Do you want to make a difference by leading British Orienteering in an exciting new era?

British Orienteering is seeking an experienced, passionate and ambitious individual(s) to help lead our sport at this critical time for the organisation as we look ahead to an exciting new chapter in our development.

British Orienteering is a thriving and vibrant organisation and although the sport was significantly impacted by the pandemic the whole orienteering family rallied together and once the sport was able to fully return in the membership and participation levels have nearly returned to pre-pandemic levels.

Whilst the last few years have been a challenging, the Board, executive, staff and an army of unwaveringly committed volunteers have dedicated themselves to supporting the sport and ensuring we are in the best possible shape to build back stronger than ever.

We look forward to exciting and challenging times with plans to develop the sport and the World Championships in 2024 against a backdrop of the reduced discretionary spend many of us are facing.

We have an excellent Board of Directors, loyal members of staff and a passionate team of energetic volunteers. We recognise that the sport still faces challenges including uncertainty around future funding, inflationary costs, access/permissions and the aging volunteer workforce, however many of the challenges are equally opportunities to be realised.

We recognise that as a sport, like the rest of those involved in sport, we need to challenge ourselves more to diversify and ensure we provide inclusive opportunities to be involved in our sport.

One of the current Non-Executive Directors is coming to the end of their current term. They are eligible for re-election and have indicated that they do not wish to continue on the board. However, in its quest to continue to recruit high quality and appropriately skilled directors British Orienteering is offering the opportunity for other members to be nominated if they wish to be considered to serve on the Board. This role is a fantastic opportunity for an individual to contribute to a sport that is truly ‘on an adventure’; to encourage and enable bold strategic decision-making, commercial and social ambition and to contribute to an exciting new strategy.

Following a skills analysis British Orienteering has determined that the appropriate skills required of any candidates and would welcome nominations from those with a background in one or more of the following areas:

• Grassroots Orienteering
• Performance Sport including anti doping
• Governance, Risk & Compliance
• HR

British Orienteering is keen to address areas of underrepresentation throughout the sport and particularly welcomes applications from ethnically diverse communities, disabled people, individuals under 30 years old and people from the LGBT+ community.

If you wish to be considered for nomination to the Board as a Non-Executive Director and you are a member of British Orienteering please contact the Chief Executive, Peter Hart on peter.hart@britishorienteeering.org.uk or 07384 462432 for further information.

The closing date for nominations is Friday, 28 July 2023.

All candidates will be subject to a formal election process conducted in accordance with the Articles of Association and the final appointments will be approved at the AGM.

We hope you are inspired and excited by this opportunity and thank you on behalf of British Orienteering board for your interest and support.