Boxing Scotland is a leading Scottish Governing Body of Sport.

In partnership with Sportscotland an exciting opportunity has arisen within Boxing Scotland whereby we hope to appoint a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to take the organisation forward.

With a clear focus on continued growth and increased members, the CEO will be responsible for the leadership of Boxing Scotland and the successful delivery of our four-year strategy 2019 – 2023, adopted by the Boxing Scotland Board in 2019. The CEO will also be responsible for leading the implementation of future strategic plans and for developing and maintaining successful key partner relationships.

The role requires an experienced leader, an exemplary relationship builder, a natural team worker and someone who is already used to operating at a senior level with numerous stakeholders in a complex sporting, political and increasingly commercial environment.

The CEO will inspire and motivate a highly regarded staff team to deliver exceptional service to members. The post holder will be part of and work alongside a supportive, strong and dynamic Board and will be prepared to strive for the marginal gains that lead to organisational success.

In addition, the CEO will be responsible for the development and implementation of annual operating and financial plans including key stakeholder investment.

The role will involve significant evening and full weekend working commitments. Therefore, the working hours will be flexible as will the place of work.

The post holder will report to the Boxing Scotland Board of Directors and will be line managed by the Boxing Scotland Chairman.

The post will be based in the Boxing Scotland office/National High-Performance Centre in Glasgow

Salary – circa £50 – 60,000 per annum (Dependent on Experience)

A Job Description can be downloaded below:

Boxing-Scotland-CEO-Job Description

CV with cover letter should be forwarded to Marianne.Crichton@boxingscotland.org no later than midday Monday 16th November 2020.

The organisation is fully committed to equality of opportunity for all job applicants and aims to select people for employment on the basis of their skills, abilities, experience, knowledge and, where appropriate, qualifications and training. However, the organisation requires job applicants for this post to give the organisation permission to apply via Disclosure Scotland for a relevant disclosure under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.

It is a legal requirement for the role that the successful applicant is a member of the PVG scheme and any subsequent employment offered will be on the condition that the requirement is successfully met.

 

 

 

Dear Members,

Following today’s announcement on 29th October by the First Minister and the Scottish Government.  The Coronavirus (COVID-19): Scotland’s Strategic Framework and the Protection Levels Framework updated in October 2020 will come into force at 0600 Monday 2nd November 2020.

It is now seven months since COVID-19 was first detected in Scotland. This new Strategic Framework sets out how the Scottish Government will work to suppress the virus and presents an honest reflection of the decisions they will need to make. This will be the first major change from the Scottish Government and will mean restrictions will be placed upon the local authorities through the different Protection Levels Framework.

The current situation has been an extremely difficult period for us all. We will continue to express our disappointment at the pace of our sports return and continue to work hard to ensure our voices are heard.  But we will continue to work closely with the Scottish Government and sportscotland to update the necessary guidance documents and continue to explore how we can safely and gradually ease the restriction on our sport. We all share a common responsibility; to ensure the safety of our boxers, coaches, officials, and their families.

The updated guidance encompassing the Protection Levels Framework will be published in coming days. Once the details of today’s announcement have been fully considered, we will ensure that the updated guidance documents are made available to our members.

 In the meantime, please continue to stay safe.

 Boxing Scotland

Dear Members,

Boxing Scotland is delighted to announce that seven affiliated clubs have been awarded £500 each to help grow female participation in Boxing. 

The seven clubs were chosen after responding to Boxing Scotland’s request to come up with innovative ways of engaging women and girls in the sport.

Throughout the 2019-20 season, Boxing Scotland engaged more than 1,200 female participants as part of the Woman and Girls Fund Project, after receiving £13,600 from sportscotland to help boost female participation in the sport.

The money for these new projects has come from an underspend in the original Woman and Girls Fund Project budget, after the project was impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. 

The seven clubs are;

Antonine Boxing Club (West District)

Bluevale Boxing Club (West District)

Dunfermline Boxing Club (East District)

Elgin Boxing Club (North District)

Glasgow City Boxing Club (West District)

J&L Boxing (East District)

Sheddocksley Boxing Club (North District)

Each club will use the funding to deliver 10 one-hour female-only sessions, which will be free for participants, by March 31st 2021.

The key outcomes for this project are as follows: 

1. More women and girls are participating in sport and physical activity;
2. Evaluation questionnaires are completed at the start and end of project;
3. Must be new participants – can’t be women or girls currently involved with the club;

Meanwhile, six clubs who were involved in the original Woman and Girls Fund project will also continue to deliver female sessions.

Alloa Boxing Club, Bellahouston Boxing Club, Granite City Boxing Club, Highland Boxing Academy, Lochee Boxing Club had planned Regional Female Training Sessions cancelled earlier in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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These clubs will also deliver a minimum of 10 one-hour female-only sessions, which will be free for participants, by March 31^st 2021.

Dear Members,

After consultation with Each District (North, East and West) we are introducing the following guidance for clubs to follow.

Please read this guidance carefully and ensure that everyone in your club is aware of what is expected of them.

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Any club which does not adhere to the most recent guidelines published by Boxing Scotland may face the following sanctions:

• The club in question may have their BSL membership suspended for a period of one week;
• For a second infringement the suspension will be for 3 weeks;
• For a third infringement the clubs BSL membership will be revoked. This means that they will cease to be a member of Boxing Scotland for the remainder of the season;

THIS APPLIES TO THE FOLLOWING
• Boxing Scotland affiliated clubs;
• Clubs seeking to re-affiliate;
• Clubs who are yet to or have started the affiliation process;

It is your responsibility as a club to ensure that you are aware of the current guidelines and that they are followed. To make this easier for clubs we have introduced the Covid Co-ordinator role. If your club has not already done so please ensure you have made Boxing Scotland aware of who is in this position for your club as they will be the club contact who receives COVID guidance updates.

If, after reading the most recent guidelines and checking with your Covid Co-ordinator you are still unsure if you are following the guidelines, please contact your Regional Development Officer for further guidance.

Regards,

Boxing Scotland

 

Dear Members

After the announcement by the FM yesterday, we would like to reassure the membership that the only change to the previously issued guidance was the extension of the restrictions that are currently in force for the five Health board areas below.  For ease, we have also listed the Local Authorities which lie within these areas.  If your club falls into one of these Local Authority areas this guidance should be followed.  Yesterday’s announcement by the First Minister will now mean these restrictions will be extended until 0600 Monday 2nd November 2020.  

NHS Health Board	Local Authority
Greater Glasgow & Clyde	City of Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, West Dunbartonshire, North Lanarkshire (part), South Lanarkshire (part)
Lanarkshire	North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire
Ayrshire & Arran	East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire
Lothian	City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian, West Lothian
Forth Valley	Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, Stirling

We would like to assure the membership that we will continue to work and liaise closely with the Scottish Government and sportscotland to update necessary guidance documents.  We will ensure that they are tailored towards these restrictions. 

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In the meantime, please continue to stay safe and best regards

Boxing Scotland

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Boxing Scotland Ltd is committed to making Boxing open and accessible to all. This will be accomplished by upholding the principles of equality in all aspects of our work. We will audit and monitor our business activities regularly, and take appropriate steps if it appears that our commitment to equality is not being delivered effectively.

ADULT (18+) SURVEY LINK

We are currently collecting data on the profile of our staff (paid and unpaid), coaches, officials, board, members and participants in terms of equality.  This is the Adult (18+) survey link

UNDER 18 SURVEY LINK

We are currently collecting data on the profile of our coaches, officials, board, members and participants in terms of equality.  This is the under 18 survey link