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United States Center for SafeSport

Board Member

Denver

September 20, 2024

The U.S. Center for Safe Sport is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization focused on ending all forms of abuse in sport. We endeavor to make athlete well-being the centerpiece of the nation’s sports culture through abuse prevention, education, and accountability.

The board will support the work of the U.S. Center for Safe Sport and provide mission-based leadership and strategic governance to the CEO. While day-to-day operations are led by the Center’s chief executive officer (CEO), the Board- CEO relationship is a partnership, and the appropriate involvement of the Board is both critical and expected.


Specific board member responsibilities include leadership, governance and financial oversight.


DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Provide governance to a national non-profit organization with international implications
  • Provide guidance and recommendations to the Center’s strategy
  • Help identify partners to support long-term growth and sustainability
  • Support the development of relationships with athletes, media, corporations, sports networks, and others within the Olympic & Paralympic Movement
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO and the implementation of the Center’s strategic plan
  • Review outcomes and metrics created by the Center for evaluating its impact, and regularly measuring its performance and effectiveness using those metrics
  • Approve the Center’s annual budget, audit reports, and material business decisions; being informed of, and meeting all, legal and fiduciary responsibilities
  • Contribute to an annual performance evaluation of the CEO
  • Partner with the CEO and other board members to ensure that board resolutions are carried out
  • Serve on at least one (1) committee
  • Inform the growth and development of the Board, including identifying potential board and committee members
  • Represent the Center to stakeholders, acting as an ambassador for the organization
  • Lead and/or serve-on board established advisory committees
  • Ensuring the Center’s commitment to a diverse Board and staff that reflects the communities the Organization serves
  • NGB Directors shall represent the Board during at least one (1) NGB Council meeting per year and provide an update to the board on a quarterly basis.
Pursuant to the Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020 no applicant shall be considered within two (2) years of employment with the USOPC or any National Governing Body. Athlete applicants will also be ineligible within two (2) years of serving on the board of the USOPC or any National Governing Body, however those serving on the Team USA Athletes Commission General Body (formerly the AAC) are permitted to serve under many circumstances.

COMMITMENT
  • Serve a 3-year term (renewable up to 2 times)
  • Annually attend at least 3 of 4 quarterly board meetings
  • Serve on at least one committee
  • Contribute financially

BENEFITS
  • Be at the forefront of culture change within the Olympic & Paralympic Movement
  • Expenses associated with board functions, such as travel and accommodations, will be covered by the Center
  • Board members will be listed on the Center’s website and annual report


QUALIFICATIONS
  • High degree of professional ethics and integrity.
  • Sensitivity to and an understanding of the many experiences and expression of trauma caused by sexual violence and harassment
  • Sports background preferred
  • Working knowledge of social and behavioral sciences and/or public health practices, principles, and/or theories to develop and/or implement comprehensive prevention programs preferred
  • Prior board experience required, national board experience preferred


COMPETENCIES, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES
  • Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of contacts, including senior executives, and business associates.
  • Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, initiative, and a commitment to the Center’s mission.
  • Collaborative and flexible style.
  • Thoughtful and deliberative decision making.
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