{"id":1197,"date":"2025-03-18T02:39:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T02:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.radioindustrynews.com.au\/?p=1197"},"modified":"2025-03-18T02:39:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T02:39:14","slug":"position-president-community-broadcasting-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/03\/18\/position-president-community-broadcasting-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"POSITION: President, Community Broadcasting Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"90\" data-end=\"313\">The Community Broadcasting Foundation (CBF) is seeking its next President, a voluntary national leadership role that plays a critical part in shaping the future of Australia\u2019s largest independent media sector.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"315\" data-end=\"610\">Following the outstanding leadership of Ian Hamm, who will step down in mid-2025, this role presents an exciting opportunity to guide the strategic direction of community broadcasting, advocate for the sector, and foster relationships with government, media, and industry stakeholders.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"612\" data-end=\"635\">About the Role<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"636\" data-end=\"676\">As President of the CBF, you will:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"677\" data-end=\"1090\">\n<li data-start=\"677\" data-end=\"753\">Lead a dedicated Board, providing strategic governance and oversight<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"754\" data-end=\"871\">Represent the sector nationally, engaging with key stakeholders across government, industry, and philanthropy<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"979\">Champion community broadcasting, supporting over 450 community media organisations across Australia<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"980\" data-end=\"1090\">Contribute to a thriving and resilient sector, which connects more than 5 million listeners weekly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1092\" data-end=\"1366\">The role requires a highly experienced Board Director or Chair, with strong negotiation and communication skills and a passion for media, arts, and community broadcasting. A background in the public sector, media, arts, or philanthropy will be highly regarded.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1368\" data-end=\"1530\">This voluntary position requires an estimated time commitment of up to one day per week, with the opportunity to serve for up to three 3-year terms.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1532\" data-end=\"1551\">Why Apply?<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1552\" data-end=\"1891\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">Community broadcasting plays a vital role in giving a voice to diverse communities, including First Nations, ethnic, LGBTIQ+, print-disabled Australians, and many others. Through its grants program, the CBF distributes over $20 million annually, helping community broadcasters inform, connect, and entertain audiences nationwide.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1893\" data-end=\"2019\">This is a high-profile leadership opportunity to make a tangible impact on the future of independent media in Australia.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2021\" data-end=\"2148\">If you have the experience, leadership skills, and passion to champion community broadcasting, we encourage you to apply.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2150\" data-end=\"2209\"><strong>Find out more and apply\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/futureleadership.com.au\/opportunities\/board-president-cbfbpr0325\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Find out more and apply here - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-vglnk=\"\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/futureleadership.com.au\/opportunities\/board-president-cbfbpr0325\/\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Community Broadcasting Foundation (CBF) is seeking its next President, a voluntary national leadership role that plays a critical part in shaping the future of Australia\u2019s largest independent media sector. Following the outstanding leadership of Ian Hamm, who will step down in mid-2025, this role presents an exciting opportunity to guide the strategic direction of &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/03\/18\/position-president-community-broadcasting-foundation\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;POSITION: President, Community Broadcasting Foundation&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1197\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}