Board Chair & Deputy Chair Positions
About CIT
The Canberra Institute of Technology Board, established under the Canberra Institute of Technology Act 1987, is responsible for the overall governance, management and strategic direction of CIT.
Its functions are prescribed in section 77 of the Financial Management Act 1996 (FMA) and include setting policies and strategies, governing consistently with the authority’s establishing Act and other relevant legislation, ensuring the authority operates in a proper, effective, and efficient way, and ensuring that the authority complies with applicable governmental policies. The Board comprises between seven and eleven members, including a Chair, Deputy Chair, the Chief Executive Officer, a staff member, a student member, and at least two, but not more than six other members.
About the roles
- The Chair position will become vacant on 31 March 2026 and is remunerated $67,675 per annum.
- The Deputy Chair position will become vacant on 1 September 2026 and is remunerated at $33,850 per annum.
Key Responsibilities
- Be a high-performing Board Chair/Deputy Chair who consistently demonstrates collegiality, confidentiality and integrity.
- Work closely with the CEO on matters before the Board.
- Lead the Board by managing the affairs of the governing board, ensuring, as far as practicable, that there is a good working relationship between the governing board and the management of CIT.
- Ensure the responsible Minister is kept informed about the operations of CIT
- Attend half day Board meetings five to fifteen times a year and subcommittee meetings if required, and work constructively and diligently with the CIT executive and fellow Board Members.
Selection Criteria:
Professional/Technical Skills and Knowledge
- Extensive experience in board roles;
- Expertise and knowledge in some of the following areas: industry, business and finance; vocational education and training; education pedagogy; social policy issues; governance and infrastructure.
- Strategic thinking and planning from a board governance perspective to contribute to the achievement of CIT’s objectives;
- Connection to Canberra; and
- Understanding of relevant accountability and governance arrangements for a statutory body reporting to a Minister.
Behavioural Capabilities
- Operate within expected limits of behaviour and ethics with attention to principles of open and accountable government;
- Drive innovation and commitment to collective executive accountability for service planning that delivers innovative solutions and sustainable outcomes; and
- Enable the achievement of outcomes by identifying and removing potential barriers to success.
Qualifications / Compliance Requirements Mandatory:
- Connection to the ACT; and
- CIT Board members must complete an Australian Skills Quality Authority Fit and Proper Person Declaration as a person responsible for exercising a degree of control over the management of CIT.
Additional: Completion of a course or professional development for company directors is highly desirable.
How to Apply
- Email your resume and cover letter to CITBoard@hudson.com
- For inquiries, contact Pat Hart at +61 439 074 391 or pat.hart@hudson.com