2023 Board of Directors Application

Instructions

ILCA is pleased to open the 2023 Board of Directors Application.

Please complete this application to be considered for the open position of 'Director' on the ILCA Board of Directors. If selected, your 3-year term will begin in October 2023. The Board of Directors Job Description has been linked HERE for your review.

The deadline for applications is 20 June 2023 at 23:59 New York EDT / 21 June 2023 at 5:59 Geneva CEST / 21 June 2023 at 13:59 Sydney AEST. Candidates will receive a message confirming receipt of application and will be notified individually of next steps.

Please note that all information collected will be used by ILCA Staff and ILCA's Nominations Task Force to evaluate applications, contact applicants, and create nominee profiles, if applicable.

If you have any questions regarding the application process, please email admin@ilca.org.

Contact Information

First Name/Given Name/Forename: *

Last Name/Family Name/Surname: *

Phone Number: *

E-Mail Address: *

Skype Name (If Applicable):

City/Home Town: *

State/Province: *

Country: *

Professional Information

Degrees, Licenses, and Certifications (e.g., IBCLC, RB, MS, MD, PhD): *

Written Application Questions

Application and Interview questions were designed to measure the following objectives:

Experience & Skills
Leadership & Governance
Strategy
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Technical Skills

Experience and Skills

A person's skills and the way they view the world can be shaped by their personal and professional experiences. Tell us about your own skill sets and perspectives.

1. How have your professional, cultural, and social beliefs had an effect on your skills as a lactation consultant? *
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2. Please share your perspective on skilled lactation care in your area. *
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Leadership & Governance

The ILCA Board Director effectively and efficiently leads, governs, and protects the Association through the duties of care, loyalty, and honesty. We want to learn about your ability to lead people and groups.

Think of the following definitions as you respond below:

Leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act. It is a process of social influence, where efforts are maximized toward achieving a common goal. The ILCA Board of Directors lead and protect the association. We want to learn about your ability to lead people and groups.
Governance represents the cultural norms, values, and rules through which public affairs are managed and designed to ensure accountability, transparency, equity, and inclusiveness, and broad-based presence. The ILCA Board of Directors is responsible for effective and efficient governance of the association through their duties of care, loyalty, and honesty.

1. Describe your leadership experience in your work, community, and/or nonprofit. Have you served in a leadership role on a board of directors, committee, and/or task force? *
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2. Describe your governance experience in your work, community, and/or nonprofit. *
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3. List two specific things you would do as a Board Director to help make sure ILCA continues to be a worldwide organization. *
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Strategy

ILCA has a strategic planning process that aligns the efforts of volunteers, staff and Board to our Vision and Mission. Consider your responses as they pertain to ILCA's strategic map, linked HERE, as you respond below.

1. How do you want ILCA to continue to grow and change? *
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2. Do you have experience in developing a strategic plan? If yes, please describe. *
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3. What might be one new way ILCA can work together with organizations to engage their members in your region or around the world? *
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The Board of Directors guides their efforts with a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Consider the following definitions as you respond below:

Diversity is the portrayal of our identities and differences, including but not limited to race, religion, ethnicity, nationality, sex, gender identity, (dis)ability, and thought.
Equity seeks to ensure fair treatment, equality of opportunity, and fairness in access to resources for all.
Inclusion builds a culture of belonging by inviting the contribution and presence of all people.

1. Share with us your knowledge and experience of the challenges of equity inherent in breastfeeding or chestfeeding and in accessing skilled lactation care. *
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2. Please provide two examples of how diversity, equity, and inclusion could address these challenges. *
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Technical Skills

Please rate your experience with the following:

1. Microsoft Office applications *

2. Google Workspace applications (Gmail, Sheets, Forms) *

3. Zoom and other video call platforms *

4. Comfort with learning new systems and software *

5. Familiarity with social media platforms *

Curriculum vitae or resume

1. A potential or actual Conflict of Interest occurs when ILCA personnel are in a position to influence a decision that may result in personal or professional gain for themselves, a family member, and/or for a business with which they are closely associated. Please disclose any potential conflict(s) of interest below. *

2. ILCA adheres to the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes and Subsequent WHA Resolutions. Please disclose any partnerships or employment with organizations or companies that do not meet the requirements of the International Code. *

3. Please attach a copy of your curriculum vitae or resume. *

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