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Board Member
@ Halton Multicultural Council Inc
Ontario
Overview
Halton Multicultural Council Inc (HMC Connections) is recruiting volunteer Board of Directors members to provide strategic leadership for its newcomer settlement and integration mission. The role involves attending about 4-6 Board meetings a year of roughly 2 hours each, attending agency events, reading materials in advance, and completing a board governance course. Priority is given to first-generation immigrants, leaders of ethnic or faith communities, and people with prior Board, HR, finance, strategic or non-profit management skills, especially a lawyer.
Responsibilities:
- Attend Board meetings and HMC events
- Read all materials in advance
- Complete board governance orientation and course
- Promote HMC's work in the community
- Stay informed on issues relevant to the mission
Requirements summary:
- First-generation immigrant or leader of an ethnic or faith community preferred
- Prior Board experience preferred
- Skills in HR, finance, strategy or non-profit management
- Lawyer especially welcome
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- 2026-11-14
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- 2026-11-14
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Job details
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office, Client sites |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer low |
| Encouraged to apply | Newcomers to Canada |
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Halton Multicultural Council Inc
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Call for Volunteers for HMC’s Board of Directors
The Halton Multicultural Council (branding as HMC Connections) has a wonderful 48 year history of serving newcomers in our community. Our mission is to help newcomers settle and integrate into a community that is more welcoming and inclusive. We have a passionate and engaged staff and we are looking for help with our strategic leadership on the Board.
We are looking for dynamic individuals to join our Board of Directors. In particular we are looking for first generation immigrants and/or leaders of various ethnic or faith communities, along with people who have prior Board experience or useful skills in HR, finance, strategic or non-profit management (we are especially interested in a lawyer to round out the skills on our Board).
Each Board Member has a responsibility to the agency to fulfill the following duties.
- Attend all Board meetings (4-6 meetings per year approx. 2 hours each);
- Attend HMC functions (Multiculturalism Day, New Years Around the World, AGM and other special events);
- Be prepared – all materials read in advance;
- Are familiar with organizations bylaws and governing policies (orientation provided and a board governance course will be require – approximately 3 hours online);
- Express your views at meetings and encourage others to do the same;
- Promote the work of the organization in the community whenever you have a chance to do so; and
- Stay informed about issues relevant to our mission.
This call for Board members will be effective until all of the available positions are filled (anticipated by the end of October 2026).
Please contact our Executive Director, Kim Jenkinson for more information or for an application package at [email protected] or to find out more about HMC please visit our website at www.hmcconnections.com.
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