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ESFA Council

Stafford

Job ID-171

Deadline for applications: 20th October 2024

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

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

Vacancies to serve on Board of Trustees

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 whilst our Council focuses on the strategic oversight of the ESFA's football offer. The Board of Trustees currently comprises of 7 members of the football Council and we are expanding the size of the Board to accommodate both the skills needs of the business and to actively diversify the group of decision makers. 

We are seeking three specialist appointments in the fields of:

  • Equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Ambassadorial activity / strategic marketing / profile raising
  • Philanthropy, fundraising / finance

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.