The World Board is particularly interested in candidates who bring expertise in at least one of the following high-priority areas:
Priority Skills | Rama Adjovi | Scotia Akar | Fatima Al-Faylakawi | Ileana Boschini López | Lydia Fang | Sarah Govan-Sisk | Elli Kodjamani | Dr Natasha Montesalvo | Tricia Tilford | Dr Hina Velji |
| Financial management, budgets and/or risk management | Contributor | Contributor | Contributor | Follower | Contributor | Expert | Expert | Expert | Professionally Qualified | Contributor |
| Resource mobilisation (including Fund development) | Contributor | Follower | Learner | Learner | Contributor | Expert | Expert | Expert | Expert | Contributor |
| Strategy, governance and board/ committee level experience | Expert | Contributor | Contributor | Expert | Contributor | Professionally Qualified | Professionally Qualified | Professionally Qualified | Expert | Expert |
| Volunteering, programme and learning and leadership development | Expert | Expert | Expert | Expert | Expert | Expert | Professionally Qualified | Professionally Qualified | Expert | Expert |
| Strategic Communications | Contributor | Expert | Contributor | Expert | Expert | Professionally Qualified | Professionally Qualified | Expert | Expert | Contributor |