Non-Executive Director - Legal

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INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - LEGAL AFFAIRS

British Dodgeball is now seeking an enthusiastic, ambitious and forward-thinking individual with experience in the Legal domain.
The role of Independent Non-Executive Director is a voluntary role with all reasonable travel and subsistence expenses fully reimbursed.
Since our inception in 2017, British Dodgeball has grown into a resilient organisation with an exciting future. Over the past year we have developed our board with a greater wealth of experience and expertise that may come from knowledge outside of dodgeball to help us transition into the next stage of our evolution. It is these informed and expert voices that will allow us to progress our ambitions and ensure strong oversight of the sport in
the UK.
The makeup of our board has expanded over the past year with Independent Non-
Executive Directors with skills in commercial, events, safeguarding and finance as well as regional membership representation from within the sport and together the appointed and elected individuals will work to steer British Dodgeball’s strategic direction moving forward.

ROLE SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Recognised Legal qualification(s); with a minimum of a LLB Batchelor’s degree or Legal Practice Course (LPC).
• Ideally a minimum of at least two years of post-qualification experience (PQE).
• Understanding of the volunteer/executive relationship and how this can work best to support the organisation.
• A basic understanding of the importance of equality and safeguarding in Dodgeball.

Legal Non-Executive Director Responsibilities:

• Provide legal advice, guidance, and support to the Board as required.
• Provide support and act as a sounding boarding to the CEO and Executive team.
• Maintain oversight of the Board’s legal responsibilities with experience in providing legal oversight and expertise in relation to governance and governing documents to ensure Companies House reporting.
• Ideally experience or knowledge within a sports setting.
• Expertise in, and or experience of organisational change, including the tools required to underpin it and the governance tools required to underpin it.
• Experience with compliance to regulations, statutes, and guidelines with detailed knowledge of the legal implications that underpin them.
• An understanding of the UK’s sporting landscape and the governance standards that exist.
• Instruct, oversee, or liaise with external lawyers (where appropriate).

GENERAL BOARD DIRECTOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Actively engage in a collective responsibility approach to the strategic oversight and management of British Dodgeball.
• Execute the responsibilities of a Company Director in accordance with The Companies Act (2006) and all other relevant legislation.
• Ensure the effective implementation of Board decisions holding the CEO and Executive team accountable for clear objectives and performance against agreed goals.
• Safeguard the interests of the membership and stakeholders of the organisation.
• Engage in the management of organisational risk and oversight of financial sustainability.
• Act with discretion in respect of any sensitive, confidential, or commercial information.
• Promote equality of opportunity in participation.
• Act as an ambassador for British Dodgeball.
• Participate in any relevant Board Sub-committees or Working groups.
• Perform other responsibilities as assigned by the Board.