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Chair of the Board - Sweaty Betty Foundation
Location: Remote with occasional in-person commitments
Term: Three years, renewable once
Time Commitment: Approximately one day per month
Remuneration: Voluntary position
Help Shape a Future Where Every Girl Can Thrive
Are you a strategic, values-driven leader with a passion for creating lasting social impact? The Sweaty Betty Foundation is seeking an inspiring Chair of the Board to lead Trustees as the organisation continues to deliver impact. This is a unique opportunity to help shape a mission-driven organisation that is dedicated to empowering women and girls through physical activity, confidence-building, and opportunity creation.
About the Organisation:
The Sweaty Betty Foundation exists to remove the barriers that prevent women and girls from participating in physical activity. Through strategic grant-making, partnerships, co-designed programmes and sector collaboration, they support organisations creating meaningful change for teenage girls facing the greatest inequalities. Guided by a commitment to "Listen to Girls", they place young women's voices at the heart of everything they do.
The vision is simple but ambitious:
A world where every woman and girl is active, healthy, happy, and empowered to reach her full potential.
The Opportunity:
As Chair, you will provide inclusive, strategic leadership to the Board, ensuring the Foundation delivers maximum impact through strong governance, clear accountability, and an unwavering commitment to equity and inclusion. Working closely with the Director and Trustees, you will help steer the organisation's future while championing the voices and experiences of girls who are often furthest from opportunity.
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This voluntary position offers the chance to:
- Influence meaningful change for women and girls across the UK.
- Lead a passionate and purpose-driven Board.
- Shape strategy and organisational growth at a pivotal moment.
- Champion equity, diversity and inclusion in governance and decision-making.
- Build powerful partnerships that drive systemic change.
About You:
We're seeking an experienced and collaborative leader who brings:
- Previous Chair, Trustee, Board or senior governance experience
- Strong understanding of governance, risk management and strategic leadership
- A genuine commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
- Outstanding relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills
- The confidence to provide both support and constructive challenge
- Passion for improving outcomes for girls and young women
Experience within the charity, social impact, sport, health, education or gender-equity sectors would be highly valuable, although we welcome candidates from a broad range of backgrounds whose skills and perspectives can strengthen the Board.
Recruitment Timeline
To ensure equitable access to information and uphold the Foundation's commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, they will be hosting a Q&A webinar in place of individual informal calls with the current Chair. We encourage all interested candidates to submit questions in advance, which will be addressed during the session. Please register your interest in attending this webinar on Tuesday 4th August 6-7pm and we will send you a link.
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Application Deadline: 5pm Friday 14th August 2026
How to Apply
Charity People Ltd is acting as a recruitment agency advisor to Sweaty Betty Foundation on this appointment. Interested candidates are invited to submit a CV to seniorappointments@charitypeople.co.uk and request a candidate pack in the first instance.
For an informal conversation about the role or if you have further questions prior to applying, please contact Fabrice Yala on 07563 030 595 or Tiku van Houtem on 07926 129 788 or via email at seniorappointments@charitypeople.co.uk
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so we can help make the application process work for you.
Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.
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