Non-Executive Directors/ Trustees Role Description Version 1.0 / December 2025 [Type here] [Type here] [Type here] Non-Executive Directors/ Trustees Role Description Roles available Boccia England is currently recruiting for up to four Trustees/ Non-Executive Directors. Our Board skills matrix highlights a particular need for skills in the areas below • People (Human Resources) • Legal • Finance and/ or governance • Sport • Marketing and/ or communications Purpose of the roles The Board of Trustees is the governing body of Boccia England. The core purpose of the Board is to set and monitor the strategic direction of the charity and to ensure that it is properly managed and complies with all relevant legislation. Reporting to Chair of the Board of Trustees Time commitment • 3 full Board meetings annually o Two online meetings o One full-day in-person meeting • Annual General Meeting (online meeting) • Minimum of one Committee o A minimum of three meetings per Commitee annually (all online meetings). Remuneration: Voluntary positions with reasonable expenses reimbursed Non-Executive Directors/ Trustees Role Description 2 Purpose and outline of the role of Trustee The Board of Trustees is the governing body of Boccia England. The core purpose of the Board is to set and monitor the strategic direction of the charity and to ensure that it is properly managed and complies with all relevant legislation. Trustees support the staff team of Boccia England to ensure that the organisation has the resources, policies and structures necessary to be effective and to ensure that the organisation maintains the highest standards of corporate governance. Meeting a minimum of three times annually as a full Board, Trustees approve all major decisions and policies. Trustees are also responsible for approving the annual accounts of Boccia England. Trustees are responsible for ensuring that appropriate protection, systems, and checks remain in place to mitigate exposure of the organisation to major risks. As a small National Governing Body and charity, clear communication is critically important and our Board of Trustees is expected to act as powerful, and vocal, advocates for Boccia England, and boccia in general. They should also communicate openly, effectively, and in timely fashion with Boccia England staff and other Trustees. As well as their role on the full Board, Trustees are expected to fulfil roles on at least one Board Committee, which include • Nominations Committee • Sport Committee • Governance Committee • Finance, Audit, and Risk Committee • People Committee Boccia England Strategy 2022 – 2032 Boccia England’s 10-year strategy was published in 2032 and establishes the strategic direction and priorities for the organisation. Three core strategic goals are outlined in the strategy 1. A nationwide infrastructure for the boccia community 2. Increased public awareness of boccia 3. Every household with physically disabled child/ young person has the chance to play boccia The Board of Trustees is responsible for monitoring progress against these goals and supporting the staff team and volunteers to deliver on them. Our strategy can be read in full on our website – insert link. Non-Executive Directors/ Trustees Role Description 3 Person Specification Personal Attributes We are looking for Trustees who are • Genuinely passionate about creating opportunities for people to play the most inclusive sport in the world • True team players able to challenge and inspire within a busy organisation • Able to build effective relationships at all levels to influence and support others • Open-minded with the ability to create strong and productive discussions • Creative thinkers confident in exploring ideas whilst maintaining a positive mind set • Respectful with the ability to empathise and understand the experiences and opinions of others • Clear and effective communicators, able to appropriately challenge internally, and to advocate powerfully for boccia and Boccia England externally. Qualifications & Training Following a review of the Board Skills Matrix, we are seeking to recruit Trustees with particular skills to support our future development. Alongside other attributes, we are seeking applications from people with professional qualifications in the following areas • People (Human Resources) • Legal • Finance and/ or governance • Sport • Marketing and/ or Communications. Knowledge Trustees should be able to demonstrate a high level of relevant knowledge, including • Knowledge of principles of good governance, including the Code for Sports Governance (desirable) • Knowledge of the national sport landscape and key stakeholders (desirable) • An understanding of boccia and/or disability sport and the implications for disabled people participating and performing in sport (desirable). Experience Trustees are expected to have accumulated relevant experience in order to be able to support Boccia England, including • Demonstrable relevant professional experience • Lived experience of physical disabilities (desirable) • Experience of publicly funded sport, ideally disability sport (desirable) • Experience of managing good governance in a publicly funded body (desirable). Non-Executive Directors/ Trustees Role Description 4
BOCCIA ENGLAND LIMITED
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