England Athletics - Athlete Panel Member

England Athletics Athletes Panel

Occasional Travel

Expenses only

England Athletics is the membership and development body for athletics and running in England. We work in partnership with the wider athletics family, especially our member clubs and bodies, UK Athletics, Sport England & commercial partners, to grow opportunities for everyone to experience our sport and to enable them to reach their full potential. England Athletics also provides national level competition and is responsible for athlete development beneath world class performance level.

England Athletics is a membership organisation with c1,780 member clubs/bodies and c168,000 registered athletes, which exists to provide services and support to its members and to promote and deliver athletics and running activities across all ages, event disciplines, ability levels and aspirations; and to give support to the wider sport where there are more than 7m who run each month in England, 2,000 licensed road races and 186,624 active RunTogether participants operating in more than 3,192 groups.

We want to inspire more athletes and runners of all abilities and backgrounds to fulfil their potential and to have a lifelong love of the sport. It’s our vision for athletics to become an inclusive sport where everyone belongs and can flourish. We want every participant involved in our sport, whether they are an athlete, runner, coach, official, leader, volunteer, facility operator, parent, or guardian to see and experience first-hand the guiding principles that continue to drive our work – including putting the athlete and runner first, encouraging high standards and ethical success across all aspects of our work, enhancing experiences, and working together in partnership not in isolation.

Athletics Panel Member

England Athletics is currently looking for current and/or former athletes to represent Athletics and feedback to the England Athletics Senior Leadership Team and Board. The Athletics Panel will provide and seek feedback on key decisions that England Athletics intends to make which will directly affect athlete members. The Athletics Panel will be responsible for making recommendations and help to influence changes that have positive affect on competitive members of England Athletics. The panel will form an observer role for international team and talent programme selection meetings as well as providing a direct communication channel between England Athletics and its Athlete members.

We are looking for individuals who have a minimum of five years competing in the sport of athletics at any level and experience of training in a club environment. Individuals should also have experience of competing in age-group, county, regional or national athletics leagues (Track & Field and/or cross country).

The term will be for a fixed period of up to 24 months and will pay expenses only.

For further information and to apply for this exciting post by submitting a covering letter explaining why you would like to be considered as a panel member and your current CV, please visit our website: England Athletics - Careers

Closing date for applications is: Sunday 3rd September 2023

Interviews will be held on: Monday 18th-Tuesday 19th September 2023

For an informal discussion about this position, please contact Sarah Benson, Head of Talent Development: sbenson@englandathletics.org.

England Athletics is committed to providing and supporting an inclusive culture that promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We are proud of the diverse community we represent and want to ensure our workforce is representative of that community so welcome applications from all sections of the community and diverse groups. We will, at every opportunity, advance equality, and inclusivity for all staff, at all levels within the organisation, by addressing barriers, encouraging participation, and taking all relevant steps to meet everyone’s needs.