It is envisaged that after the 18 month contract, a permanent role will be created ... Supporting the National Developme
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JOB DESCRIPTION: EQUALITY & SAFEGUARDING MANAGER
Title:
Equality & Safeguarding Manager (freelance)
Contract fee:
£11,700 for the 18 month contract
Hours of work:
78 days, to be worked flexibly (equates to 7 hours per week)
Location:
Home working OR BF Head Office (London), with some travel required
Responsible to:
Chief Executive
Contractual status:
Fixed term, 18 month
Start date:
Oct 2012
Issue date:
June 2012
MAIN PURPOSE: During the 18 month contract, the Equality & Safeguarding Manager (ESM) will complete project work and manage British Fencing activities in the areas of equality and diversity, and the safeguarding and protection of children and vulnerable adults. The ESM will operate at a senior level, supporting the BF CEO and Board, and representing BF and the sport of Fencing. It is envisaged that after the 18 month contract, a permanent role will be created to manage ongoing business processes in these areas. The primary focus for the role in the short term will be securing the next Standard for Safeguarding and Protecting Children in Sport. OBJECTIVES: To finalise, embed and manage processes in safeguarding and equality To resolve operational issues in safeguarding and equality To ensure adherence to safeguarding and equality best practice throughout Fencing To work with partner organisations to ensure that best practice in Fencing continues to evolve and improve To ensure that BF progresses through the externally-‐assessed Standards in safeguarding and equality. RESPONSIBILITIES: Equality and Welfare 1. Chairing the Equality Group 2. Providing advice and guidance to the CEO, Board and other BF Committees and groups 3. Working with individuals, clubs, home nations and other bodies to successfully resolve ad hoc equality complaints and issues 4. Documenting and rolling out best practice throughout Fencing 5. Delivering project work to ensure that Fencing is successful in increasing participation from diverse groups and communities
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6. Compiling and submitting documents to enable BF to attain the next level of the Equality Standard in Sport. Safeguarding and protection of children and vulnerable adults 1. To finalise draft processes for safeguarding and protecting of children and vulnerable adults, including Board approval and roll out to clubs 2. To update and maintain best practice / codes of conduct for coaches, referees and clubs 3. Supporting the National Development Administrator in processing CRB disclosures / checks 4. Liaising with the Child Protection in Sport Unit (CPSU) and other external stakeholders (such as Working Safe Networks, Call to Action and Local Safeguarding Children’s Boards), ensuring that national Fencing policies and processes evolve in line with best practice 5. Liaising with Home Nations, Regions and Clubs to ensure effective roll out of national Fencing policies and processes 6. Setting up and delivering a project to successfully introduce Club Welfare Officers, including work with the CPSU and other stakeholders to tailor Time to Listen training and roll it out to Club Welfare Officers 7. Resolving safeguarding issues, including investigatory work, selecting members of Case Management Groups, maintaining effective communications with all parties and maintaining case records 8. Where safeguarding issues contain allegations of abuse, liaison with Statutory Services 9. Ensuring record retention and data protection in line with legislation and agreed processes 10. Compiling and submitting documents to secure BF attaining the next Standard for Safeguarding and Protecting Children in Sport 11. Setting up and recruiting for a Children and Young People’s Board COMPETENCIES: The ESM should demonstrate: An ability to act in a professional and consistent manner that is fair, open and transparent An ability to manage a complex and varied workload, often delivering high quality work to demanding deadlines An ability to operate effectively with minimal supervision Setting of high standards for self and others Effective communication and negotiation skills A strong commitment to equality, diversity and the rights of children and vulnerable adults An ability to occasionally work outside of normal office hours if required EXPERIENCE: Essential: Experience of either Equality or Safeguarding, in a professional or voluntary capacity Experience of successful project delivery Experience of successful partnership working Experience and understanding of sport Proficiency in Microsoft packages (specifically Word, Outlook, Excel and Powerpoint) Desirable: Experience and understanding of fencing Experience of working for a sports national governing body (NGB) or similar not-‐for-‐profit organisation Thorough experience of child protection issues, ideally including resolving child protection issues and interpreting / defining best practice Thorough experience of equality issues, ideally including writing or interpreting guidance for large organisations and ensuring practical implementation Experience of working with children and young people
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Experience of working with vulnerable adults Understanding of the relevant legal framework and national guidance Proficiency in using a formal project management methodology and project management tools Writing, planning and delivery of training -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ British Fencing is committed to providing equal opportunities for all and is committed to following best practice in the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults. For further information please consult: www.britishfencing.com. We want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to receive clear, understandable information from British Fencing. If you require this in an alternative format please contact BF Head Office. To apply for this position please send a CV along with a covering letter clearly demonstrating how you meet each of the competencies and experience above, to
[email protected]. Closing date for applications: 5pm, Friday 17th August Interview to be held in London on Friday 31st August.
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