IEASA is a non-profit organisation, with its own legal identity, independent of its office bearers. IEASA’s governing body and overall authority is the Council whose work is guided the IEASA Constitution, IEASA Regulations and King IV principles. Operations are delegated to committees, working groups, outsourced service providers and office staff. Operational oversight of Council-approved decisions is delegated to the Executive Committee. The President is the “de facto” Chief Operating Officer of IEASA and line manager for the IEASA staff when implementing Council decisions.

In terms of Clause 9.1.2.4 of the IEASA Constitution (2021), please note this Call for Nominations from the Directors Forum for two positions that will become available on the Council, when the term of office of the current incumbent comes to an end on 31 December 2025.

Please note that it is only the institutionally nominated representatives to the Directors Forum who can run for office in this category and not their proxies.

To contribute to the advancement of IEASA, we are particularly looking for candidates who have integrity, commitment,  financial acumen and skills, organisational experience and governance experience and who are willing to dedicate time to IEASA activities.

The term of office of persons elected will be from 01 January 2025 to 31 December 2028 (3 years), as stipulated in Clause 9.1.3.1 of the Constitution.

In terms of Clause 9.1.2.2 of the Constitution, “Any Member in good standing, who enjoys voting rights, is entitled to nominate as proposer or seconder up to four (4) in total Individual Members or Institutional Members as candidates in the relevant category”.

PLEASE NOTE THAT NOMINATIONS NOT COMPLYING WITH THE NOMINATION CRITERIA, AS OUTLINED BELOW WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

Nomination criteria:

• Only members in good standing are: a) eligible for nomination; b) may submit a nomination as a proposer or a seconder.
• Honorary members may not stand for office, unless they first resign from their honorary membership status, forfeit their privileges and pay for membership.

Required competences and skills

• Knowledge and understanding of good governance and management of an organisation, preferably with prior experience.
• ‘Added value’ in terms of influence, organisation development skills and/or access to resources to contribute to the development of a sustainable organisation.
• Current involvement in higher education in South Africa, at a senior level and/or highly experienced.
• Expertise in a specific area of internationalisation to contribute to the overall strength of the Council.
• Demonstrated experience in dealing with issues pertaining to the international community in higher education in South Africa.
• A demonstrable track record of engaging with international offices/international professional communities and internationalisation outside South Africa.
• A willingness to dedicate time to IEASA activities.

In terms of Clause 9.1.2.5 of the Constitution, “All nominations of candidates for election must be lodged with the Honorary Secretary not later than one month before the date of the Annual General Meeting (AGM).

All nominations shall be lodged with the Honorary Secretary, Ms Tohiera Bagus, via email: admin@ieasa.studysa.org not later than Thursday, 23 October 2025 at 12 midnight.

Please read the Constitution, Conflict of Interest Policy and the Code of Conduct for Council Members below.