External Council Membersclosed

Deadline for applications: 20th October 2024

Inclusive Boards are delighted to be supporting English Schools' Football Association (ESFA) in their search for new External Council Members.

We are also supporting ESFA in their search for new Trustees. To explore this opportunity please refer to our opportunities page. 

Vacancies to serve on the National Council 

The ESFA is the national governing body for football in schools and is an incorporated charity as well as a Membership Association. This means we have around 350 groups of volunteers working across England, in District, County and Regional Schools' Football Associations, creating fantastic opportunities for children of school age to play football. Our Members run competitions, tournaments, festivals and leagues across the whole of England and also create opportunities for more talented players to take part in representative football, including at international level. This work is carried out by our fantastic army of local volunteers, over 2000 of whom give freely of their time to enable children to benefit from our sport.

All of this work is governed by our Board of Trustees, who are responsible for running the business of the charity and by the Council, which is responsible for strategic oversight of the ESFA's football offer. The Council is comprised of members of the national volunteer workforce, elected by their colleagues in their regions to serve. The Council is also served by a representative from The Football Association and by those from outside of the education sector, recruited for their specific expertise. It is in this latter category that we are seeking to appoint new Members to our Council, for a period of up to three years in the first instance.

We are seeking three appointments.The successful candidates are likely to:

• Have lived experience of disability football, particularly for those with special educational needs (SEN).
• Have lived experience of girls/women's football.
• Being a participant in football in any capacity whilst belonging to a community which is under-represented in football by virtue of race, religion or heritage

To learn more, please download the candidate information pack using the links on this page. 

To find out more, request support when applying, or have an informal confidential discussion before applying, please get in touch with one of our consultants by emailing ESFA@inclusiveboards.co.uk or call 0207 267 8369.