UK Sport Eligibility Panel: Independent Chair Organisation UK Sport Salary Remuneration of £218 per day is available to Eligibility Panel members and will be paid on a pro-rate basis, paid inclusive of relevant taxes. Location London based, with regular remote working. Contract type Closing date 3 May 2024 Job Description Who are UK Sport?We are the UK’s trusted high-performance experts, powering our greatest athletes, teams, sports and events to achieve positive success. Investing a combination of National Lottery and Government funds, we support our Olympic and Paralympic sports to realise their world-leading potential, and help bring major sporting events to the UK. Our purpose is to lead high-performance sport to enable extraordinary moments that enrich lives.We are on a mission – to create the greatest decade of extraordinary sporting moments; reaching, inspiring and uniting the nation. That mission is underpinned by three ambitions for UK high-performance sport; to keep winning and win well, to grow a thriving sporting system and to harness those to inspire positive change. Working with the sports and events we fund, DCMS, and our partner organisations across the UK high-performance system, we are building on 25 years of ever-growing success to write the UK’s next chapter for Olympic and Paralympic sport.About the roleThe UK Sport Board has fully delegated decision-making authority to the Eligibility Panel to determine matters relating to the eligibility of Athletes and ASPs to receive Public Funding or Publicly Funded Benefits in accordance with the UK Sport Eligibility Policy. The Eligibility Panel will have the experience, capacity, and skills to understand the requirements of UK Sport’s investment role and the requirements of all the key stakeholders.Please see the Job Description for full overview of duties. About youThe successful candidate will be someone who is able to communicate and listen effectively, able to offer appropriate challenge to help achieve the right outcomes for each case and is aware of Diversity and Inclusion issues. The successful candidate will also be legally qualified (practicing Barrister, Solicitor or CILEx fellow) and have experience of chairing or sitting on disciplinary panels. A full Person Specification is available on the Job Description that can be found through this link: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:EU:fd3f5958-cb68-4519-b730-afbf7d273212 How to apply Please email your application to jobs@uksport.gov.uk by the 3rd May. Share X LinkedIn Email