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The London FA, founded in 1892, aims to inspire positive change through football for all. It is now seeking a Chair of the Board of Directors. Charged with administering men’s, women’s and youth football within the city, it serves London’s grassroots football family of 84,500 players across more than 1,000 clubs. 

With the opportunity to oversee an ambitious new strategic plan, the Chair can play a remarkable role in the sporting and social life of London by uniting communities, tackling inequalities and improving the health of the nation. 

About The Role

An experienced and effective leader, the Chair will be able to motivate and bring the best out of a diverse and passionate group of Directors and enable the Board to deliver its strategic role and provide effective governance for the organisation. ? Alongside the development of the Board and acting as a critical friend to the Executive, the Chair will have the appetite, time and skills to build strong stakeholder relationships with key strategic partners, to include both the FA and our vital club and league members.  

Further Information

For further details, including the job description, person specification, and information on how to apply, please visit https://candidates.perrettlaver.com/vacancies quoting reference number 7536. Candidates wishing to apply should submit a CV (including comprehensive details of key achievements and responsibilities) along with a covering letter which fully addresses the competencies outlined in the role description and person specification.  

The closing date for applications is 9 am on 11th November, 2024.   

London FA will be supported in this appointment by executive search firm Perrett Laver. Any initial enquiries should be directed to Kyle Adams at kyle.adams@perrettlaver.com and +44(0)20 7340 6270.  

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Inclusion  

Perrett Laver believes that excellence will be achieved through recognising the value of every individual. A broad range of perspectives, backgrounds and opinions amongst our global community of colleagues is crucial in maintaining our culture of openness, intellectual curiosity, and creativity. We take an active role in supporting under-represented communities and groups in becoming better and more fairly represented in the leadership of all organisations. We also know that diverse and inclusive teams have a positive impact on our ability to identify, engage and secure candidates from these groups. 

Our commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, identity, and experience drives us every day – for clients, for candidate identification and in the recruitment, development and retention of colleagues.? 

To ensure inclusion on the basis of age, disability, ethnic or national origin, family circumstance, gender, gender identity, marital status, nationality, political or religious beliefs, race, socioeconomic background, sexual orientation, we would like to specifically invite applications from under-represented groups. 

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Closing date: 10th November 2024