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IoD Waikato Branch Emerging Director Award

The Institute of Directors in New Zealand are inviting applications for the 2025 Waikato Emerging Director Award. This award is open to members in the early stages of their governance journey.

Applicant location
Waikato
Role
Award Recipient
Closes
Monday 11 August 2025

Find out more about the Emerging Director Award here and the eligibilty criteria here.

We invite applicants that are

    • A member of the IoD Waikato branch, or your membership application submission date proceeds the date the award application is received
    • In the early stages of your governance journey i.e. with fewer than five years’ governance experience

Benefits include

    • Complimentary membership with IoD for 24 months
    • Complimentary attendance at all Waikato branch functions for
      24 months
    • Mentoring with an experienced director for 24 months
      $5000 towards IoD professional development
      (must be spent in current year)
    • ‘Emerging Director’ position for 24 months with ConneXu. The emerging director will have the right to participate in board and audit committee meetings but will not be able to vote on any board resolution. The successful applicant will be required to sign a confidentiality agreement with the sponsoring board. The position will be unpaid

Applicants cannot be

    • A current mentee participating in IoD’s Mentoring for Diversity programme, Tautua Pasifika mentoring programme and/or an appointed Future Director currently observing on a Host Board

To apply you must

    • Demonstrate a commitment to developing your governance skills 
    • Have skills and experience that would be useful to a board
    • Have at least three years’ experience in a senior management role; or as a professional business advisor; or from growing your own business; or from sitting on a NFP board or a small company board
    • Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of sound governance
    • Have not held a significant governance role to date.  Roles as a school trustee or officer in a local sports, school or community organisation or club are excluded  
    • Disclose any association with either the Emerging Director Award sponsor and/or any local branch sponsor

Application

Applications are open until 5:00pm Monday 11 August 2025.

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Thanks to ConneXu, sponsor of our 2025 Emerging Director Award.