23 September 2021 | Tennis West

Tennis West is calling for applications for 2 x Board Director Positions for election in accordance with its current Constitution. Each Director will be appointed for three years. Tennis West is the governing body of Tennis in WA. Our central role is to ensure the commercial viability of tennis, oversee the development of grassroots programs, manage competitions and tournaments, and promote tennis at all levels. Members of Tennis West are the affiliated tennis clubs, of which there are just under 200 across Western Australia.  Tennis West has approximately 26 staff located across three locations; Burswood, Geraldton and Busselton.

Following this AGM on 23 November 2021, the Tennis West Board will consist of 6 Elected Directors and 3 Board Appointed Directors. All positions are voluntary.

Individuals considering applying for a board role need to ensure they are committed to the strategic directions of Tennis West and that they are prepared to actively contribute through sub committees to the workload of the Board. A clear understanding of the roles and expectations of a board director is also essential.

Nominations close at 12:00pm on Friday 8 October 2021 and the Nominations Committee will consider the nominations, evaluate against the priority criteria and provide advice to Club Delegates who will vote for these positions. Under the new constitution, voted in at the Special General Meeting on 20 July 2021, online voting will be conducted to nominate and vote for Board Director positions. Utilising the secure ‘GoVote’ platform, online voting will open Monday 8 November and close at 12:00pm on Tuesday 23 November, the day of the Annual General Meeting. There will be no voting taking place in person at the AGM. The announcement of successful Board Directors will occur at the AGM.

Criteria/Experience of nominating Board Directors
(in order of importance/ weighting)

1)   Marketing
2)   Communication, Media and Stakeholder Engagement
3)   Information Technology and Data Management 
4)   Diversity and Inclusion
5)   Commercial and Business Development

In setting the above “Criteria” the Tennis West Nominations Committee, and in turn, the Tennis West Board, has considered:

i.    Tennis West’s Strategic Agenda
ii.     Tennis West’s Good Governance Principles that embrace best practice of a skills-based Board, which includes gender diversity to support diverse decision making
iii.    The current skills matrix of the Board, including those positions up for election in 2021 and the skills needing to be replaced
iv.    The expertise required to support the current organisational needs of Tennis West and the future

Process and timeline

The nomination process will be conducted online utilising the GoVote platform.

An email will be sent to delegates from ‘[email protected]’ with the subject “Call for Nomination – Tennis West Board Election”. Club officials may this forward this email on to a member that wishes to nominate. Any eligible member wishing to nominate may also contact ‘[email protected]’ if they would like to receive this email directly. Subject line: ‘Tennis West ballot 1036 – wish to nominate’. This email will provide them with a reference number, that they will need to complete the nomination process.

Nominees will need to submit a headshot, provide a Candidate Statement between 200-400 words, attach their CV and attach the signed proposer and seconder Nomination Form. Within the nominee’s submission, please address how you meet one or more of the above criteria/experience.

The nominee’s online bio and the recommendations of the Nominations Committee which will contain a Rating of each Nominee against the Criteria and a Ranking of Nominees will be circulated to all Tennis West affiliates in the following timeline: