Sport Engagement Officer

2 weeks ago


Loughborough Leicestershire, United Kingdom UK Anti Doping Full time
Sport Engagement Officer (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)

Organisation UK Anti-Doping

Location Hybrid (WFH/SportPark, Loughborough)

Type of contract 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) is on a mission to protect clean sport and currently has an exciting opportunity available for you to join us.

We’re looking to recruit a Sport Engagement Officer on a 12-month fixed term contract, joining the Education team to play an active role in identifying and facilitating the sharing of best practice, supporting over 100 National Governing Bodies from across the UK.

About us

Our purpose :

To ensure doping-free sport, promoting and protecting clean sport through education, testing and enforcement.

Our values:

Integrity – We do what is right for clean sport, we are equitable and ethical, ensuring everyone is treated fairly and with respect.

Collaboration – We work together and with others, sharing knowledge and building relationships to better tackle doping.

Excellence – We strive to achieve high standards in the protection of clean sport, evolving with the times and finding solutions.

Passion – We are dedicated to keeping sport clean, are proud of what we do and know it matters.

Job purpose

You will work collaboratively with internal and external partners to develop and coordinate an annual support programme for National Governing Bodies (NGBs) to encourage them to maximise prevention of doping through education.

You will also develop and implement a rigorous and effective monitoring process to ensure NGBs meet the mandatory clean sport education requirements, and ensure their compliance with the National Anti-Doping Policy.

Key result areas include
  • Support NGBs to develop, implement and monitor their clean sport education strategies and implementation plans and provide critical feedback on NGB education strategies as required.
  • Develop and implement an innovative annual calendar of support to ensure NGBs can access appropriate resources, including the opportunity to share practice across the sector.
  • Ensure the needs of NGB and other key partners are reflected in organisation wide campaigns and events, specifically Clean Sport Week and Clean Sport Connect.
  • Support a robust equivalency process for NGBs to gain UKAD approval for use of their own resources.
  • Coordinate and support a team of National Trainers to implement the support programme and an annual cycle of monitoring to support NGBs and provide an accountability mechanism for their education strategies and implementation plans.
  • Liaise with NGB personnel following requests for specific support and follow internal processes to allocate appropriate resources.
  • Develop and maintain positive working relationships with key personnel with a remit for anti-doping within an NGB and support the relationships and work with wider sports partners where required.
  • Engage with any Policy or Code revision processes as required, and where appropriate lead the review and development of specified UKAD business procedures and processes.
Person specification Qualifications/experience/knowledge
  • Experience of working within a sports organisation, NGB or similar, or further level education.
  • Experience of writing strategic plans and/or supporting colleagues in writing a strategic plan within an education or sport setting
  • Experience in managing programmes and projects.
  • Knowledge of the sport structure in the UK and the issues faced by high-performance and recreational/amateur sport in relation to anti-doping and drug misuse is desirable.
Skills
  • Ability to develop education programmes in a range of formats.
  • Ability to adapt complicated and technical information into simple user-friendly content
  • Good planning, organisation and monitoring ability with the capability of working on multiple projects and still producing high-quality results.
  • Ability to build and sustain relationships with a network of key people internally and externally to achieve impactful results.
  • Able to develop innovative solutions and use initiative in problem-solving, including the ability to assess risk and take decisive action.
  • Confident presenter and external speaker adjusting communication, style and approach as required.
  • Able to cope in challenging environments, including delivering critical feedback with tact and diplomacy.
  • Learning programme design and curriculum development experience is desirable.

The full job description and person specification can be found here:

Our values are at the heart of what we do, so if they align with you and you’re up for the fight against doping in sport, please complete the online application using the link below:

Sport Engagement Officer BeApplied

Deadline for applications is Sunday 19 May 2024 at 23:59pm.

Please note interviews will take place on Friday 24 May 2024 at our offices in SportPark, Loughborough.

If you have a disability and/or additional requirements with regards to the interview arrangements, please let us know as we’d be more than happy to make adjustments.

Additional Information

UKAD are currently unable to provide Visa Sponsorship and therefore require that applicants have a valid right to work in the UK.

Please note a Conflicts of Interest form is required for your application to be considered for this role. Please complete and add this to your application during the application process (through the link above).

CVs and/or cover letters alone will not be accepted. Please note we do not currently require agency support for this vacancy.

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