The Alberta Amateur Hockey Association (Hockey Alberta) is seeking qualified candidates for three (3) Director at Large positions on its Board of Directors. Deadline to submit a nomination package is AUGUST 31, 2024.
Hockey Alberta is the governing body for organized amateur hockey in the Province of Alberta. The Board of Directors builds and monitors the strategy of the organization through its vision, mission, values and strategic direction. The Board operates under a Policy Governance Model and delegates operations to the Chief Executive Officer. The Board is elected by and accountable to the members of Hockey Alberta. The Board holds regular meetings, either in-person in Red Deer or via phone/ online platform.
The Board of Directors is focused on being a diverse group comprised of individuals with a variety of skill sets and experiences. For 2024, criteria to be considered by the Nominations Committee for each candidate include:
Diversity
The Board of Directors believes in the benefits diversity brings and recognizes that diversity of thought makes prudent business sense. Having a Board composed of individuals with diverse skills, experience, backgrounds and perspectives, as well as individuals of diverse gender identity, will provide:
- competitive advantage;
- robust understanding of opportunities, issues and risks;
- inclusion of different concepts, ideas, and relationships;
- enhanced decision-making and dialogue; and
- heightened capacity for oversight of the organization and its governance.
For purposes of Board composition, diversity includes business and industry skills and experience, gender, and ethnicity. The Board will make good use of these differences and distinctions among individuals in recruiting for the optimum composition of the Board.
Recruitment for Board members must collectively reflect the diverse nature of the business environment in which the organization operates and be made on merit, in the context of the skills, experience, independence and knowledge which the Board requires to be effective.
The Board is committed to ensuring gender diversity and to diligently act to effect change, it aspires to maintain a Board in which no gender represents more than 2/3 of the board.
- The current composition of the six directors not up for election in 2024 includes five males and one female.
Target Skills, Experience and Background
Industry Knowledge
- Experience with aspects of the game at various levels
- Knowledge/ experience with Membership Relations (in medium and small sized communities)
Technical Skills
- Legal expertise; or
- Fund Development and Revenue Generation for Non-Profit expertise; or
- Communications/ Marketing/ Social Media expertise.
- Human Resources Management
Governance
- Experience in Advocacy – Government Relations/ Lobbying; or
- Diversity / Inclusion Strategy and Education expertise; or
- Environmental and Social Responsibility expertise.
In addition:
- Previous experience on a not-for-profit board and knowledge of the workings of a board from a good governance perspective are preferred.
- Experience and understanding of the workings of a Provincial Sport Organization is an asset.
- Passion for the sport of hockey and previous experience within amateur hockey.
- Successful completion of a Criminal Record Check is required.
DIRECTOR AT LARGE JOB DESCRIPTION >
APPLICATION / NOMINATION FORM >
Process Overview
The Governance Committee of Hockey Alberta has created an external three-person Nominations Committee that includes a former Chair of the Board of Directors.
All submitted applications are reviewed by the Nominations Committee. Through the application and interview process, the Nominations Committee will prepare a list of qualified candidates to be presented to the membership for election.
Board of Director positions are elected by the Members of Hockey Alberta at the Annual General Meeting (AGM). Elected individuals will serve a term of three years.
Article 5 of the Bylaws of the Alberta Amateur Hockey Association outlines the requirements that must be met for an individual to be considered eligible to be elected to the Board of Directors.
The links below to the Hockey Alberta website provide more information on Hockey Alberta Bylaws, and the Board’s Governance Model, Code of Conduct, and Conflict of Interest policy. Candidates are required to complete a conflict of interest declaration with their application.
II. BOARD GOVERNANCE, STRUCTURE AND POLICIES >
For more information, please contact:
Rob Virgil, Nominations Committee Chair, Hockey Alberta
780-915-2873
Rob Litwinski, President & CEO, Hockey Alberta
403-967-0048