Position on Canadian Soccer Association Nominations Committee to fill

The Canadian Soccer Association is seeking to recruit one (1) qualified candidate for the position of independent member of the Nominations Committee of the Board of Directors. The individual must be able to demonstrate that he/she has professional, personal or other contacts within the corporate, business, soccer, and/or other relevant communities that will strengthen the Canada Soccer Board as it performs its governance and stewardship functions.

The individual must be domiciled in one of the following provinces/territories: Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, and Northwest Territories.

An independent is defined as a person who at the time of his/her appointment to the Nominations Committee is not an officer, director or employee of Canada Soccer or of a Provincial/Territorial Association Member.

The Nominations Committee is composed of five members, including two Directors of the Canadian Soccer Association and three independents. Members of the Nominations Committee are not eligible to let their name stand for election or appointment to the Board during their term. The Nominations Committee’s terms of reference are available in the call for nominations document.

Individuals who are interested in serving on the Nominations Committee are asked to forward their names, together with an updated résumé and references, to Jennifer Purdy, Executive Assistant, at jpurdy@canadasoccer.com, by Friday 25 October 2013.