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    Chair Of The Board - London, United Kingdom - Surfing England

    Surfing England
    Surfing England London, United Kingdom

    1 day ago

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    Description

    Surfing England are currently on the lookout for a committed individual to fill the role of Chair of the Board .

    This role is integral to leading the Board and establishing a constructive environment that enables us to achieve our potential and secure our long-term success.

    Home-based, voluntary role
    Time commitment of approximately 12 days per year
    Reasonable out-of-pocket expenses covered


    The Role:
    As the Chair of the Board, your key responsibilities will include:
    Leading the Board and ensuring its effectiveness in setting and implementing our organisation's direction and strategy.
    Chairing productive Board and general meetings, creating purposeful agendas and ensuring accurate information is provided in a timely manner.
    Encouraging open dialogue among Directors, promoting consensus-building and ensuring all members are involved in discussions and decision-making.
    Taking a proactive approach to managing conflicts of interest in accordance with the Articles of the Board.

    Determining the structure and composition of the Board, carrying out regular reviews of its size, balance of skills and diversity.

    Supporting Board members in establishing our organisation's vision, mission, and values, setting and implementing its strategy, and reviewing and evaluating its plans and policies.

    Ensuring the integrity of financial information and controls, reviewing budgets and financial information to be published, and scrutinising the performance of management.

    Accounting to Surfing England's stakeholders and Members for the organisation's performance, ensuring its long-term wellbeing and succession planning.


    The Candidate:
    As the Chair of the Board, we are looking for someone who has:
    A visible passion and commitment to Surfing England, its strategic aims and purpose.

    The ability and willingness to commit time to conduct the role well, including travel and attending events during evenings and weekends.

    A background in taking organisations through growth and change.
    A willingness to use and lever a strong network.
    Commercial experience and a solid demonstrable track record in helping organisations generate revenue and attract investment.

    Surfing England, are passionate about promoting and developing the sport of surfing. We work tirelessly to create a positive and inclusive environment for all our members and stakeholders


    If you are passionate about surfing, have a strong commercial background, and are ready to make a significant impact on our organisation's future, we would love to hear from you.


    To ensure a fair and inclusive recruitment process, we are working with as our trusted recruitment partner for this vacancy.

    Therefore, all applications for this position will be handled and managed exclusively by them.

    Similar roles include Board Director, Non-Executive Director, Chairman, Board Leader, or Board President.

    To apply for this role, you will need to first register your interest by submitting your CV. Your CV will only be used for information purposes and will not be relevant in the application process. You will then be emailed a response containing a link needed to answer some work-related questions. Our goal is to assess your approach to a problem and better understand what knowledge and skills you have. Your answers will be anonymised, randomised and reviewed by a diverse panel.


    We also think giving feedback is incredibly valuable for candidates, so at the end of the process, you'll see how well you performed during the application process.


    The closing date for applications is Wednesday 22nd May 2024 at Midday, and the deadline for submission of the work-related questions is Friday 24th May 2024 at midday.


    Surfing England do not want recruitment for diversity to simply be a tick box exercise, it is the right thing to do and the smartest way for us to do our business.

    This drives our desire to partner with level= to ensure fairness within our recruitment process by creating a level playing field for all.

    A fully debiased hiring process will enable us to be representative of the society we serve, and creating a diverse team is in the best interest of our members, partners and other stakeholders.

    If you have any accessibility requirements or would like to understand our process further, please contact level=
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