Volunteer Governance & Policy Advisor

About Us

At Activate Mental Health (“AMH”), we operate on the belief that #itsmorefuntogether. Founded by Chartered Accountant Rahul Seth CA, AMH has grown into Perth’s largest community-driven mental well-being support network and a prominent organisation in the local mental health sector.

Over its ten-year journey, this initiative evolved from a local grassroots concept into a flourishing charity serving a community of more than 9,000 members. A team of more than 50 volunteers runs approximately 400 events each year to support people's mental well-being in safe, fun and inclusive spaces.

The role

Our Board is seeking an experienced volunteer to assist in reviewing, refining, and strengthening Activate Mental Health's governance framework.

As a growing charity, we are committed to maintaining good governance practices and compliance with Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) expectations. We have recently developed a governance manual and identified several key policies that require review, enhancement, and alignment with current best practice:

• Code of Conduct (already completed)
• Conflict of Interest Policy
• Volunteer Management Policy
• Financial Control Policy
• Privacy Policy

In addition, we have these policies in place.

• Developing policies and procedures

• Code of conduct

• Governance

• Financial controls

• Volunteer management

• Access and equity

• Injury and incident management

• Complaints management

• Social media

• Privacy policy

  Working remotely and in collaboration with our Board, you will:

• Review existing policies and procedures.

• Recommend improvements based on governance best practice.

• Identify any gaps in our current policy framework.

• Assist in drafting or updating policies where required.

• Ensure documents are practical, fit-for-purpose, and appropriate for a growing volunteer-led charity.

• Help strengthen our governance, risk management, and compliance systems.

This is a flexible, project-based volunteer opportunity that can be completed remotely. We anticipate the work will involve reviewing documentation and providing recommendations over several weeks, with timing negotiated to suit the successful applicant.

About You

We are seeking someone with experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Non-profit governance
• Board administration or governance support
• Policy development
• Human resources
• Risk and compliance
• Legal, accounting, or corporate governance
• Experience working with charities, community organisations, or volunteer-based organisations will be highly regarded.

What You'll Gain

• An opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to mental health in Western Australia.
• The chance to apply your professional skills to strengthen an organisation supporting over 9,000 community members.
• Flexible, fully remote participation.

Apply Now Help strengthen the governance foundations of one of Western Australia's largest community-led mental health charities by contributing your expertise to this meaningful remote project. If you have experience in governance, compliance, policy development, HR, legal, or related fields, we'd love to hear from you and explore how you can help Activate Mental Health continue to grow and thrive.