EOI
– Community Member (Family/Whānau)
Community Collaboration
Committee (CCC)
About the
role
Tenure: Remunerated appointment (three-year
term)
Location: Meetings are held online and in Aus and NZ (two full day meetings in person and two online shorter meetings)
The Community Collaboration Committee (CCC)
is seeking a Community Member with lived or living experience as a family or whānau member supporting someone who has received psychiatric care in Aotearoa New Zealand.
The CCC brings lived and living experience
perspectives into the College’s work. This includes input from
consumers/tangata whaiora and carers, family/whānau to help strengthen how the
College approaches policy, education, and engagement.
The
Community Member will share their lived expertise from a consumer and/or carer
perspective to help shape the work and priorities of the group.
Community
Members are full members of the group. While they are not expected to represent
all consumers or carers, their lived expertise is valued in informing
discussions and decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
- Attend and
actively contribute to scheduled meetings
- Provide
lived-experience input from a family/whānau perspective to inform
the group’s work and discussions.
- Review meeting papers
and provide written input between meetings as required
- Work
collaboratively with committee members, the Chair and RANZCP staff
- Adhere to RANZCP
policies, including confidentiality and conflict of interest requirements
For more details, please refer to the position description (copy
and paste link into browser):
https://www.ranzcp.org//getmedia/69cbcd26-dca5-430b-8f01-ce3eb37e47ff/PD-Community-Member-20260115.pdf
What
you’ll bring
- Lived or living
experience as family or whānau supporting someone who
has received psychiatric care in Aotearoa New Zealand.
- An interest in
contributing to improvements in psychiatry training, policy, and practice
- Ability to
reflect on and communicate lived-experience insights in a way that informs
professional discussions and supports improvements to the group’s work
- Commitment to
actively participate in scheduled meetings (usually held 4 times per year)
- Alignment with
RANZCP values and commitment to confidentiality
- Residency in NZ
- Independence
from RANZCP employment (current employees are not eligible to apply)
- Previous
experience in committees, advisory roles, or relevant lived-experience
advocacy is welcome but not required
Some of
what’s on offer:
- Remuneration
for committee participation (sitting fees and expense reimbursement)
- Payment
is provided in line with the RANZCP Community Member Remuneration Policy,
available at:
https://www.ranzcp.org/getmedia/7c0dda88-c3c2-4d1b-9284-062d02a4837d/POL-RANZCP-Community-Member-Remuneration-Policy-July-2025.pdf
- Flexible
participation, with virtual meeting options
- Support
to participate effectively as a Community Member, including clear information,
pre-meeting briefings, and accessibility adjustments where needed
- Opportunity
to influence psychiatry training and professional practice
- A
values-led, inclusive and culturally safe environment
- Purpose-driven
work that contributes to better mental health outcomes
How to express
an interest
To express
an interest, please submit a brief resume and a short statement or cover letter
outlining:
- A brief
statement (1–2 pages) outlining:
- your lived or living experience as a family/whānau
member
- why you are interested in this role
- what perspectives or insights you would bring
- Your location and availability for virtual meetings.
- A short CV or summary of relevant experience.
We encourage
applicants to review the Position Description before applying. For enquiries,
please contact recruitment@ranzcp.org.
Diversity
and Inclusion
RANZCP is
committed to fostering a workplace where diversity, inclusion and authenticity
are genuinely valued. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds,
including First Nations peoples, LGBTQIA+ communities, neurodivergent
individuals, and people of all ages, cultures, faiths and lived experiences.
We strongly
encourage applications from people with lived and living experience of mental
health challenges, and from Māori peoples. We recognise and value the knowledge, perspectives and cultural
strengths that diverse communities bring to our work and are committed to
creating a culturally safe and inclusive environment for all.
Applications
close: 5PM, Sunday 17 May
