Athletics Trust Scotland seek volunteers for key Trustee roles

Friday 22nd August 2025

The Charity
At Athletics Trust Scotland (ATS), we believe in the life-changing power of athletics and running.

Being active is an important part of living a happy and healthy life. Moving our bodies isn’t just good for our physical health – it improves our mental wellbeing, boosts our confidence and self-esteem, helps us to form friendships and feel part of our local communities.

Participation transforms lives and we are a charity committed to creating opportunities for everyone to enjoy athletics and running in their local community and reap the wide-ranging benefits that the sport has to offer.

To do this, we work with our partners at Scottish Athletics and Jog Scotland to support and empower three communities who face the greatest barriers to becoming and staying active.

These communities are people with disabilities, people from ethnically and culturally diverse communities, and people affected by poverty.

The Role

ATS wishes to appoint new Trustees to its Board to strengthen expertise in several different areas.

We are seeking enthusiastic, dynamic and visionary individuals who will provide the necessary guidance and strategic direction to ensure the charity remains effective, inclusive and achieves its objectives.

Now is the ideal time to join the Board and contribute significantly to shaping the charity’s future.

The Person

To complement our existing board and support our strategic direction, we are seeking applications from people with a passion for athletics or sport who is willing to give up their time.

We are particularly interested in applicants with knowledge, skills or experience in one or more of the following areas:
• Working with our target groups: people with disabilities, people affected by poverty and ethnically and culturally diverse communities
•Fundraising and income generation
•Charity leadership and/or governance
•Equality, diversity and inclusion

Commitment

ATS requires Trustees to attend four Board meetings per annum and the Trust’s Annual General Meeting. Aside from meetings, we ask for commitment of around 6-8 days per annum to provide expertise and support to the Head of Fundraising and Development.
ATS is headquartered in Edinburgh and most meetings are held in person, either in Edinburgh or Glasgow, with the option to attend virtually.

These posts are unremunerated because of our charitable status but reasonable travel expenses can be reimbursed.

Application Process

Applications should be made by submitting a CV and covering letter marked “private and confidential”, and a completed equality monitoring form to info@athleticstrustscotland.org.uk.

The closing date for applications is Friday 12 September. Informal interviews will take place week commencing 22 September 2025.