The Board of Overland is seeking to appoint a new board member and a new board member (Treasurer). These roles can be performed from anywhere in Australia.

About Overland

Overland is a small not-for-profit literary journal and community of artists, writers, and readers. We challenge political and literary imaginations by maintaining equal standards of critical rigour and ethical practice. We are committed to diverse and working-class writers and their ideas, and to nurturing literary talent through publication, mentoring, and platforming voices.

As Australia’s only radical literary magazine, we have been showcasing brilliant and progressive fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and art for 70 years. Our mission is to foster new, original, and progressive writing exploring the relationship between politics, culture, and literature, and to bring that work to as many people as possible. We achieve this through our triannual print journal (publishing essays, stories and poetry), our online magazine publishing commentary several days each week, hosting major literary competitions, holding events, running residency programs and more.

We are currently seeking expressions of interest to join the board as Treasurer or as a general board member. In relation to the Treasurer role, we are keen to hear from persons with experience and skills in the following:

• Financial or accounting experience, particularly in the not-for-profit
  sector.
• Strategic financial planning, including the development and refinement of grant applications, membership drives, and the expertise to grow and diversify Overland’s funding base.
• Commitment to contribute to board decision-making and board activities throughout the year.
• Supporting and advocating for underrepresented and new
  voices in Australian media.

In relation to the general board member role, we are particularly keen to hear from persons with experience and skills in organisational management or governance, especially in the not-for-profit sector and/or the creative industries. We are also particularly keen to hear from persons with experience and skills in the area of fundraising, grants, and philanthropy. 

About the Role

The Board is responsible for overseeing the organisation’s management and governance. The positions of board member and board member (Treasurer) involve attendance at board meetings (online or in-person) outside of business hours every 6 weeks, plus preparation time and ongoing active engagement in decision-making and governance averaging 2 to 5 additional hours per month. 

The Treasurer’s role involves the following commitments and duties:

• Monthly or quarterly preparation and review of financial reports ;
• Annual preparation of the annual budget (including coordination with Overland staff and Board) occurring in the last quarter of the year;
• Assist in ACNC compliance and audit processes;
• Provide guidance and ongoing support to Overland in relation to financial management;

next steps

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