New opportunities to get involved in BASES.

In preparation for the 2021-25 strategy, the Board has been reviewing the governance structure. At its meeting on 24 February 2021, the Board signed off on the new governance structure and the respective terms of reference. The new governance document can be found within the BASES Governance Documents section of the website (Structure and Terms of Reference document).

The new governance structure will provide an opportunity for two Student Representatives for each of the five Divisions, one Undergraduate Rep and one Postgraduate Rep. All ten Student Reps will sit on a new Student Advisory Group, the Chair of which will sit on the new Stakeholder Committee.

There are also the following new groups to be established: Public and External Affairs Advisory Panel, Integrity Advisory Group, and Commercial Advisory Group.

The current vacancies are listed below:

Division Committee: Biomechanics and Motor Behaviour – see Appendix SC1 of the Structure and Terms of Reference document, page 8.
One new Undergraduate Student Representative.
One vacant CPD Representative.

Division Committee: Physical Activity for Health – see Appendix SC2 of the Structure and Terms of Reference document, page 10.
One new Undergraduate Student Representative.

Division Committee: Physiology and Nutrition – see Appendix SC3 of the Structure and Terms of Reference document, page 12.
One new Undergraduate Student Representative.

Division Committee: Psychology – see Appendix SC4 of the Structure and Terms of Reference document, page 14.
One new Undergraduate Student Representative.

Division Committee: Sport and Performance – see Appendix SC5 of the Structure and Terms of Reference document, page 16.
One new Undergraduate Student Representative.

Public and External Affairs Advisory Panel – see Appendix AP1 of the Structure and Terms of Reference document, page 30.
Up to eight new members.

Integrity Advisory Group – see Appendix AG3 of the Structure and Terms of Reference document, page 34.
Up to eight new members.

HE Endorsement Scheme Advisory Group – see Appendix AG8 of the Structure and Terms of Reference document, page 42.
One vacancy.

The Sport and Exercise Science Editorial Group – see Appendix AG11 of the Structure and Terms of Reference document, page 50
Three vacancies – one with a background in Physical Activity for Health, one in Biomechanics and Motor Behaviour, and one in Social Media.

Awards Advisory Group – see Appendix AG15 of the Structure and Terms of Reference document, page 58.
One vacancy.

Commercial Advisory Group – see Appendix AG16 of the Structure and Terms of Reference document, page 60.
Up to eight new members.

BASES Clinical Exercise Science and Practice Interest Group – see here.
Dr Andrew Scott will be stepping down as Convenor of this SIG this summer, so expressions of interest are requested for a new Convenor / Chair.

How to apply

For an informal chat about the roles and time commitment, please contact one of the Division Chairs (details within the Division Hubs member-only pages), the Chair-Elect (Z.R.Knowles@ljmu.ac.uk) or the Executive Director (iwilson@bases.org.uk).

The appointment of the above positions will be via a formal, open and transparent recruitment process, with the aim of attracting the widest range of the most suitable candidates from the BASES community. We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion as part of our recruitment policies and therefore, we strongly support applications from BASES members from diverse backgrounds. This includes, but is not limited to, females, members of ethnically diverse communities, members with a disability, or members of LGBTQ+ community.

To apply, please submit a single page of A4, outlining your interest in the role and how you would add value to the work of that Committee / Advisory Group. Please email this to iwilson@bases.org.uk by noon on Friday 7 May 2021. Please mark this email as confidential and within the subject header, please add the name of the Committee / Advisory Group you are expressing an interest in.

Thank you to our current members who serve across our Committees, Advisory Groups and Special Interest Groups for their ongoing hard work and efforts for BASES. We believe the new governance structure will allow for more members to become actively involved with key developments for the Association as we look to progress the 2021-2025 Strategy.

We look forward to welcoming more members into the respective groups and to advancing the work of the Association.