Job Description
British Gymnastics is the National Governing Body for gymnastics in the UK. We believe gymnastics has the power to amaze like no other sport and we strive to help every gymnast experience this, amazing themselves and others along the way. Working closely with our members and partners, we aim to lead, support, and inspire everyone in gymnastics to reach their full potential and enable gymnasts to shine.
As part of British Gymnastics’ commitment to implement the highest standards in safeguarding and welfare, we seek to appoint an expert leader as our Director of Welfare and Safe Sport. Reporting into the Chief Executive Officer, the role holder will play a pivotal role leading, shaping, and delivering our strategic approach to welfare and safe sport that is both positive and person-centred, ensuring the welfare of all involved in our sport is paramount in our approach and thinking.
This vacancy arises at a critical juncture for our sport, as we work to deliver Reform ’25 – our action plan to the Anne Whyte recommendations. We are committed to changing the sport for the better by working together with our community to create safe, positive, and fair experiences for all in gymnastics. The Director of Welfare and Safe Sport will play a key role in its delivery. With a proactive and collaborative approach, they will work closely with and through all voices across the breadth of the gymnastics landscape, including gymnasts, coaches, clubs, parents, volunteers and staff, to support environments where everyone understands what is needed and people feel safe and empowered to speak up if there are areas of concern, knowing they will be listened to and action will be taken. Leading a team of experts with responsibility for welfare and safe sport, they will help us to further develop our capacity and expertise, oversee an integrated approach to delivery and most importantly our strategy in these crucial areas.
Possessing in-depth knowledge of relevant legislation, policy, procedures, and best practice with respect to safeguarding, they will demonstrate experience developing robust welfare and safe sport strategies, delivering them across a diverse stakeholder and membership base. An inclusive, empathetic, and collaborative leader, they will help us to best serve our community ensuring a holistic approach to welfare and safe sport and, as part of the senior management team, they will work closely with our key stakeholders in implementing transformational culture change.
How to apply
For further details, including the job description, person specification, and information on how to apply, please visit https://candidates.perrettlaver.com/vacancies quoting reference number 6339. Candidates wishing to apply should submit a CV (including comprehensive details of key achievements and responsibilities) along with a covering letter which fully addresses the competencies outlined in the role description and person specification. The closing date for applications is 9am (GMT) on Monday 27th February 2023. British Gymnastics will be supported in this appointment by executive search firm Perrett Laver. For a conversation in confidence, please contact Elizabeth Owusu-Apenten at Elizabeth.Owusu-Apenten@perrettlaver.com and +44 (0)20 7340 6213. Candidates will be invited to interviews with Perrett Laver in w/c 6th March – w/c 13th March. Following this, Perrett Laver will meet with the Selection Committee to agree upon a shortlist of candidates. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to informal conversations with Sarah Powell in late w/c 27th March, followed by Formal Interviews in w/c 3rd April. The successful candidate will then be asked to complete a social media check in addition to reference checks. Accessibility Should you require access to these documents in alternative formats, please contact Sofia Coppoletta on sofia.coppoletta@perrettlaver.com If you have comments that would support us to improve access to documentation, or our application processes more generally, please do not hesitate to contact us via accessibility@perrettlaver.com Inclusion British Gymnastics values diversity of views and contributions and have a strong commitment to equality and inclusion. We aspire to have a workforce that is diverse and representative of all sections of society. We are particularly keen to receive applications from women, people with disabilities, people from ethnically diverse communities, people from the LGBTQ+ community because these groups are often under-represented within our workforce. Data Protection and Privacy Protecting your personal data is of the utmost importance to Perrett Laver and we take this responsibility very seriously. Any information obtained by our trading divisions is held and processed in accordance with the relevant data protection legislation. The data you provide us with is securely stored on our computerised database and transferred to our clients for the purposes of presenting you as a candidate and/or considering your suitability for a role you have registered interest in. As defined under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Perrett Laver is a Data Controller and a Data Processor, and our legal basis for processing your personal data is ‘Legitimate Interests’. You have the right to object to us processing your data in this way. For more information about this, your rights, and our approach to Data Protection and Privacy, please visit our website: http://www.perrettlaver.com/information/privacy/