NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Organisation: UK Athletics
Salary: £9000.00 per annum
Location: Board meetings likely to be in Birmingham or London, but may be remote or at other venues.
Contract type: Permanent (Part time)
Closing date: 8 February 2026
Job Description: NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

OVERVIEW
The successful candidate will join the UK national governing body of athletics, as it reviews the vision and strategy for the whole sport, shared with the governing bodies in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The aim is to set out our role for the decade ahead in promoting running, throwing, jumping and pushing to everyone, with a clear pathway from the playground to the podium in the nation’s favourite Olympic and Paralympic Games sport.

You will be joining an organisation and sport going through considerable change. We believe our Board should be from a diverse range of backgrounds, skills and experiences. Our aim is to have 30% of the Board to be from each gender. Therefore, we are actively encouraging applications from suitably qualified women candidates.

THE ROLE
• To act as a non-executive member of the Board of Directors, offering guidance, support, challenge, expertise and an objective perspective to the Board and to the Executive.
• Attending Board meetings, be a member of the Audit & Risk Committee, as well as ad hoc task and working groups.
• To play a key part in the decision-making process on strategic, planning, governance and major operational, commercial and financial issues.
• To represent UK Athletics and the sport as a whole as an ambassador and advocate.
• To promote an open and collaborative mindset, and represent the culture of the values of the organisation and the sport.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Been a successful leader in business operations, ideally incorporating risk and/or finance experience.
• Understanding of decision making in complex, multi-stakeholder environments, and collaborative working.
• Experience in successfully setting and implementing a strong organisational culture and values.
• Understanding of decision making in complex, multi-stakeholder environments, and collaborative working.
• Experience in successfully setting and implementing a strong organisational culture and values.
• Experience of high levels of accountability, operating in high-profile, and highly scrutinised environments.
• Experience of being a member a Board sub-committee and/or task and finish group would be advantageous, but not essential.

AS WELL AS
• A clear understanding of business operations and the key governance processes and requirements.
• An understanding of the overall sporting landscape in the UK and globally.
• Excellent communication, relationship and networking skills, able to represent UK Athletics to all our stakeholders.

Closing date for applications is mid-night of Sunday 8th February 2026
How to apply: For a full candidate brief and details of how to apply, please visit http://careers.ukathletics.org.uk/ For a confidential discussion to find out more, please contact Tom Solesbury (Chief Operating Officer and Company Secretary) at companysecretary@uka.org.uk.