The Combined Counties League are looking for a person with excellent and effective supervision and decision-making skills to take on the role of the League Vice Chair.
The Vice Chair will operate in the role of League Chairman in the absence of the Chairman or as agreed with the Chairman. In the absence of the chairman, will chair meetings of the Board or management committee, ensuring that discussions are held in a fair and effective manner, and that the decisions reached are democratic and are in the best interests of the competition.
The Vice Chair will assist in ensuring that all of the elected officers, members of the board, appointed officers, life members and vice presidents contribute to the aims and objectives of the competition effectively.
The Vice Chair will support the League Chairman in setting the direction and strategy for the Competition. They will undertake special projects as assigned by the Chairman and undertake all the roles and responsibilities of a Board member.
This is a volunteer role which requires attendance at the league monthly management meeting, attendance at Board meetings as required, regular attendance at competition matches, attendance at the bi-annual FA Leagues conference, attendance at any sub-committee meetings as assigned (normally via electronic conference) and additional time when a specific project requires it.
A full role specification and application form are available on request.
The Combined Counties Football League is a regional men's football league in south-eastern England with members in Berkshire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Jersey, Kent, Middlesex, Oxfordshire, Surrey, and the western half of Greater London, featuring a number of semi-professional clubs. The league is sponsored by Cherry Red Records.
The league consists now of 61 clubs in three divisions: Premier Division North, Premier Division South and Division One. The league also has teams competing in an Under-23 Development Division and Under-18 teams split across North and South divisions.
The Premier Divisions North and South are two of sixteen recognised leagues to form the ninth level of the English football league system (known as Step 5 of the National League System), and Division One is one of seventeen recognised leagues at level 10 (known as Step 6 of the National League System). The Combined Counties Football League is a feeder to the Isthmian League and the Southern League.
The league is a non-profit making organisation operated by a team of volunteer officers.
Notable former members include AFC Wimbledon who began their journey in the Combined Counties League and Guernsey who were the first channel island club in the National league System and the first where league matches required clubs to take a flight to get to their match.