The Board of Trustees delegates authority to the Nominations Committee to undertake work relating to the recommendations for appointments for Board trustees and the CEO role.
Committee’s role
- Regularly review the structure, size and composition (including the skills, knowledge, experience and diversity) of the Board of Trustees and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees regarding any changes.
- Give full consideration to succession planning for Board trustees and the CEO in the course of its work, taking into account the challenges and opportunities facing CIMSPA, and the skills and expertise needed on the Board of Trustees in the future.
- Keep under review the leadership needs of CIMSPA, both executive and non-executive, with a view to ensuring the continued ability of the organisation to compete effectively in the marketplace.
- Keep up to date and fully informed about strategic issues and commercial changes affecting CIMSPA and the market in which it operates.
- Be responsible for identifying and nominating for the approval of the Board of Trustees, candidates to fill Board trustee and CEO vacancies as and when they arise.
- Inform and permit observation from Sport England of appointment processes being carried out by the CIMSPA in relation to:
- Board trustees
- CEO
- Before any appointment is made by the Board of Trustees, evaluate the balance of skills, knowledge, experience and diversity on the Board of Trustees and, in the light of this evaluation, prepare a description of the role and capabilities required for a particular appointment.
- In identifying suitable candidates, the Nominations Committee shall implement the following:
- Advertisements for Appointed trustee vacancies and the CEO role will be made publicly available and openly advertised.
- Consideration of candidates from a wide range of backgrounds.
- Consideration of candidates on merit and against objective criteria and with due regard for the benefits of diversity and sector representation taking care that appointees have enough time available to devote to the position.
- Manage the diversity of the Board of Trustees in line with recommendations of best practice and exemplar governance to ensure the CIMSPA’s Board of Trustees reflects the diverse nature of the sector and the membership it serves.
- Produce an annual action plan and update on achieving the diversity targets set by the Board of Trustees for recruitment and Board composition.
- For the appointment of a Chair, the committee should prepare a job specification, including the time commitment expected. A proposed Chair’s other significant commitments should be disclosed to the Board of Trustees before appointment and any changes to the Chair’s commitments should be reported to the Board of Trustees as they arise.
- Ensure that, prior to the appointment of a Board Trustee or Chief Executive, the proposed appointee discloses any existing or future business interests that may result in a conflict of interest.
- Ensure that on appointment to the Board of Trustees, non-executive trustees receive a formal letter of appointment setting out clearly what is expected of them in terms of time commitment, committee service and involvement outside of Board meetings.
- Review the results of the Board performance evaluation process that relate to the composition of the Board of Trustees.
- Review annually the time required from non-executive trustees.
- Performance evaluation should be used to assess whether the non-executive trustees are spending enough time to fulfil their duties.
- Work and liaise as necessary with all other Board sub-committees.
Committee members
- Marc Woods – CIMSPA Board Trustee Chair and Chair of the Nominations Committee
- Steven Gould