Participation Senior Coordinator

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**Job Title**:Participation Senior Coordinator

**Reports to**: Head of Participation

**Line Management**:This role has line management responsibilities

**Budget Management**: This role has budget management responsibilities

**Based at**: RDA National Office (Lowlands Equestrian Centre, Warwickshire)

**Hours**: Full time - 34 hours a week

**Contract Type**: Permanent

**Salary**:£30,000 per annum

**About the Role**

Our participants all have their own unique motivations and aspirations; we exist to help realise them, to develop their full potential and enhance their wellbeing. Setting personal goals and achieving them enhances confidence, self-worth, and a sense of identity.

At RDA we recognise the importance of enabling our participants’ development and the profound role that we play. We offer a range of both formal and informal proficiency and educational pathways, both uniquely developed by RDA and in partnership with other leading accredited bodies.

**Role Purpose**

The Participation Senior Coordinator will be responsible for delivering participation growth and impact by understanding participant needs and responding through the development of propositions and programme.

**Specific Responsibilities**

Development and Delivery of Participation Strategy
- Support the Head of Participation with the development of the Participation strategy bringing together the work of the wider Participation team and other RDA teams
- Develop and implement projects to deliver the strategy using project management methodology including clear plans, risk logs and evaluation methods
- Develop methods to monitor and evaluate the success of projects, including criteria such as depth and reach of impact

Inclusivity and Accessibility
- Champion the organisation's commitment to disability diversity, inclusivity and accessibility, ensuring that participation programs are welcoming and accommodating to individuals with a wide range of impairments and health conditions
- Collaborate with internal and external experts to incorporate best practices and innovative approaches to ensure the accessibility of equine-based activities
- Ensure that the Accessibility Mark meets RDAs strategic aims and objectives and evaluate, make recommendations and implement areas of improvement within the scheme

Partnerships and Stakeholder Management
- Develop and enhance relationships with organisations focused on disability and long-term health conditions
- Develop and maintain relationships with government agencies, schools, and community groups to broaden the reach and impact of RDA’s participation programmes
- Cultivate positive relationships with sponsors and donors to secure funding support for participation initiatives
- Work collaboratively with experts within National Office and Groups to deliver the strategic Participation plan
- Taking the lead for ensuring that the work of the Participation Team is shared with the Communications Team

Quality Assurance and Safety
- Working with the Participation Team to ensure that that all participation programs adhere to the highest standards of safety and quality for our participants, volunteers and our equines
- Developing and maintaining robust monitoring and evaluation processes to assess program effectiveness and identify areas for development and improvement

**General**
- To maintain good external partner relationships with sector media, British Equestrian, and others whose campaigning priorities align, working with them to push for policy change
- Alongside other senior staff, routinely keep up with sector developments and undertake horizon scanning
- To undertake such other duties as the Head of Participation shall from time to time determine, including attending the National Championships as part of the National Office support team.
- To demonstrate the values and cultural aspirations of RDA in all work that is undertaken
- To ensure due consideration is always given to our charitable aims and objectives and that this is demonstrated in all activities undertaken
- To attend and service the National Championships, providing support leading up to the event as requested, as well as supporting the event itself

**Budget Management Responsibilities**

To effectively manage departmental budgets by:

- ensuring delivery of strategic aims and objectives within the constraints of budgets set and availability of funding
- highlighting and managing any budget exceptions in a timely manner with a view to ensuring a balanced budget
- appropriately monitoring and managing spend on external consultancies supporting RDA in relation to the department’s deliverables

**Person Specification**

Essential Criteria
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Sports Management, Therapeutic Recreation, Disability Studies) or equivalent experience
- Proven experience in project management, preferably in disability sports, therapeutic riding, or related fields
- Experience of successfully