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Chair of the Board

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More People, More Active, More Often

Job Title: Chair of the Board
Drive real change. Champion active lifestyles. Lead a movement.
Time Commitment: 2.5 days/month
Remuneration: £12,000/year
Location: Hybrid with some London-based activity
Application Deadline: 11th July 2025

Are you a strategic leader with a passion for physical activity and public health? Do you have the influence, insight, and integrity to lead the UK’s most prominent voice in the physical activity sector?

We’re looking for a new Chair of the Board to help shape the future of ukactive – the not-for-profit membership body representing 3,500+ organisations from gyms and leisure centres to health innovators and national sports bodies.

👉 What you’ll do:
✔ Lead and inspire a skilled and committed Board
✔ Hold the Executive accountable for delivering a bold strategic vision
✔ Act as an ambassador to Government, partners, and the public
✔ Promote good governance and inclusion

👉 What you’ll bring:
✔ Board or executive-level leadership experience
✔ Political acumen and stakeholder influence

✔ Strong commercial acumen

✔ Passion for promoting active lifestyles and the benefits this brings to the nation’s physical, mental and social wellbeing
✔ A collaborative, ambassadorial mindset

💡 Experience in the health, sport or physical activity sector is a bonus – but not essential.

📨 To apply: Email your CV + a one-page cover letter to hr@ukactive.org.uk
📎 Full role pack: https://www.ukactive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ukactive-Chair-candidate-pack-2025.pdf

Let’s get more people, more active, more often – together.

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To apply for this job email your CV and Cover Letter to hr@ukactive.org.uk