Vacancy -- Appointment of up to three Board Members
Vacancy details
The post of Board Member will be paid at £282 per day. Travel and other reasonable expenses that might be incurred in carrying out work on the Board can be claimed from Sport Wales within the recognised limits. You may also be eligible to claim reimbursement for costs in relation to child care/care of the elderly/assistant carer, whilst carrying out work on behalf of the Board.
Function of body
Sport Wales is the national organisation responsible for developing and promoting sport and active lifestyles. Sport Wales is a Welsh Government Sponsored Public Body and is funded largely by grant-in-aid from the Welsh Government. It is also responsible for distributing funds from the National Lottery to sport in Wales.
Sport Wales was established by Royal Charter in 1972. The four objectives set down when the Sports Council for Wales (now trading as Sport Wales) are to:
• Increase participation in sport and active recreation;
• Raise standards of performance and excellence;
• Improve the provision of sporting facilities;
• Provide technical information and advice about sport, recreation and active lifestyles.
The full Royal Charter can be found here: www.sport.wales/media/128780/royal charter.doc
Sport Wales operates two national centres; the Welsh Institute of Sport in Cardiff and the Plas Menai National Watersports Centre in North Wales.
Sport Wales’ operational priorities and performance targets are informed by, and respond to, the annual remit letter from the Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sport which sets out his strategic priorities; any specific policies and action plans; and the wider policies and priorities of the Welsh Government.
Sport Wales subscribe to the Welsh Government's vision for a physically active and sporting nation, as outlined in their strategies Climbing Higher and Creating an Active Wales.
Sport Wales aims to improve the level of sports participation at grassroots level but also provide our aspiring athletes with the support required to compete successfully on the world stage.
Role description
The Board of Sport Wales provides leadership and governance to Sport Wales and performs the important role of scrutinising all of Sport Wales’s investments and activities. It also shapes its future goals.
Board Members have individual and collective responsibility to the Welsh Government through the Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism.
Board Members are expected to:
- Have an understanding of and actively promote the benefits of sport and physical activity and the positive benefits they have for Wales’ diverse society, in line with Sport Wales’ vision as a main deliverer of Government policy on sport.
- Be able to challenge Sport Wales staff effectively, to ensure it meets its aims, objectives and performance targets;
- Ensure Sport Wales achieve value for money and participate in the corporate planning process, including agreeing annual budget plans;
- Act in a way that promotes high standards in areas including protection of public finance; and have an appreciation or understanding of the importance corporate responsibility and risk management to ensure that Sport Wales’ activities are conducted effectively and efficiently;
- Have an enquiring mind, good listening skills and ability to understand complex situations/reports;
- Be actively engaged in suggesting board membership and the next generation of board members;
- Have a willingness and commitment to attend and actively participate at Board meetings and key activities between meetings;
- Understand and subscribe to the commitments of a public role, as defined in Nolan’s Seven Principles of Public Life noted on page 9.
Welsh language skills
Person specification
To be considered, you must be able to demonstrate that you have the qualities, skills and experience to meet all the essential criteria below for appointment;
- Good communication skills and ability to work with others to achieve objectives.
- Ability to think logically and objectively and analyse complex information in order to identify key issues and make effective decisions.
- A demonstrable commitment to increasing levels of physical activity across Wales;
- An understanding of the diverse communities of Wales and a commitment to promoting diversity.
- An understanding of public life and the principles of good governance
Interview dates
Closing date
Additional information
For further information regarding the role of Sport Wales and the role of Members please contact: Pippa Britton (vice-chair) email pippa.britton@sport.wales
If you need any further assistance in applying for this role, please contact the Welsh Government’s Public Appointment Team at PublicAppointments@gov.wales
How to apply
To apply for this role, click on the ‘Apply’ button below. The first time you apply for a post, you will need to complete a registration form for the Welsh Government’s online application system. You will only need to register once, and you will be able to keep yourself updated on the progress of your application, and any other applications you make, via your registered account.
Once you’ve registered, you’ll be able to access the application form. To apply you will need to submit two supporting documents. The first, a document outlining how your knowledge, skills and experiences meet the criteria for the role as outlined in the information for candidates. This document should be no more than 2 sides of A4. Your application may be rejected if you exceed this limit. The second document is a full, up to date CV. The two documents should be uploaded to the ‘Reasons for applying’ section of the online application form.
In your application, you will also be asked to provide details of any activities which have helped you to develop skills that would be useful in a public appointment role, and list the organisations for which you undertook these activities. We also need to know about any political activity that you’ve undertaken over the last 5 years.
It is recommended that you register for an account and access the application form as soon as possible so that you see how the application form is structured, before starting to prepare your evidence. You don’t have to complete the application form all in one go. You can save your responses, and log in and out as required, until you’re ready to submit – just follow the guidance in the application form.
If you’d like to apply for this opportunity in Welsh, please use the ‘Newid Iaith / Change Language’ link at the top of this page, to take you to the Welsh version of this advert, from which you can apply in Welsh.
If you need any further assistance in applying for this role, please contact the Welsh Government’s Public Appointments Team on PublicAppointments@gov.wales.
This vacancy is closed to applications.