Non Executive Director

Salary Voluntary role, with pre agreed expenses payable

We are the national governing body for squash in England, and lead the development and delivery of the sport on both a national and local level.

We strive to help the sport grow and work collaboratively with our partners and stakeholders to provide engaging opportunities, from developing grassroots programmes and resources to producing world class athletes.

More than 200,000 people in England play squash each week at more than 1,500 venues. We help more than 500 affiliated clubs to prosper and create thriving squash communities.

Squash will make its Olympic debut at the 2028 Summer Olympics - a defining milestone for the sport globally and a transformational moment for squash in the UK. In response, the home nation squash federations have established GB Squash: a dedicated, high performance governance structure responsible for overseeing Olympic preparations and the nomination of athletes.

About The Role

The Opportunity

Squash will make its Olympic debut at the 2028 Summer Olympics - a defining milestone for the sport globally and a transformational moment for squash in the UK.

In response, the home nation squash federations have established GB Squash: a dedicated, high performance governance structure responsible for overseeing Olympic preparations and the nomination of athletes. We are now seeking an exceptional Independent Chair to lead the GB Squash Committee through this formative and hugely important period.

This is a strategically significant, performance focused, publicly accountable leadership appointment at the centre of elite sport in the UK. The Independent Chair will help shape culture, set standards and ensure that Olympic ambition is matched by governance excellence.

Why This Role Matters

GB Squash brings together England Squash, Scottish Squash and Squash Wales under a formal agreement to deliver a unified Olympic pathway. Working in close partnership with UK Sport, the Committee follows the principles of the UK Code for Sports Governance as a publicly funded high performance programme. The Chair will bring independent oversight, support and leadership to the committee.

The Chair will:

• Provide independent leadership in a complex, multi stakeholder environment
• Bring experience in a high performance sport environment in order to guide and advise home nation performance leads
• Ensure transparent and defensible decision making, particularly around athlete selection processes
• Oversee stewardship of public investment
• Balance performance ambition with athlete welfare and safeguarding
• Lead through scrutiny, change and evolving governance expectations

The successful candidate will help set the standard for how a modern, collaborative GB entity in squash should operate.

Further Information

Commitment

• Approximately 15 days per year
• 3 4 year term (renewable once, dependant on continued Olympic inclusion)
• Voluntary role, with pre agreed expenses payable

This is a rare opportunity to shape the Olympic future of a globally recognised sport while contributing to the integrity and evolution of high performance governance in the UK.