On Board for Sport

The On Board for Sport programme was developed out of a partnership between the Scottish Government and the Scottish Sports Association.

The ambition of the programme is to bring together individuals who have the skills, expertise, independence and diversity of thought and background with board vacancies across Scottish governing bodies of sport.

By volunteering to join an SGB board, you can help contribute to the strategic direction of the organisation. These opportunities within our member organisations are to volunteer as a Director/Member on their Boards/Committees. These vacancies are often targeted for skills-based Directors and/or individuals who are independent of the Scottish Governing Body. Increasing the diversity of board members, across a range of protected characteristics, is another key ambition of the On Board for Sport programme.

Board vacancies present excellent opportunities for the development of new/existing skills, meeting new people, new networks and an unrivalled CPD opportunity to make a genuine difference to sport in Scotland. Each vacancy highlights the benefits of and requirements for each post and it should be noted that a detailed knowledge of the specific sport is often not necessary.

If you are interested in becoming a board member with an SGB and would like to be added to our specific On Board for Sport mailing list to be kept informed of opportunities and relevant upcoming events, please submit your contact details to admin@thessa.org.uk.

To advertise a vacancy, please contact admin@thessa.org.uk. If you would like to access additional resources, such as templates for board vacancies, skills audits or declarations of interest, please just get in touch.