Trustee vacancy at Activity Alliance
Does this sound like this could be you? Passionate, committed, knowledgeable, unique, dedicated, humorous, enthusiastic, and fair. If it does, you could be just the person we are looking for to join us on the Activity Alliance Board. (It is not essential to have previous board experience).
Our inclusive culture starts with our Board and works its way throughout our Alliance. We champion diversity of thought and want our Board to be representative of modern Britain in all its intersectional glory. As the leading voice for disabled people in sport and activity, ensuring our Board is diverse and inclusive is crucial to who we are as an organisation.
We are an energetic bunch - all with different life experiences, and you would never call any of us stuffy or boring. We pride ourselves on being quite the opposite. We are disabled and non-disabled people who come together for a minimum of five times a year. Together we are a mix of walks of life, ages and talents, and we are all people with a passion for change.
The Board meetings are professional, challenging, informative, and there is always plenty of laughter. Our Board, alongside our enthusiastic and committed staff team, take pride in working towards fairness for disabled people in sport and activity.
As we slowly emerge from the coronavirus pandemic, it’s clear that disabled people and people with long-term health conditions have been severely impacted. There is significant work to do.
Currently, our Board includes knowledge and experience in the disability, commercial, sport development, communications, finance, and education sectors. However, we are short of someone with expertise in or understanding of the health system at a strategic level. Someone with a fundamental understanding of how sport and activity positively influence health and can make a difference to disabled people’s lives.
We are particularly keen to hear from people with an ethnically diverse background to strengthen our Board.
Please do get in touch if this sounds like an exciting way to broaden your sport, charity or disability sector experience and to help us influence change.
How to apply
To apply please send us a CV with relevant experience and a cover note telling us why you would like to be a Trustee with Activity Alliance. Applications can be accepted in written, video or audio format. Visit our jobs in sport page for more information.
Deadline for applications is 5pm 24 October 2021. Interviews will take place in early November. Send your applications and equal opportunities form to jobs@activityalliance.org.uk
If you require support or want to discuss the post, please contact Agata Sromecka, Executive Assistant on 01509 227750 or email Agata@activityalliance.org.uk
Ask any questions
We are hosting two evening Zoom sessions for anyone interested to talk through the opportunity and ask any questions. Our Vice Chair, Phil Friend and Director of Partnerships, Ray Ashley, will be available on 5 October between 7-8pm and 14 October between 6-7pm. Please register your interest prior to the session to Agata@activityalliance.org.uk and indicate if you have any communication requirements. We will then send you joining details.
