Visionary Leadership:

Articulates a clear view of desired destination; influences, inspires and energises the environment and activities of others to achieve desired destination. Encourages the acceptance of change through helping others see and feel how things can be different.

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• Inspires and motivates others

• Is clear as to what the vision or end goal is

• Demonstrates the courage to support delivery of goals in a different manner

• Overcomes resistance to change in others

• Provides people with rationale behind decisions to gain commitment and ensure involvement

• Is firm and constructive, provides balanced, specific and timely feedback.

Strategy:

Collaboratively defines organisation’s Purpose, Vision, Values and Strategic Initiatives ensuring strategies, plans and performance indicators are aligned.

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• Leads, with management, the development of NZSQ strategy

• Identifies and critically assesses strategic opportunities and risks to the organisation

• Ensures culture supports delivery of strategy

• Identifies issues, critically assesses and contributes to the development of policy, rules and guidelines

• Monitors compliance with risk management appetite, policy and organisational controls.

Future Focus:

Considers possible future scenarios and their impact on the NZSQ.

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• Undertakes regular environmental scanning to keep up to date with drivers and signals of change within the NZSQ’s operating environment in Aotearoa and internationally (PESTLE)

• Understands the position of the NZSQ in this environment and the nature and drivers of its stakeholders

• Anticipates possible future scenarios and trends using this broad knowledge and perspective to plan for future possibilities.

Stakeholder Relationships:

Builds, maintains and uses effective strategic connections, to facilitate NZSQ success.

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• Utilises circles of influence for positive benefit

• Defines and agrees benefits of connections

• Works collaboratively to accomplish shared goals

• Actively engages with others to deliver on NZSQ strategy

• Contributes to and assesses effective stakeholder engagement strategies.

Influence:

Uses appropriate interpersonal styles and communication methods to gain acceptance of an idea or strategy; effectively influences others (colleagues and stakeholders); adapts one’s own behaviour to accommodate circumstances and individuals involved.

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• Seeks first to understand using appropriate questioning techniques

• Explores alternatives and clearly articulates benefits

• Adapts influencing style to each individual

• Challenges in a constructive manner

Strategic Decision-making:

Applies broad knowledge and seasoned experience when addressing complex, strategic business issues or situations; takes all critical information into account and considers multiple perspectives thereby enabling informed, timely judgements and assessments to be made.

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• Considers opportunities and risks in order to select the best strategy, which may include the acceptance and management of risk

• Applies sound judgement finely tuned to the subtleties of the relationship between sponsors, the NZSQ and other key stakeholders

• Builds on others ideas, asks questions with curiosity enabling high quality decisions

Board Dynamics:

Contributes to an effective team environment, building relationships based on trust, openness and reliability.

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• Commits to Board goals and effort

• Comes to meetings well prepared and engages in discussion

• Contributes to discussions ensuring all participants have an opportunity to contribute

• Recognises the complementary way of working across the Board

• Shows sensitivity, empathy and is responsive to the dynamics, morale and stress levels of the team

• Takes time to know each member of the board – the “whole person”

• After robust debate, speaks with one voice

Professional sector, industry and governance knowledge:

As a whole the board requires the following background, knowledge, and experience:-

• Strong governance experience in the not-for-profit sector

• Has experience in fundraising and sponsorship

• Marketing and social media

• Understands the sector - arts and Culture, orchestral and/or chamber music

• Has an understanding of the legislation that impacts on the NZSQ

• Has strong financial experience

• Has experience in the people and culture space

• Understands strategy and foresight

• Understands the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and implications of these for the NZSQ Trust