Board Member Role Descriptions

A member of the Aotearoa Women’s Surfing Association (AWSA) board is the backbone to facilitating, supporting and communicating the desires and needs of AWSA members and women’s surfing community in Aotearoa.

Treasurer

The Treasurer is the chief financial management officer for the Aotearoa Women’s Surfing Association (AWSA).

 The Treasurer is directly responsible to the President and Co-President of AWSA and its members.

 The Treasurer will: 

  • Prepare a budget and monitor it carefully.

  • Ensure the planning and budgeting for the future is carried out in accordance with AWSA members’ views.

  • Keep AWSA’s books up-to-date.

  • Keep a proper record of all payments and monies received.

  • Make sure financial reports are available and understood at all committee meetings.

  • Show evidence that money received is banked and documentation provided for all money received and paid out.

  • Chair any funding sub-committee hui and report back to the AWSA board.

  • Give the Treasurer’s report at regular meetings and when otherwise required.

  • Produce an annual financial report.

  • Send out AWSA accounts.

  • Pay AWSA bills.

  • Maintain confidentiality on relevant matters.

 Ideally the Treasurer is someone who is:

  • Well organised.

  • Deeply familiar with financial management.

  • Able to allocate regular time periods to maintain the books.

  • Able to keep good records.

  • Able to work in a logical orderly manner.

  • Aware of information, which needs to be kept for the annual audit. 

The estimated time commitment required as the Treasurer of AWSA will vary from week to week, depending on AWSA’s strategic deliverables and the board’s agenda more broadly. 

The Treasurer is appointed for an annual period and redetermined at the following AGM.

General Board Member

A board member attends regular monthly board hui and has an active input toward SMART process design and application for the benefit of AWSA and it’s members.

Individual AWSA board members are elected by AWSA members and are directly responsible to the President and members of AWSA. 

AWSA board members are responsible for:

  • Overseeing that SMART processes are established in line with AWSA’s strategic plan and member’s views.

  • Setting the strategic direction and priorities in collaboration with the AWSA board.

  • Acting consistently within the objectives and vision of AWSA.

  • Responding to general duties as directed by the board.

  • Other tasks and responsibilities as delegated and agreed (eg. website and social media management etc.)

  • Maintaining confidentiality on relevant matters.

Ideally, an AWSA board member is someone who:

  • Can communicate effectively

  • Is well-organised

  • Has a good working knowledge of the constitution and AWSA as a whole

  • Contributes a particular skillset to help manage Squarespace website, Mailchimp, social media, strategic planning and general administration

The estimated time commitment required by an AWSA board member will vary from week to week, depending on AWSA’s strategic deliverables and the board’s agenda more broadly.

A board member is appointed for an annual period and re-deteremined at the following AGM.

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Originally established in 1977

With thanks to our pioneering oceanwomen from decades past, the first iteration of Aotearoa Women’s Surfing Association came in the form of a small group of Kiwi female surfers. Following a hui of contemporary surfers held in the Far North in 2018, the re-establishment of AWSA came in early 2019 with the goal of uniting and supporting our local, regional and national body of oceanwomen across all levels of competency, from amateur and lifestyle surfers and beginners, through to our professional and competitive athletes.