Our vision is ‘Tennis Opened Up’, and our mission is to transform communities through tennis, focusing on three areas – making tennis welcoming, enjoyable and inspiring to everyone.
The role of the Chair is to lead an inclusive, cohesive, and effective Board that supports and helps shape the strategic agenda, provides a sounding board for the LTA Executive, and supports Tennis for Britain with its multiplicity of stakeholders, including the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC).
Term
The appointment will be made for an initial three-year term, which can be renewed until a maximum of three terms.
Time commitment
During the course of the year, it is anticipated the Chair will commit the equivalent of one day a week to the LTA. There will be occasions when more time will be required (for example, presence at the Wimbledon Championships). Board meetings are held five times per year, with additional Board calls held on a needs must basis. In addition, the Chair will chair the Nomination Committee and attend the Remuneration Committee, as well as some AELTC and Wimbledon Championship meetings.
Remuneration
The role is unremunerated, but reasonable expenses will be reimbursed. The Chair will have access to tickets for LTA tournaments, the Wimbledon Championships and international tournaments.
Please note, the application window for this role closes on Friday 3rd January 2025. The full job brief is in the attached Job Description.
The LTA are working in partnership with Spencer Stuart for this position, so please apply by sending your CV to [email protected]
Our Culture
The LTA, through its vision ‘Tennis Opened Up’, is committed to creating a diverse environment where all colleagues feel included and a strong sense of belonging. We are proud to actively invite applications from all candidates who meet the essential criteria and can work in the UK. We commit that everyone will receive equal consideration for employment irrespective of your ethnicity, religion, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, age, any disability, marital or civil partnership status, and pregnancy or maternity status.
We particularly welcome applications from:
• People from ethnically diverse communities
• Deaf and disabled people
• Members of the LGBTQ+ community
• People with lived experience of the UK's many and varied communities
The LTA Tennis Foundation is a new tennis charity that partners with brilliant people and organisations to improve lives through tennis. It shares the LTA’s vision of ‘Tennis Opened Up’, and it wants to use our sport to make a real difference to people across the whole country. All LTA colleagues have the chance to get involved with the LTA TF, with some directly involved in delivering and leading its work.
To truly deliver our vision of ‘Tennis Opened Up’, we believe it is critical that the LTA plays our part in contributing to a healthier and more sustainable society. We want to grow tennis in Britain, but do so in a responsible way, protecting and supporting the environment and working with everyone in the sport to tackle our climate impacts. We are committed to ensuring a lasting future for tennis in Britain, and our Environmental Sustainability Plan sets out how we will do this.