Appointed Non-Executive Director

Organisation: Table Tennis England
Salary: Voluntary role, with pre-agreed expenses payable
Location: Board meetings held at Table Tennis England’s Head office in Milton Keynes, or virtually by Zoom or Microsoft Teams.
Contract type: Volunteer
Closing date: 18 May 2026
Interview date: 26 May 2026
Job Description: Table tennis is going from strength to strength with more than 450,000 people playing regularly; this happens because of extraordinary people in our team and across the wider table tennis community.

Our strategy, Table Tennis United, sets out an exciting journey of growth and transformation that underpins our purpose to ‘host generations of players at our table’, and towards our vison of ‘a table tennis nation’. We have recently been awarded the hosting of the World Team Table Tennis Championships in London in 2026.

We now seek an Appointed Non-Executive Director with the skills and abilities to govern Table Tennis England and support the Chief Executive and wider Executive Team to achieve extraordinary things for table tennis in England. Table tennis is all about people and if we are to achieve our ambitions, we must ensure we are relevant and connected to our membership, to the wider playing community and to those partners and stakeholders who can help us ‘go faster’.

This is a sport doing something incredibly exciting – so if you have the skills and experience, we need to achieve our vision we’d love to hear from you.

Clare Briegal
Chair

This year we are due to appoint one Non-Executive Director, and the Board is looking to strengthen its skills, experience and knowledge in the following areas. Candidates are asked to indicate how they could contribute to the following essential and desirable items.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

PEOPLE AND CULTURE CHANGE
Experience & Expertise: People Management and Culture, Compliance and Legal Matters.

Strategic HR Leadership and Alignment.

Board Advisory Committee: Previous experience as a Chair of a People Committee.

ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL & GOVERNANCE
Experience: Knowledge of Environmental, Social and Governance in relation to long term sustainability.

Board Responsibility: Previous experience as a Chair of an ESG working group to support the delivery of our Sustainability Strategy.

PERSON SPECIFICATION
Whilst an understanding of Table Tennis is preferred, our focus is to ensure our Board of Directors has the correct mixture of skills, life experiences and diversity to represent our community.

Able to commit to Table Tennis England and dedicate the required time.

Have strategic vision and independent judgement.

Be an inclusive leader, with a clear commitment to improving diversity and equality and understanding of the needs of under-represented groups within our sport.

Able to challenge constructively within a Board environment and influence stakeholders at all levels.

Able to demonstrate the values and behaviours of Table Tennis England.

TIME AND COMMITMENT

This is a voluntary position. We are heavily reliant on volunteers across our organisation and are thankful for their important contribution to Table Tennis England’s work.

We will pay Directors’ expenses in line with the organisation’s expenses policy.

In accordance with the Code for Sports Governance, the term of this position is four years. One further four-year term can be served. Non-Executive Directors are not eligible to hold office for more than two terms.

There are usually four Board meetings per year, which are held at Table Tennis England’s offices in Milton Keynes. From time to time, Board meetings may be held virtually by Zoom or Microsoft Teams. Board Members may be asked to contribute as a member of a subcommittee, plus occasional ad-hoc meetings.
How to apply: APPLICATION PROCESS If you would like to be a part of our Board and the exciting work ahead, please submit the following: 1. An up-to-date CV which shows your full career history and details your skills and experience and how you meet the requirements of the role. We recommend that this is no longer than two pages . 2. A covering letter detailing what you think you can bring to this position and why it appeals to you – we recommend that this is no longer than two pages. Indicate if you cannot attend any date during the period set aside for interviews. Please email your application to: hr@tabletennisengland.co.uk by 5pm on 18 May 2026. If your application is successful, you will be contacted to take part in the interview stage due to be held from 26-29 May 2026. Table Tennis England is seeking to strengthen and diversify its Board with an exceptional individual who wishes to serve as a Board appointed Non-Executive Director to support the direction for the next phase of our development and in delivery of our 5-year Equality & Diversity Strategy.