Director of Integrity and Culture
Share
Job Location:
Monthly Salary:
Posted on:
17 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
A bit about the role
The Director of Integrity & Culture will provide strategic leadership for safeguarding integrity welfare and culture at British Rowing.
Working closely with the CEO and Executive Team you will lead the development and delivery of robust safeguarding and integrity frameworks ensuring the highest standards of protection governance and ethical practice. You will also provide leadership for organisational culture shaping behaviours ways of working and leadership capability that align with our values and ambitions.
Externally you will work in partnership with our member clubs volunteers and wider rowing community to promote a welcoming inclusive and positive culture across the sport supporting clubs to embed good practice and create environments where everyone feels they belong.
This is a senior highly visible role requiring deep safeguarding expertise strong judgement and the ability to balance challenge with collaboration.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
Person Specification
Essential
Working closely with the CEO and Executive Team you will lead the development and delivery of robust safeguarding and integrity frameworks ensuring the highest standards of protection governance and ethical practice. You will also provide leadership for organisational culture shaping behaviours ways of working and leadership capability that align with our values and ambitions.
Externally you will work in partnership with our member clubs volunteers and wider rowing community to promote a welcoming inclusive and positive culture across the sport supporting clubs to embed good practice and create environments where everyone feels they belong.
This is a senior highly visible role requiring deep safeguarding expertise strong judgement and the ability to balance challenge with collaboration.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Lead and evolve British Rowings integrity safeguarding and culture strategies in line with organisational objectives and sector best practice.
- Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO Executive Team and Board on safeguarding integrity and cultural matters.
- Provide thought leadership on creating safe inclusive and values-led sporting environments.
- Hold strategic responsibility for safeguarding across British Rowing ensuring robust policies procedures and reporting mechanisms are in place and consistently applied.
- Oversee the management of safeguarding concerns and complex cases ensuring appropriate risk assessment decision-making and external liaison.
- Ensure compliance with national safeguarding standards legislation and relevant sporting body requirements.
- Lead training and education programmes to build safeguarding capability across staff volunteers and clubs.
- Lead on integrity-related matters including conduct complaints disciplinary frameworks and ethical governance.
- Ensure clear fair and transparent processes that uphold the highest standards of behaviour.
- Promote a culture of accountability respect and professionalism across the sport.
- Partner with the CEO Executive Team and Head of HR & Culture to shape a positive inclusive and high-performing internal culture.
- Champion British Rowings values and embed them into leadership behaviours decision-making and everyday practice.
- Support organisational development and culture change initiatives.
- Work closely with member clubs and regional networks to promote welcoming inclusive and safe club environments.
- Provide guidance resources and support to help clubs embed safeguarding inclusion and positive culture practices.
- Build strong relationships across the rowing community and with external safeguarding and sport sector partners.
- Develop and monitor key performance indicators relating to safeguarding integrity and culture.
- Produce high-quality reports for the Executive Team and Board.
- Continuously review and improve frameworks policies and practice in line with emerging risks and learning.
Person Specification
Essential
- Significant senior-level experience in safeguarding within sport or a comparable regulated environment.
- In-depth knowledge of safeguarding legislation statutory guidance and best practice.
- Proven experience leading complex safeguarding or integrity cases.
Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and provide authoritative advice. - Strong commitment to equality diversity and inclusion.
- Excellent judgement resilience and ability to handle sensitive matters with empathy and professionalism.
- Outstanding communication relationship-building and influencing skills.
- Relevant safeguarding or child protection qualification(s).
- Experience working with clubs volunteers or membership-based organisations.
- Experience leading organisational culture or change programmes.
Mandatory Requirements
DBS Requirements
Because this role entails working at rowing events and around children / vulnerable adults with frequent and direct contact with children / vulnerable adults while completing the role requirements of the job you will be required to complete a standard DBS check.
Because this role entails working at rowing events and around children / vulnerable adults with frequent and direct contact with children / vulnerable adults while completing the role requirements of the job you will be required to complete a standard DBS check.
Additional Information
Anti-Doping
The post-holder is expected to comply with the core requirements of the WADA AntiDoping Code and its requirement on Coaches and Athlete Support Personnel to set a good personal example in this field. When directly working with coaches and athletes the postholder has a responsibility to inform them appropriately of the Codes application to them and to influence them in following a Clean Sport culture. The postholder will be expected to hold a current Clean Sport certificate relevant to the role they hold and/or attend a Clean Sport induction provided by British Rowing.
Equal Opportunities
British Rowing is committed to equal opportunities for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age disability sex gender reassignment sexual orientation pregnancy and maternity race religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships
Hours
Standard working hours are 9:0017:00 Monday to Friday. Flexibility is required to meet organisational needs.
How to Apply
Submit the application form alongside a CV and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role. Applications close at Midnight on 27th February.
The post-holder is expected to comply with the core requirements of the WADA AntiDoping Code and its requirement on Coaches and Athlete Support Personnel to set a good personal example in this field. When directly working with coaches and athletes the postholder has a responsibility to inform them appropriately of the Codes application to them and to influence them in following a Clean Sport culture. The postholder will be expected to hold a current Clean Sport certificate relevant to the role they hold and/or attend a Clean Sport induction provided by British Rowing.
Equal Opportunities
British Rowing is committed to equal opportunities for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age disability sex gender reassignment sexual orientation pregnancy and maternity race religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships
Hours
Standard working hours are 9:0017:00 Monday to Friday. Flexibility is required to meet organisational needs.
How to Apply
Submit the application form alongside a CV and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role. Applications close at Midnight on 27th February.
About us
Our passion is rowing in all of its forms.British Rowing is the governing body for rowing responsible for supporting grassroots rowing in England and preparing the GB Rowing Team ready for the Olympics Paralympics and other international competitions.
We are committed to equal opportunitiesand welcomes applications from all individuals regardless of age disability sex gender reassignment sexual orientation pregnancy and maternity race religion or belief and marriage and civil partnership. If you require reasonable accommodations to participate in the recruitment process please let us know by indicating your needs to the HR team in the application form or by emailing .
Our vision is a sport that welcomes and has an offer for everyone. Our mission is to create a healthy inclusive and life-enhancing sport. We are a membership organisation with over 30000 individual members supporting over 550 affiliated clubs and 230 affiliated events. We cover all types of rowing - whether its on the river or lake on the sea at home or in the gym.
We are committed to equal opportunitiesand welcomes applications from all individuals regardless of age disability sex gender reassignment sexual orientation pregnancy and maternity race religion or belief and marriage and civil partnership. If you require reasonable accommodations to participate in the recruitment process please let us know by indicating your needs to the HR team in the application form or by emailing .
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Crisis Management
- Marketing
- Public Relations
- Fundraising
- Media Relations
- Constant Contact
- Strategic Planning
- Social Media Management
- Team Management
- Public Speaking
- Wordpress
- Writing Skills
About Company
British Rowing is the governing body for the sport of rowing, both indoor rowing and rowing on water. We are committed to ensuring that the sport continues to thrive from the grassroots right up to winning medals at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. We are responsible for participatio ... View more
