Independent Non Executive Director (Contract)

Independent Non-Executive Director

Organisation
Welsh Judo Association

Salary
Voluntary (Reasonable expenses paid)

Location
Cardiff with travel within Wales as necessary

Contract Type
Volunteer (Maximum 4 x 2 year terms)

Commitment:
Board meetings - approximately every 6-8 weeks, usually in Cardiff

AGM - Held in September. Board Directors are requested to attend this event

WJA official activities - Board Directors are asked to attend official events on
an 'as available' basis.

Welsh Judo Commissions - Responsible for developing and co-ordinating specific areas
of the Association's business.

Closing date
Friday 26th January 2018

About the company

The Welsh Judo Association is the National Governing Body for Judo in Wales and is a Private Company, Limited by Guarantee. The vision is to promote Judo throughout Wales, providing member services, advice and assistance in connection to Judo. This includes education, training and Talent development programmes to deliver performance and Commonwealth and Olympic Games.

The board is made up of five elected and four independent directors, including the Chair. The Chief Executive Officer attends Board meetings with non-voting rights.

The Board meets six times per year, with five Sub-Committees: Standards and Complaints, Finance and Audit, Equality, Delivery, Performance and Technical; which also meet throughout the year.


Role of the Board

The role of the WJA Board's is to:

*Provide leadership and expertise in corporate governance.
*Exercise appropriate and effective control of the organisation ensuing all system
*are robust and defensible
*Set the WJA's vision, mission and strategic aims ensuring all resources are in place for it to meet its objectives
*Support and evaluate the CEO in their leadership of the business
*Scrutinise the performance of the executive in meeting agreed goals and objectives and monitor the reporting of performance
*Positively promote the strategic interests of the WJA internally and externally
*Uphold the highest ethical standards of integrity and probity and set the WJA's values and standards
*Support the operational delivery of the WJA's strategy through their involvment and leadership on Commissions.


Person specification

We do not expect potential Board members to have all the technical, skills or experience listed below however we will want Board members, collectively, to have all of them. As well as the Elected Directors, we have the option to appoint other Board Members to provide particular expertise. We will provide learning and development opportunities for the Board as a group to ensure they are supported in their role but welcome.

Technical skills, knowledge and experiences

* Ambassadorial responsibility
* Board of Directors experience
* Delegated responsibility
* Equality and inclusion
* Facilitating change
* Financial knowledge
* Human resource/executive performance review
* Member relations
* Risk assessment
* Strategic planning and focus
* Strategic relationships

Competencies - the behaviours

* Communication
* Customer focus
* Developing self and others
* Leadership
* Strategic decision making
* Strategic
* Team-working
* Valuing diversity

As a growing business with a need to develop their external profile and safeguard their members, Welsh Judo have identified that skills and/or experience in one or more of the areas below would be helpful:

* Finance and Audit
* Commercial/business development
* Legal


How to Apply

For an informal discussion of the post, please contact our Chief Executive, Darren Warner on [Removed].

Please apply in writing by Friday 26th January 2018 with a copy of:

* Cover letter
* Curriculum vitae
* Equality monitoring form

To: [Email Removed]


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