RECRUITMENT NOTICE
Board of Directors
January to February 2025
The Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum is Canada’s most significant Cold War artifact — it is an impressive four-storey underground facility that operated as the country’s central communications headquarters during the Cold War, ready at any moment in case of a nuclear attack. Today, it is a one-of-a-kind museum and national historic site, telling stories of national and international importance.
The Diefenbunker is an independent charitable organization governed by a Board of Directors and led by an Executive Director. A full-time professional staff and a corps of volunteers attend, collectively, to the stewardship, vision, growth, and sustainability of this important organization. We promote the importance of understanding our past, for present and future generations to strive to build a more peaceful future.
BOARD RECRUITMENT
The Diefenbunker is seeking qualified candidates to serve on its volunteer Board of Directors, to help steer the organization on the exciting path toward its next phase of growth. If you have an interest in history and share our passion for the success of the Diefenbunker, then we’d like to hear from you.
The Board has a particular need for individuals with expertise in the following areas:
In its commitment to a culture of equity, inclusion and diversity, the Board encourages applications from candidates whose personal backgrounds could enhance the social, cultural, demographic, and geographic diversity of the Board.
The museum is located in rural West Ottawa (Carp), Ontario. Applications are invited from Canadians from across the country. While the museum uses technology to facilitate virtual meetings of both the Board and its Committees, directors are expected to attend two on-site meetings annually, in June (AGM) and in August (planning retreat), at their own expense.
Appointments will be considered in April/May and made at the time of the museum’s 2025 Annual General Meeting in mid-June. Appointments are for an initial three-year term and can be renewed.
DIRECTOR RESPONSIBILITIES
As a not-for-profit corporation, the museum is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors with a duty of care, diligence, and loyalty.
The Board carries the following primary responsibilities:
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