All applications submitted must include the following:

1. A brief cover letter;
2. A maximum two-page CV; and
3. A brief description of the contribution you can make as a Director, making reference to the skills, knowledge and experience you will bring to the SMRC Board. (1000-word limit).

Applications close: Friday 1 December 2025 at 5.00pm

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