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Directorship Opportunities is a subscription service only available to members of The Australian Institute of Company Directors. It is an exclusive online portal allowing access to view and apply for Directorship Opportunities for board and advisory panel positions. There are over 10,000 members signed up to the service. You need to subscribe to the Directorship Opportunities service in addition to your AICD membership. The annual subscription fee is $82.50 (including GST) and is calculated pro-rata to align with your next membership renewal period. You may subscribe when renewing your membership or during your membership period. Once you have completed your subscription request and payment has been processed you will be able to access the Directorship Opportunities service. Payment may take up to 24 hours to process.

Once you have a subscription, you will have direct access to the Directorship Opportunities portal after you log in at www.companydirectors.com.au

Your Directorship Opportunities login is the same as your Member login.

Open the Member Services drop down menu on the top right of the site, and click on Directorship Opportunities.

If you cannot remember your login details, please contact your state office Member Relations Executive for assistance.

My homepage

Here you will find a summary of all your account activity, such as My Searches, my Applications and My Favourites

Find an Opportunity

This button will take you to a page where you can search for the most recently posted opportunities or those based on your desired criteria.

Navigation menu

This is located on the top right hand corner of the screen and provides a drop down list of most of the functions you will use such as My profile, My searches, My applications, My favourites and Logout.

In your Profile you can tailor a profile to personalise your preferences within the site. This essentially enables the site to work better for you, and become a powerful tool for your professional needs. Completing the below sub-sections will mean you get the most out of Directorship Opportunities

• Profile section , which includes photo upload, availability status and a short Biography
• Cover Letter and Resume
• Role Preferences
• Education and Qualifications
• Association Memberships
• Directorship Experience
• Professional Experience
• Skills

Select the edit link within each subsection to add or delete relevant information to complete your profile.  Then select the add button for each item you wish to submit.  Ensure to click on the save & continue button before leaving the section.  Follow the completion bar at the top of the page which shows the percentage of your completed profile.

How to apply

If you would like to apply for an opportunity you are interested in, select the ‘apply now’ button. This will take you to a list of options.

Cover letter – Here you may choose to write a new cover letter or upload one you have previously created from your computer.

Resume – Here you may upload your chosen Resume from your computer.

After selecting your chosen options and attaching the required documents click the 'apply now' button.

You will see a preview of your application, which you are able to further edit if needed or continue on with the submission.

Should you have a query that remains unanswered, please contact one of our Engagement Executives on 1300 739 119 or email directorshipopportunities@aicd.com.au

The Australian Institute of Company Directors (“AICD”) operates an online director vacancy listing and application platform called Directorship Opportunities (the “Platform”). The following set of terms and conditions govern the use of the Platform by:

• organisations  that are advertising their own directorship opportunities (‘Advertisers’); and
• members of the AICD who access the Platform to view and apply for directorship opportunities for themselves (‘Applicants’).

References in these terms and conditions to ‘you’ are references to the Advertiser, the Applicant or both the Advertiser and the Applicant (as the context indicates).

By accessing or using the Platform, you agree with, accept and agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. If you do not agree with these terms and conditions, you must not use the Platform. You acknowledge that the AICD may unilaterally modify these terms and conditions at any time by prominently posting a modified set of terms and conditions on the Platform website. By you then continuing to access or use the Platform, such modified terms and conditions will apply from that point forward.

An employee of an Advertiser accessing or using the Platform on behalf of the Advertiser represents and warrants that they have the legal authority to do so, and to bind the Advertiser to these terms and conditions.

 

1. Specific Terms for Advertisers

1.1  Posting advertisements

(a)  Directorship opportunities may only be advertised on the Platform by organisations that possess a valid Australian Business Number or Australian Company Number (or foreign country equivalent).

(b)  An advertisement posted on the Platform must not contain any content that is (or would reasonably be regarded as being) in any way harassing, defamatory, threatening, obscene, abusive, racist, sexist, offensive or otherwise inappropriate.

(c)  The Platform must not be used for any purposes except advertising bona fide directorship opportunities including roles as director, chair of a board, or member or chair of a board committee. The Platform must not be used for other purposes, including, without limitation:

(1) capital raising activities, including indirect capital raising activities (eg. charging for board membership); or

(2) the offering, advertising or promotion of goods, services or investment opportunities.

(d)  You warrant that:

(1)        you are authorised by the relevant organisation to post each advertisement that you post on the Platform; and

(2)        the information in each advertisement posted by you to the Platform is true and correct, current, complete, not misleading or deceptive, and relates to a bona fide directorship opportunity.

(e)        The AICD may, at its sole discretion, decline to post or, if posted, remove, any advertisement that it considers does not meet the requirements of this clause 1.1.
 

1.2  Acknowledgements regarding applications

You acknowledge that:

 

(a)        The AICD does not assess, confirm, evaluate, vet, validate or verify the accuracy or completeness of information contained in applications submitted by Applicants in response to an advertisement;

(b)        you are solely responsible for evaluating the accuracy and genuineness of all applications and you must conduct your own due diligence to determine the suitability of any candidate for an advertised position; and

(c)        The AICD does not warrant, guarantee or in any way endorse:

(1) the accuracy or genuineness of any individual application; or

(2)        the appropriateness of any individual candidate,

for any directorship opportunity that is advertised on the Platform.

