Gamelan DanAnda is seeking a dedicated Board Member – People & Culture to join our Board in a voluntary capacity at a pivotal stage of organisational growth. As GDA expands its programmatic scope, professional contracts, and multi-year investment strategy, this role provides critical governance and strategic oversight of our human resources, volunteer management, and workplace frameworks. First Nations people, members of the Balinese and Indonesian diaspora, women, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community are encouraged to apply.

Key Responsibilities
• Provide strategic guidance on workforce planning, contractor agreements, and emerging employment frameworks as GDA transitions towards salaried staff and larger artist cohorts.
• Advise the Board and executive team on workplace relations compliance, including relevant arts industry award benchmarks (e.g., Live Performance Award), fair artist pay principles, and superannuation guarantee obligations.
• Oversee the development and implementation of key people policies, including cultural safety, workplace health and safety (WHS), grievance procedures, volunteer management, and child safe standards.
• Support leadership with workforce risk mitigation, performance management frameworks, and board/executive succession planning.
• Act as an independent sounding board for the Creative Producer and Musical Director on complex personnel or community management matters. General Board Duties
• Review Board papers and participate in collaborative, strategic decision-making alongside other non-executive Board members.




• Ensure GDA maintains appropriate corporate governance structures and standards of ethical behaviour. Working Relationships The Board Member – People & Culture works collaboratively with the Creative Producer, Musical Director, and the wider Board. The role shares collective governance responsibility and voting decisions with all other non-executive Board members. Time Commitment
• Approx. 20 hours per quarter – can vary by month
• 6 Board meetings in a year (in-person in Thornbury or remote).
• Occasional availability to provide operational advice to executive leadership on urgent HR matters.
• Participation at an annual strategy day (in-person).
• Attendance at Gamelan DanAnda concerts or programs is encouraged where possible. Qualifications / desirable

skills:
Essential:
• Professional background in Human Resources, People & Culture, employment law, or organisational psychology.
• Experience in workforce management (e.g., contractor management, award compliance, policy design, or workplace relations).
• Understanding of corporate governance, fiduciary duties, and risk management in the incorporated association or not-for-profit sector.
• A current Victorian Working with Children Check (WWCC), or a willingness to obtain one. Desirable:




• Prior non-executive board or management committee experience in the arts, cultural, or community sector.
• Experience implementing or maintaining Child Safe Standards and WWCC protocols.
• An interest in Indonesian music, traditional arts, and cross-cultural creative practice in Australia.
• Lived experience or professional engagement with Indonesian culture or diaspora communities. About Gamelan DanAnda Gamelan DanAnda is a Balinese gamelan community orchestra based in Naarm with a robust professional practice. We blur the lines between community and professional art, tradition and modernity, and Australia and Indonesia. We teach traditional repertoire to our diverse community of all ages, backgrounds and levels of musical experience through our weekly schedule of lessons, and perform traditional repertoire and groundbreaking contemporary fusion works everywhere from Australia’s leading festivals to community gatherings.
• Gamelan DanAnda financial reports
• Gamelan DanAnda 2025 strategy
• Gamelan DanAnda website
• Gamelan DanAnda instagram account
• Gamelan DanAnda’s child safety approach If you have further questions about this opportunity, please write to Creative Director, John Cheong-Holdaway to arrange a conversation with a representative of the Board. Please prepare a written EOI of one to two pages, attach your CV, and send to [email protected]. If shortlisted, we will contact you to outline anything that you may need to prepare, and request your accessibility requirements. Thank you for taking the time to consider this opportunity.

📌 Board Member (Melbourne)
🏢 Gamelan Dananda
📍 Melbourne