Ko wai koe | About you - Key Selection Criteria

• Demonstrated professional experience in finance, accounting, audit, or risk management at a senior or governance level.
• Sound understanding of governance principles, financial reporting standards, and risk management frameworks.
• Ability to critically analyse complex financial and risk information and provide clear, evidence-based advice.
• Strong understanding of compliance and assurance processes, including internal and external audit.
• Proven ability to exercise independent judgment, maintain confidentiality, and constructively challenge management where appropriate.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to contribute effectively as a committee member.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or membership of a professional body (e.g. CPA, CA, CFA, or equivalent) are desirable.
• Previous board or committee experience in governance, audit, or risk roles (particularly in the not-for-profit or public sector) is highly regarded.
• An interest in and commitment to issues concerning women's health.

Commitment and Meeting Details

• The GFARM Committee meets five times per year (approximately every two months). The successful candidate is required to be available, and attend all committee meetings as as needed. 
• Meetings generally run for around two hours and are usually held during standard business hours. Meetings are scheduled well in advanced based on agreed times for committee members.
• Hybrid meeting format – members can attend sessions in person at RANZCOG House (Djeembana) in Melbourne or remotely via Zoom.

Remuneration
This is a voluntary position. The College will cover approved meeting-related expenses, such as travel or accommodation, in line with RANZCOG policy.

TO APPLY: When submitting your application, please include your current CV and a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria. You can view the Position Description here or by visiting the College vacancies list on our website.  

Applications Close: 9 November 2025 11:59 PM (AEDT). Please apply as soon as possible as applications will be shortlisted when they are received, and interviews may commence prior to the closing date.

We encourage applications from First Nations, LGBTQIA+, and neurodivergent peoples; as well as parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities, and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality, and faith.

Feel like you don’t meet all the requirements for this role? Studies have shown that women and ethnic minorities are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. If you are interested in this role but feel your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles at the College.

RANZCOG acknowledges and pays respect to the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters and communities across Australia, on which our staff live and work, and to their Elders, past, present and future. Sovereignty has never been ceded. It always was and always will be, Aboriginal land.
RANZCOG recognises the special status of Māori as tangata whenua in Aotearoa New Zealand and is committed to meeting its obligations as Te Tiriti o Waitangi partners.