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UK Deaf Sport Finance, Audit, Risk and Governance Committee Recruitment

BSL translation: https://youtu.be/xAMnsG7JTqw

UK Deaf Sport is the leading organisation for deaf sport in the UK. Our vision is Every Deaf Person Active and Inspired by Sport and Physical Activity. Our mission is for more deaf people to participate in sport throughout their lives and more deaf athletes to perform on the world stage. 

UK Deaf Sport works with key partners to ensure that deaf children, young people and adults have equal opportunities to participate and excel in sport and physical activity as their hearing counterparts from grassroots to elite level. We also select and manage the DeaflympicsGB Team, the official team that represents Great Britain at the Summer and Winter Deaflympics. 

UK Deaf Sport is seeking new members for our Finance, Audit, Risk and Governance Committee (FARG). FARG is a Non-Executive Committee of the UK Deaf Sport Board. It undertakes monitoring, and has oversight of, all financial matters, risks to the organisation, audit and governance requirements and reports on such to the UK Deaf Sport Board. 

Members of FARG are expected to actively and positively contribute to the discussions and decisions around these issues whilst also having a specialist area on which they can lead. 

We are currently looking for new members with experience, skills, and expertise in one or both of the following areas:

  • Legal and regulatory requirements related to company and charity legislation.
  • Sport governance frameworks including the Tier 3 requirements of the Sport England Code for Sports Governance.

These are voluntary roles, but reasonable expenses will be paid where directly related to the work of UK Deaf Sport.

We specifically welcome applications from those with lived experience of deafness and from the deaf community. 

Full details on these roles are outlined in the FARG Member Role Description which you can access HERE.  If you have any questions or would like to discuss this role with the Chair of FARG, please contact us at info@ukds.org.uk and we can arrange an informal discussion. 

How to Apply

To apply for this role, please send a personal statement outlining how you meet the experience and skills requirements of the role as outlined in the Role Description focusing on the specific attributes that you bring, and a copy of your CV to info@ukds.org.uk with the title “FARG Member Recruitment October 2023”. The personal statement should be no more than 2 sides of A4 or a video no longer than 5 minutes.

The closing date for applications is midday on 11th December 2023 (updated deadline).


DeaflympicsGB Chef de Mission 2024 Winter Deaflympics, 2025 Summer Deaflympics

BSL translationhttps://youtu.be/BPAsUQ7FprQ

UK Deaf Sport is the leading organisation for deaf sport in the UK. Our vision is Every Deaf Person Active and Inspired by Sport and Physical Activity. Our mission is for more deaf people to participate in sport throughout their lives and more deaf athletes to perform on the world stage. 

UK Deaf Sport is responsible for the selection and management of the DeaflympicsGB Team, the official team that represents Great Britain at the Summer and Winter Deaflympics. The next Winter Deaflympics is March 2024 in Ankara, Turkey where the Deaflympics will be 100 years old. The next Summer Deaflympics is November 2025 in Tokyo. Japan.

UK Deaf Sport is looking for a Chef de Mission for the Winter Deaflympics 2024 and Summer Deaflympics 2025. Effective leadership of the DeaflympicsGB Team is critical to a successful Games. The primary role of the Chef de Mission is to provide leadership for the preparation and delivery of the Winter and Summer Deaflympics and manage the DeaflympicsGB Team delegation.  They will also be the spokesperson for the entire team in the lead up to and during the Deaflympics. 

This position involves a significant level of responsibility and will require considerable commitment, energy and effort as duties begin well before the Games. The Chef de Mission will participate in events such as preparation seminars and are a core member of the Games Organising Committee.

This is a voluntary position with variable responsibilities and commitment throughout the tenure commencing immediately and continuing through to November 2025. You must be available full-time for the duration of the Winter Deaflympics from 2nd to 12th March 2024 in Turkey 2024 and the Summer Deaflympics from 15th – 26th November in Tokyo 2025.

The Deaflympics is an incredibly exciting event to be part of. If you believe you have the skills and experience to lead the DeaflympicsGB Team, then we would love to hear from you.

Full details on this role are outlined in the Chef de Mission Role Description which you can access HERE.  If you have any questions or would like to discuss this role with the Chair of the Deaflympics Organising Committee or anyone else at UK Deaf Sport, please contact us at info@ukds.org.uk and we can arrange an informal discussion. 

How to Apply

To apply for this role, please send a personal statement outlining how you meet the experience and skills requirements of the role as outlined in the Role Description focusing on the specific attributes that you bring, and a copy of your CV to info@ukds.org.uk with the title “Chef de Mission Recruitment November 2023”. The personal statement should be no more than 2 sides of A4 or a video no longer than 5 minutes. 

The closing date for applications is midday on 11th December 2023. (Updated deadline). 


UK Deaf Sport – Board Director Vacancies

BSL translation – https://youtu.be/s98_xSFsZiU

UK Deaf Sport is the leading organisation for deaf sport in the UK. Our vision is Every Deaf Person Active and Inspired by Sport and Physical Activity. Our mission is for more deaf people to participate in sport throughout their lives and more deaf athletes to perform on the world stage.

UK Deaf Sport works with key partners to ensure that deaf children, young people and adults have equal opportunities to participate and excel in sport and physical activity as their hearing counterparts from grassroots to elite level. We also select and manage the DeaflympicsGB Team, the official team that represents Great Britain at the Summer and Winter Deaflympics.

UK Deaf Sport is seeking three new Board Directors. The Board sets and implements the overall direction and strategy of the organisation and has responsibility for the oversight of financial, risk management, governance, equality, diversity and inclusion matters. Directors of the Board are expected to actively and positively contribute to discussions and decisions in these areas.

We are looking for new Board Directors with experience and skills in one or more of the following areas:

·          Managing or overseeing performance/elite sport talent selection and pathway development.

·          Commercial partnerships, sponsorship and fundraising.

·          Public affairs and political stakeholder management.

These are voluntary roles, but reasonable expenses will be paid where directly related to the work of UK Deaf Sport.

We specifically welcome applications from those with lived experience of deafness and from the deaf community.

Full details are outlined in the UK Deaf Sport Board Director Role Description which you can access HERE.  If you have any questions or would like to discuss this role with the Chair or a Board Director, please contact us at info@ukds.org.uk and we can arrange an informal discussion.

How to Apply

To apply for this role, please send a personal statement and a copy of your CV to info@ukds.org.uk with the title “Board Director Recruitment October 2023”.

Your personal statement should outline how you meet the experience and skills requirements of a UK Deaf Sport Board Director as detailed in the Role Description and answer the following questions:

  • Why do you want to be a UK Deaf Sport Board Director?
  • What can you offer that will help to grow and sustain UK Deaf Sport?

The personal statement should be no more than 2 sides of A4 or a video no longer than 5 minutes.

The closing date for applications is midday on 11th December 2023. (Updated deadline)


Consultancy Vacancy

UK Deaf Sport is seeking an experienced consultant/company to develop a survey/methodology to inform UK Deaf Sport about the level of deaf people’s awareness of opportunities to be active and their actual participation in sport and physical activity and the challenges they face. The specification is HERE

Please send your costed proposal to UK Deaf Sport CEO Joanne Cholerton by 12pm on Thursday 14th December 2023 at joanne.cholerton@ukds.org.uk.

If you would like to discuss this specification, would like support to access it or apply, please contact Joanne via this email.


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