Active Black Country Seeks New Trustees

Active Black Country is looking for new trustees to help tackle inequality and support our mission of promoting inclusion, empowering communities and enabling more people to be active, move more and play sport.

We’re seeking individuals with insight, curiosity and a passion for social change — whether that comes from professional expertise or lived experience.

Our trustees ask questions, share ideas, build partnerships and spot opportunities to make movement part of everyday life.

We want our Board to reflect the diverse voices of the communities we serve. If you can bring fresh perspectives and broaden our thinking, we’d love to hear from you.

We’re particularly interested in people with experience in:

• Public Health
• Community Development
• Sport for Development or related sector background
• Public Housing / Place Shaping
• Digital Transformation & AI

How to apply

We know that choosing to apply for a trustee role is a significant decision, and we want to ensure you have all the information you need to understand who we are, what matters to us, and the impact you can help us achieve.

The Active Black Country Board encourages diversity to maximise achievements, good practice, innovation and impact and aim to ensure our organisations reflects the communities we aim to serve. We especially welcome applicants from under-represented or marginalised groups including, but not limited to, people from ethnically diverse communities and those with a disability or long-term health condition.

The post is not remunerated but out of pocket expenses can be paid.

We are always keen to work with applicants to make it easier for you to become a Board member. We can make adjustments where needed, perhaps due to a disability or sensory impairment or with digital access.

To apply:

1. Please submit your CV alongside an expression of interest explaining why you are interested in this role, detailing how you are a good candidate for this post and how you fulfil the person specification.

2. The declaration form – completion of the equalities section is not mandatory, this is requested for monitoring purposes in line with our commitment to equality and diversity.

3. Please submit your expression to enquiries@activeblackcountry.co.uk in a format that you feel would express your interest.

Closing date: 20 March

For an informal discussion on any aspect of the role please contact Ian Carey (ABC Chief Executive Officer). Email: Ian.carey@Activeblackcountry.co.uk Tel: 07507 060970. Or contact Amanda Tomlinson (ABC Board Chair) or Richard Medcalf (ABC Board Vice-Chair) via enquiries@activeblackcountry.co.uk

For full details please see our board recruitment pack and role description.

Board Recruitment Pack

Board Trustee role

Related Document

Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form

For further information on Active Black Country please see our website – www.activeblackcountry.co.uk

Board Recruitment Pack