The Accountability Round Table (ART) is looking to engage an Executive Officer for the equivalent of 2 days a week (on average), whose role will be to assist the Board of Directors in meeting ART’s objectives of:
- making governments and their agencies accountable to all Australians
- ensuring government decision-making is free from influence by vested interests
- making Parliament work more effectively and openly.
The Executive Officer will assist directors and members in:
- research and development of ART’s policy positions
- preparation and delivery of submissions to Government and Parliamentary inquiries
- conduct of conferences, workshops, guest lectures and special events
- publicity for ART activities through the website and social media
- activities to engage members in the policy and advocacy work of ART
- fund-raising initiatives.
They will also provide administrative assistance to the Board and any Board committees and working groups. In all these matters they will support the voluntary work done by directors and other members.
They will report to the Chair of ART, or with the agreement of the Chair to another nominated member of the Executive Committee.
The Executive Officer would normally work from home, and be conversant with the normal office and communications software.
A contract for services of up to two years would be available in the first instance, at $50,000 for each year. Continuation would depend both on the value of the services provided and the availability of funds.
Appendix – About McKinnon
McKinnon (previously known as the Susan McKinnon Foundation) was established in 2015 by Sophie Oh and Grant Rule.
It has a commitment to empower better governments for a stronger Australia. This mission was inspired by Grant’s mother.
McKinnon operates as an independent, non-partisan, not-for-profit organisation, seeking. real change is possible by taking a long-term view in facilitating the development of political leadership, increasing public sector productivity, creating a thriving democracy and accelerating policy innovation.
The Foundation sees these as interconnected goals, together mutually reinforcing trust. Trust in our leaders, institutions and democracy which help build the conditions for lasting, positive change for all Australians.
McKinnon
A current initiative of the Foundation, the index, is an annual dashboard of democratic health to better understand the relationship between public trust and active participation in our democracy
It is made up of a collection of measures that track the health and effectiveness of our governments and democracy over time .
Key Staff
- Mike Baird, CEO
- Jay Weatherill, Executive Director
- Leigh O’Neill, COO and Director, Leadership
- Rod Glover, CEO and Academic Director
- Sam Mellett, Director Policy Innovation
- Seamus Coleman- Director Strategy and Research
- Belinda Shakespeare,- Director Marketing and Communications