Safe Sport Manager

England Netball; Nanpantan; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

England Netball is recruiting a Lead Safeguarding Officer to drive safeguarding and welfare across the sport. Reporting to the Head of Integrity, Safeguarding & Inclusion, you will lead casework, shape policy and support volunteers from clubs to national level.

You will bring significant safeguarding experience and a track record of handling complex cases with empathy, resilience and diplomacy under pressure.

Qualifications

• Significant safeguarding experience across sport or youth environments.
• Proven track record in managing complex safeguarding casework.
• Strong empathy, resilience and diplomacy when making fair decisions under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead safeguarding and welfare across netball at all levels.
• Manage safeguarding casework fairly and consistently.
• Shape policy and guidance to support clubs and national teams.
• Support volunteers and build a proactive safeguarding culture.
• Ensure safe, inclusive environments from clubs to national level.

Skills

Significant safeguarding experience

Casework management

Empathy and diplomacy

Job description

Help us keep netball safe, fair and inclusive for everyone.

Netball is booming. Membership is at a record high, the Netball Super League is breaking attendance records, and the 2031 Netball World Cup is heading to Manchester.

To sustain that growth, we need to keep a safe, fair and inclusive sporting environment at the heart of how netball is led and delivered. We want everyone in the game to feel safe, respected and confident to raise concerns.

You will:

Reporting to our Head of Integrity, Safeguarding & Inclusion , as our Lead Safeguarding Officer, you'll lead safeguarding and welfare across the sport. You'll manage cases fairly and consistently, shape policy, support volunteers and build a proactive culture where everyone can take part in a safe, positive and inclusive environment. That culture will reach from clubs to national level.

You'll bring: significant safeguarding experience, a track record of managing complex casework, and the empathy, resilience and diplomacy to make fair decisions under pressure. You'll be passionate about making sport safe, fair and inclusive.

We want netball to be a place where everyone belongs. We operate guaranteed interview schemes for disabled applicants and for candidates from ethnically diverse communities, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Assessment Centre will be held at SportPark on 30th November Second stage interview to be held 4th /7th December.