You could be a Libcare Trustee!
Serving as a trustee of a medical scheme is more than a governance role-it's a unique personal opportunity to grow professionally while making a meaningful impact on sustainable healthcare access.
Skills Growth Opportunity
Becoming a trustee offers you exposure to developing experience in:
- Financial management and investment oversight
- Healthcare systems and regulatory frameworks
- Leadership, governance, and ethical decision-making
- Strategic planning and risk management
These experiences build transferable skills that strengthen your career profile, whether in healthcare, finance, or broader leadership and governance roles.
What Makes a Good Trustee
Successful trustees are:
- Honest, ethical, and accountable
- Able to act in the best interest of the medical scheme and its members, not personal gain
- Analytical and able to weigh complex information
- Collaborative, open-minded, and committed to continuous learning and competency
- Empathetic, with a sound sense of fairness
Why It Matters
Trusteeship is not only about oversight-it's about stewardship on behalf of others. By serving, you help ensure that your medical scheme remains resilient, equitable, and responsive to diverse member needs.
Trustees safeguard members' interests, ensure financial stability, and guide strategic decisions that affect thousands of lives for many years to come.
It's an opportunity to grow, lead, and contribute to a healthier society.
How to Apply
When the call for Trustee nominations is issued, consider being nominated - or nominating another Libcare member who you believe embodies these qualities.
Nominations: The call for nominations of people to serve on the Libcare Board will be communicated to members with the Libcare Annual General Meeting (AGM) notice in May this year.
Elections: Libcare members present or represented by proxy at the AGM on 25 June 2026 will vote for the eligible nominees to serve on the Board of Trustees.
More information
The AGM information pack you will receive next month will include a nomination form, details of where to submit the form, and the associated deadlines for submission.