Deadline: 31-Oct-22
The Centre for Multicultural Youth is seeking applications for Seat at the Table (SAT) that provides an exciting leadership opportunity for young women from refugee and migrant backgrounds.
CMY is partnering with Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network (MYAN) and the state and territory partners to deliver the Seat at the Table program in Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania and Western Australia.
Features
- SAT features a 10-month Leadership Immersion Program, which includes:
- Observership Placement on a business Board or Committee, offering young women real life experience in and exposure to the world of leadership, strategic planning and decision-making
- Facilitated training program on governance, finance, risk management, effective communication and other core areas of leadership, where participants will learn from guest speakers, each other and experienced facilitators from The Leadership Centre and CMY.
What is involved for my business?
- SAT invites businesses and organisations, with an established Board/Committee, who are looking to provide meaningful opportunity to a young women to advance their careers.
- Your business will offer 1-2 young women the rare opportunity of an Observership Placement on your Board/Committee.
- You will be asked appoint an existing Board member as Board Contact to help facilitate the placement for a young woman from refugee and migrant backgrounds participating in the Leadership Immersion Program. This may include meeting briefings and debriefing.
- The placement will be expected to run from March to December, 2023.
- CMY will provide ongoing support for the young women and your business, with experienced staff in leadership recruitment and free trainings available to Board members or other key personnel.
Who is involved?
- Businesses
- CMY is looking for businesses, companies, organisations and associations from traditionally male-dominated industries, including the sports sector, but they are open to expression of interests from any business looking to support young women in their leadership aspirations.
- This is a perfect opportunity for such businesses to meet their diversity and inclusion goals with support from a well-known and trusted organisation, such as CMY, whilst providing meaningful opportunities to young women looking to advance their careers.
- Young Women
- SAT is targeting young women, aged 18-30 years of age from refugee and migrant backgrounds looking to advance their leadership and governance understanding, skills and experiences.
- The young women will be engaged through an inclusive, and comprehensive, selection process and placed on Boards according to their area of interest, career aspirations and learning objectives.
- Partners
- CMY is partnering with Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network (MYAN) and their state and territory partners to deliver the Seat at the Table program in Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania and Western Australia.
For more information, visit https://www.cmy.net.au/seat-at-the-table-businesses/