CALL FOR CANDIDATES - Senior Lawyer

Ongoing
The Kettle Society is looking for a senior lawyer to join its Board of Directors in January 2025. 

CANDIDATE PROFILE

The successful candidate is a strategic leader and generative thinker with demonstrated knowledge of risk management and a principled and pragmatic approach to carrying out oversight duties. 

The Kettle is always looking to expand its Board of Directors with diversified voices and perspectives that can enhance the alignment of governance with the lived experience of its member clientele. As a Kettle director, you would work with skilled colleagues to govern the delivery of services and influence organizational capacity to empower those living with mental illness, substance use, poverty, and homelessness to live more fully in the broader community.

You may bring a track record of engaging your networks in raising funds and accessing other types of support necessary for an organization like the Kettle to fulfill its mission and goals. 

Your experience, energy, strategic insights, and time commitment will be invaluable in ensuring that The Kettle Society builds firmly on its nearly 50 years as a highly respected mental health support service and partner of choice for governments, funders, and all those who care about mental health.

The Kettle is committed to a low-barrier approach to supporting people where they are on their mental health journey. We would be interested in knowing about any experience you may have with mental illness or supporting those with mental illness and/or issues faced by vulnerable populations. 

DUTIES
•	Attendance at up to 10 meetings per year, virtual or in-person, including periodic Board development workshops and member advisory council meetings
•	Active participation on at least one committee, with attendant duties 
•	Attendance at key Kettle events such as Art Against Stigma and the annual member picnic

PLEASE ALSO NOTE
•	Candidate interview by Governance Committee and Executive Director
•	Criminal record check
•	Successful candidates join the Board in January 2025 

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE KETTLE SOCIETY
Who we are: https://www.thekettle.ca/ 
Where we’re going: https://www.thekettle.ca/2023-2027strategicplan
 
HOW TO APPLY
Kindly use the subject line KETTLE BOARD RECRUITMENT FALL 2024 and email your CV and a short cover letter to the Governance Committee via admin@thekettle.ca