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We need your skills and ideas

Are you ready to build your legacy in the occupational safety and health (OSH) profession? Then this your chance, as we’re looking for members and non-members to join our Board committees.

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Hands up to go on board

Our Board committees play an important role in our work. Joining a committee is your chance to:

  • help set IOSH’s vision and direction
  • ensure accountability through high standards of governance
  • promote innovation and a fresh outlook.

Join us in making a lasting impact for workers.

What roles are available?

We've vacancies for IOSH members to join our Finance and Investment Committee and our Performance and Development Committee. There is one vacancy on each committee. The deadline to apply for either of these roles is Tuesday 12 August, 17:00 BST.

We're also looking for independent, non-IOSH members to join our Finance and Investment Committee and our Audit and Risk Committee. There is one vacancy on each committee. The deadline to apply for either of these roles is Tuesday 19 August, 17:00 BST.

Find out more about what each committee does and the skills and experience they need.

    This committee makes sure we maintain high standards in risk management and our auditing practices. This includes:

    • scrutiny of accounting and risk management policies, and investment decisions
    • ensuring the competence, effectiveness, independence and objectivity of external auditors
    • review and approval of standing financial instructions.

    Skills and experience

    We’re looking for candidates with some or all of the following:

    • a senior level of experience in a business environment and/or relevant qualifications  
    • knowledge of governance good practice
    • an ability to think in a strategic, innovative, modern, agile and flexible way  
    • experience of financial management.

    For more information, go to the role profiles section and download the full profile for this vacancy.

    This committee makes sure IOSH’s resources are used in line with its strategy.

    It works to support the Board of Trustees in meeting its fiduciary duties. This includes:

    • development and approval of financial strategies and policies
    • review and approval of the annual budget
    • monitoring and advising on IOSH’s investments.

    Skills and experience

    We’re looking for candidates with some or all of the following:

    • understanding of budgeting, financial and investment management
    • knowledge of management and mitigation of risk
    • ability to interpret financial information
    • experience of internal or external audit
    • experience of overseeing budgets and funding arrangements
    • understanding of accounts and the scrutiny of financial information
    • understanding of policies and making policy recommendations to senior leaders
    • experience of advising on financial and management strategy.

    For more information, go to the role profiles section and download the full profile for these vacancies.

    This committee makes sure we are accountable to our members and we work to enhance the occupational safety and health profession.

    Skills and experience

    We’re looking for candidates with some or all of the following:

    • experience of working with a range of stakeholders to achieve business goals
    • an understanding of how legislators and regulators can support global working and overall strategy
    • experience of recruitment and retention to achieve a strategic aim
    • an understanding of the development of networks
    • experience of policies and behaviour frameworks
    • an understanding of good practice and appropriate governance for codes of conduct and disciplinary procedures
    • an ability to use data reports to monitor performance.

    For more information, go to the role profiles section and download the full profile for these vacancies.

Who can apply?

IOSH member vacancies are open to members of all grades. You'll need to be a fully-paid up member. Your CPD, where it's a requirement of your grade, must be up-to-date.

Our independent vacancies are open to non-members with the relevant skills and experience.

We’re keen to ensure our committees are diverse, inclusive and represent all parts of our membership. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Before you apply, please look at IOSH’s conflicts of interest policy. At the shortlisting stage, we’ll ask you to declare any conflicts specific to the role.

Application tip

We encourage you to think about how the role you are applying for supports IOSH’s Activate 2028 strategy.

What time commitment is needed?

When you join one of our Board committees, you’ll have clear and manageable commitments. Your responsibilities include:

  • four virtual meetings per year (additional meetings may sometimes be necessary)
  • reading and reviewing papers between meetings.

Appointments are for a two- or three-year term. Terms of office are staggered to ensure continuity. The role is voluntary and unpaid but we reimburse reasonable expenses.

How to apply

We need two completed forms – an application form and a supporting statement.

Your supporting statement should come from either your direct line manager (if in employment) or a senior industry peer (if self-employed).

IOSH members cannot provide supporting statements for your application. It must come from a non-member.

Please let us know if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments to help you make your application. You can email governance@iosh.com or phone +44 (0)116 350 0700 and ask to speak to the Governance team.

Start your application

Fill out the application form yourself. Send your supporter a link to the supporting statement form for them to complete.

Shortlist and interview

We’ll invite shortlisted applicants for an interview. These take place from late September onwards.

Role profiles

Background information