Call for New Board Members!

We are looking for new Board Members who will form part of the team running and developing the
network.

We welcome those who have capacity to become active core board members and would benefit from
involvement in the board.

Core board members will meet as required to plan and run activities, approximately every 2 months if
needed. We also hold advisory board meetings that will take place approximately 3 times per year
(usually online). We also hold regular public network events (webinars, movement activities etc) which
are optional to participate in.

We can offer an opportunity to see how a research network runs, to network with people in this
research area, and to be part of events and activities in movement and chronic pain.

Please see our FAQ video on what being a SPCPN board member involves below:

Our board members need:

• An interest in dance, somatic practices and/or chronic pain
• A desire to shape the future direction of the network, and research and/or practice in the field
• Capacity and enthusiasm to support events, blogs, videos or other network activities
• Commitment to acknowledging and valuing differing perspectives to ensure a broad scope of
  participants feel welcome and respected
• Openness to working collaboratively with others for shared decision making
• Experience of one (or more) areas (or a willingness to develop these skills) including: events
  planning, website maintenance, communications, social media, impact and evaluation,
  membership development, publishing, or grant applications

Some key tasks /skills may include:

• Creating plans for future network activities
• Updating the website
• Communicating with members
• Social media
• Event planning and hosting
• Curating the blog /practice pages
• Connecting with non-academic partners and participants
• Investigating sources of funds for activities
• Evaluating activities and impact
• Reviewing event feedback
• Welcoming new participants and members

We want our board to be diverse
We welcome board members from dance, somatic practices, health, or other relevant backgrounds;
lived experience of pain is welcome; practitioners are welcome alongside researchers. We seek to
include a wide variety of voices to enhance the vision and delivery of network activities.

We also encourage Early Career Researchers or Practitioners, who would like to get actively involved
and bring new ideas/experiences to the board. Early career can be at any age.

We also respect that people with lived experience of pain and people with other personal circumstances
need to pace and schedule their work appropriately, so this can be taken into account.

If you feel we have missed something from the call for board members and/or you have something to
offer us we haven’t mentioned, then please feel free to let us know – we always welcome feedback.