Our leadership team leads Albury & District Land Council work by engaging our key stakeholders in setting direction and harnessing the passion and commitment of staff and supporters to create opportunities that contribute to a safe, healthy and prosperous community.

 

Structure

The Chief Executive and 8 directors form our membership. Each director heads a specific section of the organisation and the intent towards growth is each will be supported by business unit managers and their staff. Our functions and activities are divided into the following areas of work:

·         community programs

·         community & public engagement

·         administration, operations and business

·         finance/funding

 

The leadership team is supported by CEO who assist the Board of Directors work in specific high priority areas. The organisation will build towards a structure over time in accordance with community aspirations a staff structure that will include Chief Information Officer, Operations officer, International Programs Officer, Human Resources and Development, Program Effectiveness, and Fundraising.

Role and processes

 

In accordance with the ALRA Act, the Board develops policies that set the organisational results that the Chief Executive must achieve and situations and actions to be avoided. The Board authorises the Chief Executive to make all operational and strategic decisions, providing they are done according to the board guidelines and policies the Board sets, and ultimately in accordance to community aspirations. The management team works together to achieve these organisational goals by:

·         Providing leadership to individual sections and the organisation as a whole

·         Creating a supportive, motivating environment for staff

·         Ensuring that we work effectively and meet our accountabilities to stakeholders, especially our community

·         Communicating our vision, philosophy and approach

 

The team meets regularly to address organisation-wide operational and strategic issues. Quarterly planning days are held to focus on strategic issues.

 

As required by the Board for succession purposes, the Chief Executive is required to ensure that there are at least three directors who could undertake the role of Chief Executive. When the Chief Executive is on leave or away for work purposes, the role of Acting Chief Executive is rotated among the directors.

 

Performance

The Board Chair convenes a small group of Board members to assess the performance of the Chief Executive annually, considering a variety of third-party input received from Board members and staff members who directly report to the Chief Executive. The Chief Executive conducts a formal performance appraisal with each staff member every year.