BOARD MEMBER EOI
Closing 19 March 2025
Stompin is seeking expressions of interest for motivated, voluntary board members to contribute to Australia’s longest running youth dance company. This is an opportunity to contribute to Tasmanian youth culture and support the next generation of exciting young dancers and artists. We are seeking to fill the treasurer position, and also welcome EOI’s from those with Legal, Policy, Fundraising and Finance experience for both General Member and Sub-committee members.
About Stompin
Stompin is a vital force in Australian youth dance, leading the sector with its ambitious site-specific practice, innovative programs and empowering approach to the engagement and development of young dance artists. Stompin began in 1992 with the idea that when young people collaborate with professional artists they can create inspiring, bold and relevant new dance works and through that process, experience transformative personal and creative growth.
Based in Launceston, Tasmania, Stompin investigates Australian youth culture in a regional context, exploring issues proximate to young people through a collaborative, creative process alongside professional artists. The Company prides itself on its welcoming and non-competitive environment and the promotion of creative and healthy lifestyles for young people through an arts-based dance practice; providing a platform to empower young dancers and makers to believe in the strength of their own artistic voice.
During Stompin’s 30-year history, the Company has presented 45 new, large-scale, site-specific performances involving over 7,000 young people, performed to over 40,000 audience members taking over sites such as wetlands, conservatories and the underbellies of historic theatres. The Company has also presented countless smaller scale projects, showings and public and school-based workshops. Stompin presents work in acclaimed festivals, Ten Days on the Island, Junction Arts Festival and MONA FOMA.
Stompin Style
Stompin is adaptable and agile, and is focused on responding sensitively to our community’s changing needs whilst maintaining best practice in all layers of business. As we move toward key objectives within our 4 year strategic plan, we seek governance leadership and input from new board members with diverse experiences, backgrounds and ages.
We are looking for people who have time and energy to actively support the development of Stompin’s strategic plan. The kinds of skills we are particularly interested in are:
Finance / Accounting (For the Treasurer position)
Fundraising
Governance, policy and strategic thinking
Executive / HR Management
Law and Compliance
Ideally, Committee members will be located in or have ties to Launceston, Tasmania, although we welcome expressions of interest from individuals outside the area as well.
The gig + EOI process
The Board is involved in and approves strategic planning, reviews the Artistic Program and oversees financial management of the organisation, while sub-comittee members focus on particular topics such as fundraising. The Board meets bi-monthly, or more frequently as required at the Stompin office and online. Reports are presented from the General Manager, Artistic Director and Dancer Representatives, goals and achievements, financial reports and strengthening governance of all Board activities around Stompin are discussed. The Stompin Board has at least 3 positions which are filled by people aged under 30 years and welcome opportunities for ‘interns’ as part of the Sub-committees. In 2025 we are looking to finalise Sub-comitees, particularly in regard to fundraising.
To express interest, please email us:
- A statement about why you’d like to join the Stompin board
- Which position you are interested in
- How you think you could contribute to our organisation.
- Your CV
Send by 19 March 2024 to Jane Woolard, Chair:
jane@stompin.net
Please also contact Jane with any questions about the roles or EOI process.