Community Representative

British Rowing

Community Representative engaging with the Rowing Committee to achieve alignment and goals. Actively contributing through meetings and supporting committee operations.

Posted 4/15/2026part-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Be prepared for all meetings, reading papers in advance, raising issues in advance
Actively contribute to all meetings using your skills, experience, and expertise
Support the Chair in the smooth running of the Committee
Contribute to agenda planning by raising ideas and thoughts with the Chair
Act as a conduit between the community group committees and the Rowing Committee raising issues and communicating decisions and actions
Contribute as required to task and finish groups
Be responsible for your own personal development and training to stay effective and relevant in performing the role
Participate in the periodic evaluation of Chair and Committee effectiveness

Requirements

What you’ll need

Be able to build effective relationships with fellow Committee members, Board, and the executive
Be able to constructively challenge, act as a “critical friend”
Be open, honest, and respectful in all communications
Apply critical thinking and analysis to evaluate a complex range of viewpoints and information and focus on the key issues / strategic priorities / outcomes
Bring long term thinking and planning to the Committee, anticipating future challenges and opportunities
Contribute insights using your skills, experience, and expertise
Be able to exercise independent judgement beyond personal views or agenda
Have an understanding of the established principles of current corporate governance and the need for frameworks for assurance and accountability
Have a clear understanding of and the ability to empathise with volunteers who make an important contribution to the running of the sport
Keep up to date with all the required technical knowledge needed for the role
Maintain a knowledge of the sport and broader sector wide issues to stay relevant

Benefits

Comp & perks

A commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion
Personal development opportunities

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Soft Skills

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