The Role
The Last Mile Health (LMH) Board of Directors and Senior Leadership are seeking a Consultant to support in undertaking a review of the Board’s current structure and provide recommendations for best practices in maintaining excellence in governance and future sustainability during a period of high-growth and change within the organization.
The Consultant will present their findings and recommendations to the Board of Directors with a focus on key areas for development moving forward.
Project Details:
- Commitment – 1 month (estimated dates are July 6th-August 7th, 2020)
- Location – Remote
- Remuneration – Maximum estimated fees upon completion are expected to total $6,500. Consultant will be paid upon completion of each deliverable or according to a mutually agreed upon timeline.
What You'll Do
Conduct an assessment and develop a set of tools to respond to the following topical areas:
- Review of LMH’s board structure, size, composition.
- Do we have the right size Board given LMH’s annual operating budget and scope of work?
- Do we have the appropriate committees? Are we missing any?
- Is the Board operating best-in-class from a Governance and bylaws perspective?
- Board recruitment, retainment and succession planning.
- How are we doing with pipeline development/new board member recruitment?
- Does the board composition have the relevant experience, expertise and perspectives to help LMH achieve it’s strategy/mission?
- Diversity and inclusion.
- Conduct an assessment of where the board stands on diversity and support in the development of explicit goals for representation.
- Board role and impact.
- What are best practices/guidelines/learnings on what level of detail the Board should be operating at or key areas of focus/structure of board meetings to have the greatest impact?
About Last Mile Health
Last Mile Health partners with governments to design, scale, strengthen, and sustain high-quality community health systems, which empower teams of community and frontline health workers to bring life-saving primary healthcare to the world’s most remote communities. LMH is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization with offices in Liberia, Malawi, Boston and New York. For more information, visit www.lastmilehealth.org.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at LMH. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
How to apply:
Please apply using the link provided. We look forward to hearing from you.