Key Facts

Remote From:

Austria , United States

Full time

English

Hard Skills

Policy Governance Forward Planning Diversity Training

Other Skills

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Intercultural Competence
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Personal Integrity
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Compassion
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Emotional Intelligence
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Active Listening

Roles & Responsibilities

A member in good standing of a UUA member congregation
Broad, intersectional cultural competence and commitment to grow and develop it
Emotional intelligence and good listening skills
Passionate about Unitarian Universalism and its institutions

Requirements:

Write and monitor governance policies for the UUALinkage to congregations
Act as faithful stewards of UUA resources and receive audit
Conduct long-range planning and attend to the welfare of the institution
Participate in the formulation of and follow Board of Trustees Covenant and Group Agreements

Unitarian Universalist Association

About Unitarian Universalist Association

The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) is a religious organization that combines two traditions: the Universalists, who organized in 1793, and the Unitarians, who organized in 1825. They consolidated into the UUA in 1961. Both groups trace their roots in North America to the early Massachusetts settlers and to the founders of the Republic. Overseas, their heritages reach back centuries to pioneers in England, Poland, and Transylvania. Each of the 1,000+ congregations in the United States, Canada, and overseas are democratic in polity and operation; they govern themselves. They unite in the Association to provide services that individual congregations cannot provide for themselves. Each congregation is associated with one of the UUA’s 19 districts. Unitarian Universalism is a liberal religion with Jewish-Christian roots. It has no creed. It affirms the worth of human beings, advocates freedom of belief and the search for advancing truth, and tries to provide a warm, open, supportive community for people who believe that ethical living is the supreme witness of religion.

Founded: 2018

Company size: 201 - 500

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Job description

Purpose: The Board of Trustees conducts the affairs of the Association and carries out policies and directives, acting for the Association between General Assemblies.

Key Responsibilities:

Write and monitor governance policies for the UUA
Linkage to congregations, committees, current and future generations of Unitarian Universalists
Act as faithful stewards of UUA resources and receive audit
Do long-range planning and attend to the welfare of the institution
Appoint and empower Board committees and board liaisons
Do our work through an anti-racist, anti-oppression lens
Familiarity with By-laws and Policy Governance Model - Members of the Board should be familiar with the UUA bylaws, policies and procedures and consult them when appropriate.
Serve in various roles, including serving on Board-only committees and/or as the Board liaison to one or more other committees
Serve on Board working groups.
All Board members are expected to complete anti-racism training as quickly as possible after they join the Board.
Participate in the formulation of and follow Board of Trustees Covenant and Group Agreements
Actively engage in the business of the Board and its committees

Skills Needed:

A member in good standing of a UUA member congregation (per UUA By-Laws)
Be able to authentically and accountably represent the whole of our movement and its diverse members
Have a broad, intersectional cultural competence and commitment to grow and develop it
Seek out the wisdom and experience of those often unseen and unheard.
Conduct themselves ethically and with integrity, seek justice and right relations, and engage with others compassionately
Be resilient with a strong sense of self and an established support network.
Be passionate about Unitarian Universalism, its institutions and covenanted communities
Emotional intelligence and good listening skills.

Length of Term: 3 years, with the possibility of one additional term

Meetings: several meeting days before and after GA, all of GA, 3-day meeting in October, 2-day meetings in January and April; monthly Zoom calls (2 hours long each)

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