Lead Safeguarding Officer

1 day ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom UK Athletics Full time

UK Athletics (UKA) is seeking to appoint a Lead Safeguarding Case Officer. The purpose of this role is to manage, coordinate and investigate safeguarding concerns and reports of abuse and poor practice made to UK Athletics and the Home Country Athletics Federations (HCAFs). The Lead Safeguarding Officer is accountable for ensuring best in class safeguarding policies, procedures, processes and governance are implemented and maintained throughout the sport of athletics in the UK. While working in collaboration with the welfare leads for the four HCAFs.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in safeguarding and protecting all participants in our sport and contributing to making athletics the safest sport possible.

**Required experience, skills and qualifications for this role include**:

- Experienced investigator (PIP2 or equivalent training).
- Demonstratable professional leadership experience in managing safeguarding processes, including case management of safeguarding incidents relating to both children and vulnerable adults.
- Experience of working on complex investigations.
- Previous experience of responding to and investigating safeguarding concerns and referrals.
- Experience of working with victims or survivors of abuse.
- In depth working knowledge of safeguarding legislation and regulation in the UK and the processes in place for reporting safeguarding concerns to statutory agencies and UK Athletics.
- Ability to understand and follow regulations.
- Experience of being able to prioritise work to meet timescales.
- Sufficient educational attainment to demonstrate ability to carry out the role to the required standard.
- Knowledge and experience of using IT systems including MyConcern Safeguarding Software, Microsoft Office, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Experience of representing organisations with external partners and agencies.
- Sufficient educational attainment to demonstrate the ability to carry out the role to the required standard.

First stage interviews will be virtual via Microsoft Teams, week commencing 3 March2025.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION:
Our core values: Respect, Accountability, Quality, Communication and Integrity are at the heart of everything we do and it is our aim that UK Athletics continues to demonstrate a culture of inclusion to reflect the diversity of the sport.

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