Community Lead
About QSC:
The Queer Surf Club is a global community of LGBTQ+ surfers and allies. We're driven by our purpose of creating inclusive surfing to save our oceans. We know the more people we can get into the ocean, the more people that are passionate about saving them. We host meetups to bring people from across all different identities to the ocean and to teach people how to surf. Surfing level is irrelevant here, so whether you’re a pro, or yet to take your first lesson - if you’re drawn to the waves, you’re a surfer. In our next chapter of QSC, we will deepen the impact of our work - from our own, mobile surf school and instructors, to surf subsidy programs that reach more individuals who would benefit from it, to creative and disruptive activism that shakes up the surf industry to benefit underrepresented identities & our environment.
Roles of our Trustees
All of our trustee leads are volunteer roles, with both a collective and individual focus, depending on their role or scope.
Our Trustee Council exists too:
● Ensure QSC is carrying out its purposes for the community’s benefit
● Comply with the QSC governing document and the law
● Act in the communities best interests
● Manage the QSC resources responsibly
● Ensure QSC is accountable to its commitments & goals
The general role of a QSC trustee is to:
● Support QSC by carrying out their role responsibilities
● Ensure QSC is carrying out its purposes for the community’s benefit
● Comply with the QSC governing document
● Act in the communities best interests
● Manage the QSC resources responsibly, maintaining proper financial control and ensure
QSC applies it’s resources exclusively in accordance with its mission and objectives
● Act with reasonable care and skill
● Ensure QSC is accountable to its commitments & goals
● Be an ambassador and representative of QSC, trustees and the community
● Support operational management of QSC, and support outside of their given role
responsibilities as and if needed
● Manage any relevant volunteers, contracts and their experience, upholding a rewarding, inclusive and enjoyable volunteer culture
● To ensure risk assessments for relevant aspects of QSC work are carried out
Trustee Expectations:
● Meet once a month with the entire team, and as needed with smaller, cross functional trustees
● Make decisions with QSC’s best interests in mind, and collectively when needed
● Work async & collaboratively outside of meetings over Slack, to ensure projects and
actions move at speed
● Trustees will be expected to undertake or coordinate activities related to their area of
responsibility between meetings. This will be a variable time commitment depending on the role, for example at least 3 hours a week for the Chair and Treasurer, and a
minimum of 6 hours a month for other roles (in addition to meeting related time outlined above). Time commitment may fluctuate on busy periods.
● Initial tenure of post is three years, which may be followed by additional terms upon
application. Co-option for one year initially may be considered in particular
circumstances.
Community Lead Role
The Community Lead focuses on 2 main areas, QSC Meet Ups & Hosts and the QSC
Community (Digital & Club Members)
Areas of focus:
● Manage and lead on QSC meet ups, collaborating with QSC hosts to bring them to life
● Manage and collaborate with key event partners or vendors, from accommodation, surf schools, to entertainment and F&B
● Create the QSC Meet up & Mini Meet event playbook - to create consistency, clarity and easily repeatable QSC experiences
● Maintain and grow the Queer Surf Club community, the digital community platform (Slack) and ensuring all members have a positive community experience
● Lead as Admin on Queer Surf Club digital community platform (Slack), engaging with the community and adapting to community needs as the platform & community grows
● Create and lead on the QSC Hosts Training & onboarding
● Manage QSC Hosts, both current hosts and creating a pipeline plan for future QSC hosts
● Manage and support QSC Hosts on Community led mini-meets
● Build out the Queer Surf Club membership model, from membership packages, experiences, onboarding and management - to ensure a connected and thriving global Club
● Responsible for the Club Membership experience; including Membership events, network opportunities, Slack channels and Membership content
● Collaborate with Chief of Storytelling to ensure the community, their perspectives and stories are reflected across key QSC channels
Essential Skills
● Commitment to anti-racism, anti-transphobia, anti-ableism and social justice
● Self motivated
● Resilient - fearless in taking risks, accepting setbacks and moving forward
● Experience in supporting or managing community led work, in whatever capacity or industry
● Pro Efficient in Tech and Digital tools, especially platforms like Discord, Slack, etc
● Supported or managed events, both physically and digitally, especially outdoor oriented events
Desirable Skills/Experience
● Experience working within in non-profit (charitable or C.I.C) sector
● Experiencing working within a cross functional team, especially navigating change and
collaborative decision making
● Experience working within Surf or Outdoor industry is a bonus, especially surf related events
● Admin or Manager of Community Club a bonus