The Active Lancashire Charity is in a period of exciting development, as we continue to deliver our innovative 10-year Strategy; collaboratively leading and facilitating active lifestyles with our passionate network of delivery partners.
Active Lancashire has nationally recognised expertise and success in leading, developing and delivering exciting and ground breaking activities against our core themes of health and addressing inequalities.
The Board recognises that there are opportunities emerging through national Government developments and local initiatives with key health, economic, voluntary sector and local government partners where Active Lancashire could be well positioned to make a positive contribution. Our aim is to be a leader of development for the wider sector and to champion new models of delivery and investment in effective partnerships that deliver targeted and sustainable impact, particularly working with underrepresented groups.
As the leadership body on behalf of Sport England for Sport and Active lifestyles in Lancashire, we want to ensure that we practice good governance (in line with UK Sport guidelines), supported by a balanced set of skills and expertise that underpin the development of the business and enable us to achieve our visionary expectations.
We are seeking two new Board members to join the Active Lancashire Charity Board to extend our knowledge and influence as we work to empower our communities and partners to be physically active and engaged in sporting lifestyles.
We have identified the need for individuals with experience of two key areas to complement our Board makeup: grass roots and community level sport, and / or leading change as a social or commercial entrepreneur.
These individuals will be critical in supporting us to improve our communications, relationships and development of services. Prospective candidates may have access to important networks or contacts in other sectors relevant to our work and can enhance our strategic and political influence through their gravitas. They may bring a strong geographic overview of sports and physical activities or local communities, but this is not essential.
When joining the Active Lancashire Board, we are keen to see Board members be part of one of our two Board assurance Committees. We are particularly seeking applicants who will join our Audit and Financial Committee, although prior knowledge of auditing and financial management is not a requirement.
Additionally, we are seeking candidates who may originate from the Black or Asian heritage community and/or are female.
Application process
To apply for the board position please send the following to [email protected]
- An up to date CV which shows your full career history (no longer than three pages);
- A supporting statement explaining why you are interested in this role detailing how you are a good candidate for this post, how you meet the skills we are seeking and how you fulfil the person specification – we recommend that this is no longer than two pages;
- The declaration of interest form (contained in the Board Induction Pack).
Note: completion of the equalities section is not mandatory, this is requested for monitoring purposes in line with our commitment to equality and diversity, and a request.
Download the Board Induction Pack and Declaration of Interest Form
Please note that applications can only be considered if all the documentation is complete. Please send your application, preferably in MS Word format.
- Closing date for applications - Friday 16th May
- Interview dates - 20th and 28th May
If you would like any further details or a detailed discussion about Active Lancashire or the Board member role, please contact Adrian Leather, Chief Executive on [email protected].
