Board Members (Remote)

Laudato Si Movement

5d•Remote

About The Position

The Laudato Si’ Movement (LSM) is seeking mission-aligned senior leaders to join its international governance bodies and Board of Directors. LSM is an international network of 900 Catholic Organizations and 20,000 grassroots leaders dedicated to caring for our common home and advancing climate and ecological justice. The LSM International Board of Directors provides strategic, legal, fiduciary, and ethical oversight to the Organization. This is an opportunity to play a critical role in a movement engaging tens of thousands worldwide. LSM is currently recruiting remote-based members for its various governance bodies, with a strong encouragement for applicants from the Global South, particularly from the African continent and/or Youth movements. The organization is seeking members at large with experience in overseeing international non-profit financial management, legal, governance, and compliance. These are non-executive volunteer roles.

Requirements

Proficiency in English in both written and verbal form.
Attend all Board and/or Board Committee Meetings, currently held every other month on Zoom.
Absence from two (2) consecutive meetings per year or three (3) non-consecutive meetings per year shall be considered cause to consider that the Director has resigned from the Board.

Nice To Haves

Experience in overseeing international (ideally non-profit) financial management.
Experience in legal oversight.
Experience in governance.
Experience in compliance.

Responsibilities

Serve a 3-year term, and no more than three consecutive terms.
Attend at least 80% of Board meetings on Zoom (approx. five per year of 2 hours), and travel to attend one annual in-person meeting.
Be prepared to learn about LSM’s mission, programs, and plans.
Follow LSM’s bylaws, policies, and board resolutions.
Prepare for and conscientiously engage in meetings, and raise questions, concerns, or ideas.
Faithfully read and understand LSM’s financial and legal statements.
Interpret stakeholders’ needs, and speak out for their interests and on their behalf.
Work in good faith with other Board members, the Secretariat, and staff as partners toward achieving shared goals.
Listen respectfully to other viewpoints.
Utilize expertise, perspective, critical thinking, creativity, and compassion, alongside prayerful discernment, in decision-making.
On occasion, represent LSM as active advocates and ambassadors.
Leverage personal connections, networks, and resources that may benefit LSM’s fundraising, partnerships, advocacy, and reputational standing as appropriate.
Contribute to the ongoing work of the Board’s committees (e.g., Governance Committee, Fundraising Committee, Internal Affairs Committee).
Excuse themselves from discussions and votes where there is a conflict of interest.