Sporting Equals serves communities in more and more dynamic ways. The Governance Partner is a new role, created at a time of positive change: we are refreshing our Board, new Chair, onboarding new trustees, and increasing diversity.
We are looking for a partner who will help embed change and support the Trustee onboarding proceess. They will enjoy organising, tracking tasks and bringing people together, and with energy and ideas they be able to work independently and collaboratively to ensure the Board's goals are met.
Helping to keep our governance moving forward, they will take part in Board and sub committee meetings. They will arrange for the development and updating of the Board's Policy and Strategic documents. They will collaborate with the internal team to improve access and rationalisation of papers, archive systems and tools that support internal communications functions. We estimate that the Governance Partner will be able to support up to 10 monthly hourly meetings, about 2 hours per week. With a possible uptake in hours for the preparations for new project partner or Board meetings.
Responsibilities of the role include:
You will bring energy and ideas to this new role and be able to work independently and collaboratively to ensure goals are met.
We are open to expressions of interest from people with relevant skills and interests at any career stage, including people who have retired or are otherwise not currently in employment.
You may have experience in governance, administration, and be interested in applying those skills to a new voluntary role in our charity.
We are open to this role being shared as the activities can be split among a small team of Governance Partners.
We do require you to have a minimum of 3 years proven professional skills and the kind of experience that is related to this role
We anticipate proficiency in MS Office365 tools and apps.
Your help and expertise will enable us to adapt and grow, to scope new possibilities through our growing Trustee Board
Build your own personal network and experience
Contribute to the development of the Charity's mission
Develop new skills and competencies