Chair of the Board of Trustees

This is a crucial and exciting time for CIMSPA as we continue to build our profile as the professional body for the sport and physical activity sector. 

Our current Chair is stepping down after a long tenure, having led us through a period of significant growth as an organisation.  We are looking for an exceptional individual who can take over the mantle and steer CIMSPA as we gain momentum with our strategy implementation whilst remaining able to adapt to external trends and challenges in an innovative way.

We are looking for someone who shares our unwavering commitment to our vision and to ensuring the professional recognition, development and sustainability of the sport and physical activity workforce.   

In-depth knowledge of our sector is not essential.  However, you must be an inspirational leader and a strategic thinker, with significant experience of maintaining high standards of governance and of navigating complex systems.  You will thrive on engendering a culture of mutual trust, accountability and collaboration, and will have high standards of personal integrity. 

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Ensuring that CIMSPA pursues its objects as defined in its Charter and Statutes, whilst complying with charity law, company law, other relevant legislation/regulations and the principles of good governance.
• Directing the development and delivery of CIMSPA’s vision and strategy, ensuring the Board retains effective oversight of this at all times.
• Providing leadership and direction to the Board of Trustees, enabling the Board to fulfil its duty to drive the successful overall governance and strategic direction of CIMSPA.
• Working in partnership with the CEO and supporting the CIMSPA executive team, helping them achieve the aims of the organisation; and to optimise the relationship between the Board of Trustees, employees and stakeholders.
• Creating an equitable, inclusive and effective environment for Board meetings that is underpinned by CIMSPA’s values of teamwork, quality and respect, and promoting a culture of openness and debate amongst the Board.
• Facilitating the Board of Trustees in stimulating excellent, well-rounded and carefully considered strategic decision-making, utilising individuals’ experiential and cognitive diversity.
• Supporting the Board to regularly review CIMSPA’s priority risks and providing advice and counsel to CIMSPA, ensuring that appropriate measures are in place to ensure the organisation can take advantage of available opportunities whilst ensuring that risk is managed.
• Liaising regularly with the Treasurer to maintain oversight and control of CIMSPA’s financial position, and to ensure full and timely financial transparency and information disclosure to the Board.
• Appraising and constructively guiding the performance of the CEO, acting as a critical friend and sounding board.
• Ensuring that the performance of individual trustees, and the Board of Trustees as a whole, is regularly reviewed and that any areas for improvement are identified and addressed.
• Representing CIMSPA as a champion, spokesperson and advocate at appropriate events, at all times demonstrating the values and behaviours of CIMSPA and acting in line with the Board of Trustees’ Code of Conduct.
• Further guidance about the key duties of a Trustee as outlined by the Charity Commission for England and Wales can be found here.

For more information about this role, please click here to view the full recruitment pack.

Closing date for applications: 18th August 2025 at 9am
The provisional interview date for in-person interviews at SportPark, Loughborough University is 3rd September 2025.