Level Playing Field AGM to be held on Thursday 22nd May 

The AGM will take place in the Grimond Room, Portcullis House, House of Commons, Palace of Westminster at 13.30 for 14.00 and close at 16.00. The AGM is kindly hosted by LPF Vice President, Chris Heaton-Harris MP

Trustee Nominations for 2014/15- LPF Board Trustees (Voluntary) including the role of Treasurer

Level Playing Field (LPF) is managed by a representative Board of Trustees and co-optees along with a small, dedicated team of staff and volunteers. There are a number of Executive and Management Trustee positions available, including the Treasurer's role, for election.

As such, LPF is seeking to appoint a number of new Trustees to the Board of Trustees at this year’s AGM. We are looking for dynamic individuals with the right skills, experience and knowledge to play a strategic role in the continued development of our projects and works to ensure true equality for disabled people who choose to follow sport.

LPF Treasurer : This year we are looking for a Treasurer; this role is voluntary and requires an understanding of financial management and bookkeeping. Previous treasurer and/or bookkeeping and accounting experience is desirable.

The Treasurer of Level Playing Field is a Management Trustee, elected by the membership, and will serve for a three year term of office. The primary responsibility is to oversee the financial affairs of the charity in line with legislative/legal requirements, the Charity Commission and LPF's governing constitution.  

The Treasurer will ensure that effective financial controls, measures and procedures are in place and are appropriate for the charity.

Training will be provided on LPFs financial policies and systems. A full list of key responsibilities and duties can be found on pages 10 and 11 of the Nomination form.

To submit a nomination, you will need to complete a Trustee Nomination application form which can be found here.

Please return your completed Trustee nominee application either by email to info@levelplayingfield.org.uk or by post to LPF, c/o CAFE, Regus House, Herons Way, Chester Business Park, Chester CH4 9QR to arrive by 5pm on Friday 25th April 2014.

For help with completing this application please contact Level Playing Field on 01244 893584 or by email at info@levelplayingfield.org.uk.

Level Playing Field endorses equal opportunities in all aspects of recruitment and working practices.

We are particularly looking for Trustees with experience and skills in the following areas:

• fund-raising
  
• bookkeeping, accounting and payrolls
  
• social media and online networking
  
• media and accessible communications
  
• IT and data management
  
• equality, access and disability legislation
  
• accessible stadia design and access auditing
  
• access and disability awareness training
  
• accessible transport
  
• access and inclusion for hard of hearing and Deaf people
  
• access and inclusion for learning disabled people
  

If you wish to speak to someone at Level Playing Field about applying to be a Trustee or to learn more about what's involved, please do contact us at info@levelplayingfield.org.uk or call 01244 893584.

AGM : We will provide you with additional information about this year’s AGM in the coming weeks including details of key note speakers. In the meantime, to register your interest to attend this year’s AGM along with any access requirements you have please complete an RSVP Form a copy can be downloaded here and email it to info@levelplayingfield.org.uk or call 01244 893584.

Please RSVP by 8th May 2014 and remember to inform us of any access requirements you may have. For help with completing this application please contact Level Playing Field on 01244 893584 or by email at info@levelplayingfield.org.uk

Level Playing Field is a registered charity in England and Wales, acts as a campaigning and advisory organisation to its membership across all sports. We work together with our partners to share good practice, raise awareness and promote improved access to sports stadiums for disabled fans and disabled people who aspire to be match-going fans, non-match day visitors and/or employees/volunteers at clubs/stadiums. Our wide-ranging membership includes professional clubs, equality and disability NGOs and governing bodies alongside disabled supporter groups, their advocates and individual members.

Keep in touch

LPF takes your views very seriously and we can and will contact clubs and organisers to make sure that where there are problems, these can be resolved - where things have gone well, we'd also like to give the appropriate words of praise as well. Your views, more than any, are so important to us.

There are a number of ways that you can get in touch with us and you can be assured that if you want us to treat something in confidence, we will respect that.

You can email us at info@levelplayingfield.org.uk telephone us on 01244 893 584, or write to us at the following address:
LPF, c/o CAFE, Regus House, Herons Way, Chester Business Park, Chester CH4 9QR.