 

1.3 Advertiser subscriptions

An Advertiser’s  rights under clause 3.1 are granted to the subscribing entity only and you must not permit or allow your affiliates or any other third parties to directly or indirectly access or use, or obtain the benefit of, the Platform using your log-in details. 

 

2          Specific terms for Applicants

2.1  Use and submitting applications

You warrant that:

(a)  Each time you access the Platform as a member you do so for directorship opportunities for yourself and not for any other purpose;

(b)  You will not copy or re-publish material from the Platform on any other source; and

(c)  All of the information contained in any applications that you submit through the Platform are complete, accurate, genuine, true, correct and in no way misleading or deceptive.

2.2  Acknowledgments regarding advertisements

You acknowledge that:

(a)  The AICD does not assess, confirm, evaluate, vet, validate or verify the accuracy or completeness of information contained in any advertisement posted on the Platform;

(b)  The AICD does not warrant that any position advertised on the Platform is accurate or genuine or that it will be available for any period of time, or at all; and

(c)  You are solely responsible for evaluating the accuracy and genuineness of all advertisements and you must conduct your own due diligence to determine the suitability of any advertised position.

 

3. General terms (applicable to both Advertisers and Applicants)

3.1  Right to use

(a)  Subject to your payment of the applicable membership or subscription fee (as relevant), we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and use the Platform for the particular purposes described in these terms and conditions. Other than expressly provided in these terms and conditions, you may not directly or indirectly access or use the Platform on behalf of any other party. Any commercial use, use in violation of these terms and conditions, or use for data mining or other unauthorised purposes, is expressly prohibited.

(b)  You must only use the Platform, and anything made available to you on or via the Platform, for lawful purposes, in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, in a responsible manner and not in a way that may mislead or damage the AICD’s reputation.

(c)  You remain responsible for all of your activity on or in connection with the Platform and for all the content you upload, post, submit or make available on or through the Platform. 

(d)  The AICD may terminate, disable, block or suspend your right to access and use the Platform if it considers that you have breached these terms and conditions. In the event of termination, you must immediately cease all use of the Platform.

 

3.2  Availability and reliability of the Platform

(a)  The AICD may change the format and content of the Platform from time to time without notice.

(b)  Whilst the AICD takes steps to promote Platform availability, it does not warrant that the Platform will be uninterrupted or error free or that defects in the Platform will be corrected promptly or at all. You agree that access to the Platform is provided on an ‘as is’ and ‘as available’ basis and at your sole risk.

(c)  The AICD does not warrant that files or content available for downloading from the Platform, or provided via electronic mail through the Platform, will be free from viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other code that may have contaminating or destructive elements. You acknowledge that it is your responsibility to implement appropriate IT security safeguards (including anti-virus and other security protections) to satisfy your particular requirements as to the safety and reliability of the Platform.

(d)  Subject to clause 3.2(e) and to the extent permitted by law, the AICD excludes all liability for loss or damage arising from the use of, or reliance on, the Platform or information contained in or accessed through the Platform, whether or not caused by any negligence on the part of the AICD or its agents.

(e)  Nothing in these terms and conditions is intended to limit, restrict, modify or exclude rights which you may have under any law (including the Australian Consumer Law) which may not be limited, restricted, modified or excluded by agreement (Your Consumer Rights). Your Consumer Rights include the right for services to be fit for their specified purpose and to be provided with due care and skill. You can find out more about Your Consumer Rights from consumer organisations and bodies such as the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and State/Territory fair trading authorities.

 

3.3  Accessing the Platform

If you are provided with a username and password or other identifier as part of the AICD’s access or security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential and not disclose it to anyone else or allow any third party to access the Platform using your ‘log-in’ details. You agree to promptly notify the AICD via DirectorshipOpportunities@companydirectors.com.au if you suspect any unauthorised use of your ‘log-in’ details or other security breach related to the Platform.

 

3.4  Third party links

The Platform may contain links to other websites operated by third parties. Any such links are provided for convenience only and you agree that the AICD does not in any way endorse the linked site. You also agree that the AICD is not responsible for the contents or practices of such third party websites and you are solely responsible for making your own decisions regarding the accuracy, legality, reliability and correctness of material and information found on such sites.

 

3.5  Copyright and other intellectual property rights

(a)  Copyright in all material on the Platform (other than material contained in advertisements) and all other intellectual property rights on or related to the Platform are owned by the AICD or its licensors (‘AICD IP’).

(b)  Except where expressly set out here or otherwise necessary for you to use or access the Platform in accordance with these terms and conditions, nothing in these terms and conditions gives you any rights in respect of any AICD IP.

3.6  Privacy

(a)  The AICD takes reasonable steps to protect privacy and security of your information. Please refer to the AICD’s Privacy Policy for further information about how your personal information is handled by the AICD.

