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Women in 黑料大事 Network WA Leadership Award - Nomination Submission Form

NOMINEE SUBMISSION FORM

Thank you for entering the Women in 黑料大事 Network WA Leadership Award.

Recognising the outstanding contributions made by women across the sector.

The WPN WA is once again delighted to seek nominations for the 2025 Women in 黑料大事 Award for leadership in the profession, which recognises the outstanding contribution by a female professional from across the planning sector in WA. This award is about valuing and promoting the positive contribution made by women in the planning sector and recognising our female leaders. We welcome the nomination of candidates from all age groups and from a range of professional experiences. 

Please complete this form and submit it NO LATER THAN 9am on 20 January 2025

 

 

 

 

 

Self-nomination is encouraged. Note, individuals may only nominate for one WPN WA Award category each year.

 

 

NOMINATOR DETAILS

(Please complete this section only if making this nomination on behalf of someone else)

First Name

Last Name

Contact Number

Email

What is your relationship with the nominee?


Is the nominee aware you are making this nomination?


NOMINEE DETAILS

First Name

Last Name

Organisation

Contact Number

Email

Is the nominee a PIA Member?



SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

IMAGES / SUPPORTING INFORMATION

Please provide TWO PROFILE images and up to three (3) additional high quality images.



The basic minimum requirements for the electronic images:

Size: 5Mb or less (If the size is higher the system will not allow the form to be submitted)

File format: *.jpeg or *.png

Resolution: 300ppi;

Dimensions: ideally 1920px x 1080px

No special characters/symbols (e.g. + !@)

Short bio

Profile Image 1

Profile Image 2

NOMINATION CRITERIA

This award recognises and promotes the positive contribution made by a woman that demonstrates a holistic and long-term commitment to diversity within the planning profession and related built environment sectors. Such endeavours should demonstrate the following:

  • An outstanding commitment to professional work, either project or operational, and either paid or as a volunteer.
  • An outstanding contribution to the built environment profession(s) in the State including regional WA, either in a leadership or an operational role, volunteer work or mentoring.
  • Strong support for women in the built environment profession(s)

Nominees should be a member of PIA and/or eligible for Full/ Registered Planner/ Graduate Membership. PIA membership is ideal, but is not essential for the winning candidate.

If you are shortlisted as a finalist, you will be required to undertake a face-to-face meeting or video conference interview with the Award judges’ panel in February 2024.

If you are nominating on behalf of someone else, it is highly desirable they are made aware of the nomination to assist the judging process, should additional information be required.

Criteria 1 - Introduce yourself (or the nominee)
(max 200 words) [Non-weighted]
 
Provide a description of the nominee and provide a description of the nominee’s role within the team, organisation, professional sector or community. State your current PIA membership status and/or eligibility to be a Full or Graduate member of PIA.

1)

Criteria 2 - Tell us about your contribution/achievement (or the nominee has had)
(max 500 words) [Weighting 50%]
 
Describe how the nominee demonstrates leadership amongst their peers and demonstrates emerging leadership qualities in the profession.
 
Describe how the nominee has made an important recent contribution to, or achievement in advancing the planning profession.
 
Describe their contribution, and how they have worked towards achieving it. This may include any challenges the nominee has faced and how they were overcome and could be at any level – within a team, organisation, community or generally in the built environment.

2)

Criteria 3 - Tell us about the impact you (or the nominee has had)
(max 500 words) [Weighting 50%]
 
Describe the impact that the nominee has had in working towards more diversity and inclusivity for women in the planning profession, particularly emerging female professionals, whether in a metropolitan or regional WA context.
 
This may include the following examples:
 
  • Encouraging and empowering women in the planning profession by establishing organisation policies or initiatives or by initiating legislative changes or other changes to an organisational structure benefiting women;
  • Making the built environment sector better for women and more inclusive for all through leadership and action; Successfully breaking barriers with a ‘first’ for women in the planning profession;
  • Demonstrating a significant commitment to, and making a lasting impact on, the planning profession the built environment sector; during their career.
  • Influencing or planning outcomes in the built environment that demonstrate gender inclusivity.
Note: This can be demonstrated through the nominee’s contribution to a particular project or role generally. If the nomination is in relation to a project, the project must have been in either its planning, implementation, or operational phase at some point during 2023-24.
 
Supporting information may be attached separately and is not counted in the word limit. Submit no more than three testimonial/references with one testimonial/reference provided by an emerging planner

3)

Optional Supporting Images/information

Supporting Document 1

Supporting Document 2

Supporting Document 3

CHECKLIST 

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Upon submitting your application you will be guided to a Confirmation Page and you will receive a confirmation email.

Please note that if you have not received this confirmation, your application has not been submitted successfully.

PRIVACY STATEMENT

PIA collects and maintains personal and sensitive information in line with our privacy policy. To view the privacy policy please visit the PIA website /privacypolicy

TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND NOMINEE SIGN

  • Entry in the WPN WA Award is free.
  • WPN WA Leadership Group Members are ineligible for the Award.
  • We welcome both self-nomination and third-party nominations.
  • All entries must be submitted via the online nomination form.
  • Entries must comply with the word limit on the online nomination form.
  • Nominees are reminded that formatting or presentation of entries does not have any weighting but
  • should be of a sufficient standard to assess the nomination.
  • Nominees must include two (2) profile images to support their submission.
  • Other material relevant to support the application may also be uploaded as attachments/supporting information.
  • All finalists should be prepared to attend an interview with the judging panel in February 2025 if necessary.
  • All nominations and contents will remain the property of the WPN WA and PIA WA.
  • Please note entries are exclusive to the WPN WA Award and no details private or professional will be distributed to outside contacts.
  • The judge’s decision is final, and no communication will be entered into concerning the final decision.
  • The WPN WA and PIA WA reserves the right to publish the results and winner details.
  • All finalists should be available to attend the WPN WA IWD EVENT in Perth on Friday, 7 March 2025.
  • All entries must be submitted by 9am (AWST) on 20 January 2025

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