Apply to join the RainbowYOUTH Board!

You must be a current full member of RainbowYOUTH to apply or to nominate someone. Register here!

Applications close at 11:59pm on 31 October 2025.

What is the Board?

A group of rainbow* identified people who are responsible for governing RY. The function of the Board is to collectively make sure that the organisation is doing the work we set out to do, decide on the strategic direction, and uphold the organisational values.

Made up of 12 people in total, the RY board is collectively responsible and accountable for ensuring and monitoring that the organisation is performing well legally, financially, and ethically.

Vacancies:

We'd love to hear from everyone, specifically those who hold the following experience in:

Creative Problem Solving, Strategy Implementation, Legal Procedure, HR Policy Development, Experience in Service Delivery

Please also read over our 2025-2028 strategy here.

An important note: Tuakana and teina roles are grounded in te ao Māori, focusing on ensuring that rangatahi are supported in developing their governance skills while in these positions. People of all ages are able to apply for any officeholding role on the board, with four general roles reserved exclusively for rangatahi aged 16-27. 

While rangatahi are encouraged to apply for officeholder roles, we also recognise the value of inviting those with different skill sets and experiences, including those outside that age range to stand as well.

* “Rainbow” is used in our constitution as an umbrella term to describe people whose sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or sex characteristics differ from majority, binary norms. This includes people who identify with terms like takatāpui, lesbian, gay, bisexual, intersex, transgender, queer, non-binary or fa’afafine, as well as people who don’t use specific words for their identity, people whose identity changes over time, and people who are in the process of understanding their own identity and may not have ‘come out’ to themselves or others.

Applications close at 11:59pm on 30 October, but applications will be worked through on a rolling basis.

Reach out to Quack Pirihi at quack.pirihi@ry.org.nz if you have any questions!