(b)  Your use of the Platform is subject to, and you warrant that you have read and agree with, the Privacy Policy.

 

3.7  General

(a)  These terms and conditions represent the entire agreement between you and the AICD in respect of your use of the Platform.

(b)  If any part of these terms and conditions are held to be unenforceable or invalid, that part shall be severed and the remaining terms and conditions will continue to apply.

(c)  These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia, and you agree that the courts of New South Wales (and the appeal courts from them) have exclusive jurisdiction to resolve any disputes arising under or in connection with these terms and conditions.  

(d)  You may not transfer or assign any of your rights or obligations under these terms and conditions.

(e) Failure by the AICD to enforce a right under these terms and conditions does not constitute a waiver of that right.

It is currently free to Advertise opportunities on the Directorship Opportunities website.

Organisations searching for suitable candidates to fill a board position vacancy are able to place an advertisement on the Directorship Opportunities website. This is promoted to over 10,000 members of the Australian Institute of Company Directors who have subscribed to the service. The site has a much targeted member base who are specifically interested in board and advisory panel opportunities.

To begin posting opportunities on behalf of your organisation, you will need to create an account. Simply select the register link, on the login page, then fill out the form on our account registration page. All mandatory fields are marked with an asterisk.

Tips on completing the form:

Login details

You will need to create a User Name and Password:-

User Name - There are no restrictions on this; it can be any length, and can by alphanumerical.  For example it could be a simple nick-name or email address.  We do suggest making it easy to remember.

Password – We recommend making this as safe as possible and as such this can be any length and may be alphanumerical.

Contact Details

These should be the details of the account holder, which are necessary as we may need to contact you regarding your account.

Application Email

You will need to provide an email address where applications and enquiries can be sent that relate to any opportunities your organisation has posted on the site.  For example this email address may be your internal recruiter or head of HR, if they are not the account holder.

Once you have completed all the necessary details, click on the register button at the bottom of the page.

Once you have submitted your registration, you will receive a validation email. Please follow the link provided within this to validate your email address. You will then receive a confirmation email once your account has been activated. Please allow up to 24 hours for your account to be validated.

If you cannot remember your Organisation password for login, you can request that the password be reset.  Follow these simple steps.

• Click on the forgotten password link from the organisation login page
• Enter the User Name or email address that was used for registration and select reset.

You will then receive an email confirming your username and a link to confirm the reset of your password.  Follow this link and input a new password of your choice.

If you have forgotten both your user name and password or there has been a change of account holder at your organisation and you no longer have the login details, please contact our administrator who will assist you. Our contact details are directorshipopportunities@aicd.com.au or 02 8248 6600.

From your homepage click on the post an opportunity button or from your navigation tab select post an opportunity from the drop down menu.  Either option will direct you to the post an opportunity page.

Here you can create an engaging advertisement for your organisations directorship opportunity. Please ensure you complete all mandatory fields that are marked with an asterisk.

Once completed, you can preview your post by selecting the preview button.  This will display a sample of how the live position advertisement will be presented.

If you find you would like to make some changes, select back.  When you are happy, select submit and your post will be forwarded to the Administrator for review and approval.  Please allow up to 48 hours for your advertisement to be live on the Directorship Opportunities site.

Note: Once the position advertisement has been submitted, it can no longer be previewed and edited.

Your advertisement will be active for 30 days.  You are able to close the advertisement early if needed.  To do this, select Current Opportunities from your menu.  Selecting expire next to the relevant role will close the opportunity.

Once an opportunity post is live on site, members will be able to view and apply for this position.

Applications will include a Resume from the applicant and may also include a Cover Letter should the applicant have chosen to include this.  You will receive an automated email alert advising you of each application received.  To view the applications, simply log in to your Directorship Opportunities account.

Firstly log in to your Directorship Opportunities organisation account.  You can access applications by selecting Current Opportunities from the Navigation menu.   

To view the application status of individual opportunities click on the number in the applications field.  This will provide you with a list of candidate names.

This will open the Application Manager page.  Select the view link to view the details of each application including their Resumes or Cover Letters.

Yes. You can access applications by selecting Archived opportunities from the Navigation menu.  Select your time frame by using the filter. This will open up a new page where to the right you will see the option copy next to each role.  Click copy on the advertisement you wish to re-submit.  Simply edit any necessary details and once complete select submit at the bottom of the page.

The Australian Institute of Company Directors likes to promote good communication between Organisations and Members during the application process.  Our Members will often contact us when they have not received any communication during this time.  We would appreciate if you take some time to notify the applicants on the status of their application; this creates useful feedback for the applicant and highlights that your business is respectful to the process.  To help with this, we strongly encourage you to use the notification facility provided within your homepage.   This is a quick and effective way to communicate.  To do this, select current opportunities from your homepage.   Click on the number link in your chosen opportunity to open the Application Manager page.

Then select the view link next to the required candidate which will open up the edit application page.  Now simply choose the appropriate status and click on update. This will automatically update the status in the Member’s personal page.

Should you have a query that remains unanswered, please contact Directorship Opportunities on 1300 739 119 or email directorshipopportunities@aicd.com.au