Job Description
Job Title: Head of Safeguarding
Location: Loughborough / Hybrid
Hours: Full-time, permanent. Monday - Friday
Overview:
Our client, a leading organisation in the sports sector, is seeking a Head of Safeguarding to lead and improve safeguarding practices across the organisation, ensuring the safety and well-being of individuals in sport. This role involves managing safeguarding operations, leading high-risk cases, and driving a positive culture of safeguarding.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and support the Safeguarding team to improve operational delivery and effectiveness.
- Ensure safeguarding practices meet national standards, legislation, and best practice.
- Regularly update safeguarding policies, processes, and training.
- Engage with internal teams to foster a positive safeguarding culture.
- Lead high-harm cases, ensuring effective resolution.
- Implement a quality assurance framework for continuous improvement.
- Use data to design proactive, preventative safeguarding solutions.
- Drive the implementation of safeguarding actions aligned with strategic priorities.
Skills & Experience:
Essential:
- Extensive senior safeguarding experience in high-risk, high-volume environments.
- In-depth knowledge of safeguarding laws and statutory guidance.
- Proven leadership, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience managing sensitive, high-profile safeguarding cases.
- A role model for safeguarding practices within the organisation.
Desirable:
- Experience in the sporting sector, particularly safeguarding in sport.
Benefits include but are not limited to:
- Generous holiday allowance + Bank Holidays
- Flexible hybrid working (2x per week in office)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Generous pension scheme
- Employee discount portal
- Fitness memberships
- Paid volunteer day opportunities
- Eye-test / eye-wear discounts
- Life insurance
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