Business and Arts South Africa NPC (BASA) has three vacancies on the Board of Directors and the purpose of this notice is to call for nominations.
The current Board comprises 12 Non-Executive Directors and one Executive Director, all of whom contribute to the overall success, governance and compliance of the organisation.
BASA was founded in 1997, as a joint initiative between government and the private sector, as part of a strategy to secure greater involvement in the arts, from businesses operating within South Africa. For more information CLICK HERE.
The current BASA Board comprises the following Members:
Zingisa Motloba (Chairperson)
Hilton Lawler (Deputy Chairperson)
Ashraf Johaardien (CEO)
Kojo Baffoe
Kathy Berman
Unathi Malunga
Khanyi Mamba
Makgati Molebatsi
Msimeki Nkatingi
Devi Sankaree Govender
Charmaine Soobramoney
Mirna Wessels
In 2017, the Board appointed a Governance Committee to assist with this process. The duties of the Governance Committee include (but are not limited to) the following:
- receive nominations for potential Board appointment;
- identify potential candidates based on the balance and current skills set of existing representation of the Board;
- evaluate candidates based on background information, declaration of interests and curriculum vitae;
- shortlisting of candidates, and preparation of a recommended list of nominees for election at the Annual General Meeting (AGM).
The current Governance Committee members are as follows:
- Unathi Malunga (Chairperson)
- Zingisa Motloba
- Charmaine Soobramoney
- Ashraf Johaardien
Eligibility of Nominees
One of the key objectives of this nomination process is to create a Board that consists of expert members who contribute actively to its functioning. Areas of address that Directors are required to support include fundraising, marketing, policy and governance, and financial support.
The successful candidates would be required to be strategically engaged but not operationally active.
Nominees should meet the following qualification criteria:
Preference will be given to paid-up BASA members who have been active for 12 months.
The nominee should, preferably, have at least five years’ cumulative experience as a director of one and preferably more of the following entities:
- A listed company
- An unlisted company
- A public sector body (whether incorporated or created by statute); or be
- A director, or equivalent, of a not-for-profit (NPO) organisation of substance; or
- An arts or arts-affiliated organisation or body, or be
- An individual with proven business experience.
The nominee should have the expertise and capacity to serve on one or more of the following expert BASA committees:
- Risk and Audit Committee
- Marketing Committee
- Human Resources Committee
- Governance Committee
- Board Directors serve for a period of three years on an unpaid voluntary basis and the qualification criteria application is subject to the discretion of the Governance Committee.
Nominations should include the name of the nominator, a letter of motivation from the nominator, and a detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the proposed candidate and a written acceptance of the nomination from the proposed candidate. This documentation may be submitted to Rochelle Singh via e-mail at rochelle@basa.co.za. The deadline for nominations is Monday 15 August 2021 at 17:00. Kindly note that no late submissions will be processed.
