ENOS Committee

Joining the ENOS Board

Becoming a member of the ENOS Board is an opportunity to shape the future of outdoor sports across Europe, combining leadership, expertise, and strategic insight. The Board seeks individuals who bring a rare mix of specialized skills, strategic vision, and cross-cultural perspective.

Key qualities we look for include:

• Domain Expertise: Deep knowledge in areas such as policy, advocacy, project management, finance, communications, sustainability, or education.
• Strategic Perspective: The ability to understand and contribute to ENOS initiatives at local, national, and European levels, with a capacity to anticipate trends and challenges in the sector.
• Complementarity and Value: Skills that enhance and diversify the existing Board, strengthening collective decision-making and enabling high-quality guidance across the network.
• Leadership and Initiative: Capacity to lead on specific projects, policy areas, or organizational functions, shaping both operational and strategic priorities.
• Operational and Technical Insight: From financial management to programmatic delivery, technical competencies that support the organization’s sustainability and effectiveness.
• European Outlook and Cultural Awareness: Awareness of different national and regional contexts, fostering cross-border collaboration, inclusivity, and innovative approaches.
• Diversity and Balance: A commitment to gender balance, geographic representation, and cultural diversity, ensuring the Board reflects the broad European outdoor sports community it serves.

Pathways to membership

The primary route to Board membership is via democratic elections every two years, held during the Euro’meet General Assembly. This ensures accountability to our members and alignment with ENOS’s mission.

Additionally, ENOS maintains a co-option process for exceptional cases: when specialized expertise is needed, or to replace departing members, the Board may invite individuals through a transparent dialogue and observation process.

Applications are open for the ENOS Board 2026 -2028

Help shape the next chapter of the European Network of Outdoor Sports

ENOS is inviting applications from committed people who want to contribute to the sustainable, responsible and inclusive development of outdoor sport across Europe.

The new Board will be elected for a two-year mandate at the ENOS General Assembly on Sep 9, 2026. This is an important transition for ENOS: the organisation is strengthening its governance, membership offer, European advocacy, income model, project choices, knowledge work, communications and the future of Euro’Meet.

We are looking for Board members who bring high-level experience, sound judgement, collaborative energy and a willingness to take responsibility for a defined area of ENOS’s work. We value different countries, sectors, generations and perspectives. Candidates stand as individuals but must be connected to and nominated or supported by an eligible ENOS active member organisation.

Applications close: Aug 23, 2026

Mandate: 2026–2028

Application time: approximately 15 minutes for a new candidate; shorter for a returning Board member reusing an existing profile

What does Board service offer?

You will work with colleagues from across Europe, connect practice, research and policy, help shape ENOS’s strategic direction and contribute to a network with a distinctive role in outdoor sport. It is an opportunity to learn, build strong relationships and turn shared ambitions into meaningful European action.

What does it involve?

This is an active governance role. Each Board member is expected to contribute consistently, support collective decisions and take primary responsibility for one agreed domain. Because ENOS is in a financial and organisational transition, some carefully scoped operational contribution are also neededed where professional capacity is limited.

Before applying, please read the candidate information note. It explains what is rewarding about the role, the realities of the transition, the issues facing the next mandate and the proposed responsibility domains:

Returning Board members use the same form. They can choose to reuse their latest candidate profile, update only what has changed or submit a new profile. Every eligible confirmed candidate will be presented to voters using the same concise profile structure.

Questions are welcome! Please contact Mark Torsius, Board Renewal Coordinator, at mark.torsius@imba-europe.com or Benjamin Billet benjamin.billet@outdoor-sports-network.eu for an informal conversation about the role or the election process.

The ENOS Board will verify candidate eligibility and prepare a uniform candidate pack for eligible voting member organisations. Private eligibility, conflict or process information will not be published.