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WELCOME TO WOMEN IN SPORT
Thank you for your interest in becoming Chief Executive Officer of Women in Sport as we embark on our exciting next phase of growth.
We are experiencing a time of celebration for women’s sport: Gold medals flow to many of our female athletes and slowly but surely media coverage is increasing. More female athletes are paid as full-time professionals and the Government has listened to Women in Sport, implementing a 30% quota for the number of women on the boards of publicly funded sports organisations.
However, progress is relatively slow: the increased media coverage only exists at times of international competition; domestic women’s competition is barely visible. More female athletes are paid to work at their sport full time, but not all are - and those that are fortunate to be in sports which have attracted commercial investment, such as football and cricket, still earn significantly lower salaries than the men playing their sport. More men than women play sport, work in sport, coach in sport and occupy leadership roles in sport.
We want to change this persistent unfairness. Women and girls are missing out on the lifelong benefits of sport. We want to change this, now, for every woman and girl in the UK – and we need your help.
We are the only organisation in the UK that researches sport purely from the perspective of women and girls. We use the insight gained to drive change through campaigns and partnerships. Across all our work we include women and girls in socially deprived communities, where sport can have a uniquely empowering effect.
Ultimately, we do all of this to make sport fairer, and to make society stronger and more equal – through sport women can thrive and this benefits society as a whole. Our vision is a society where women and men have equal opportunities.
This is a great time to join us. We have a strong voice with Sport England and across government and we are now looking for a new Chief Executive Officer to work with the Board to take Women in Sport to the next level. There are plenty of opportunities open to us as we look to develop our next strategy. The foundations have been built and with the backing of social movements like #MeToo and the This Girl Can community, support for our cause is strong and growing – under your leadership we can turn this good will into action.
You will need to be willing to both lead and manage the work of the charity. Women in Sport is a small team that punches above its weight (circa 17 staff, many of whom are part time and 6 trustees currently). You will be able to operate as both Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer; juggling the competing demands of being an ambassador for the charity, raising money and championing the cause with more internally focused priorities such as managing operational delivery of our projects and day to day running of the business.
If you are excited by the opportunity to create a society where women and men have equal opportunities we look forward to hearing from you.
Jayne HainesChair
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OUR FRACTAL PATTERNS
OUR STRATEGY – THE HEADLINES
OUR VISION
A society where women and men have equal opportunities.
OUR MISSION
OUR FRAMEWORK FOR SUCCESS
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Women and girls are missing out on the lifelong benefits of sport. We want to change this, now, for every woman and girl in the UK.
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OUR FRACTAL PATTERNS
OUR VALUES
FairnessWe believe in equal opportunities for all.
ChallengingWe challenge the status quo and demand change for the better.
Insight-ledInsight and evidence drives everything we do.
CollaborativeWe work in partnership to deliver our mission.
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HOW WE DO IT
We are the only organisation in the UK that researched sport purely from the perspective of women and girls.
We use insight gained to drive change through campaigns and partnerships.
Across all our work we include women and girls in socially deprived communities, where sport can have a uniquely empowering effect.
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DEVELOPMENT AREAS• Building a community of local and
national champions (volunteers and entrepreneurs/small business owners, on and off line) who help support women and girls to be active in their own way.
• Investigate and better understand changing concepts of gender to ensure Women in Sport remains relevant and useful.
• Understand more about how technology can help women and girls engage with sport; seek to understand more, test new ideas and pilot at scale things that work.
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CEO PURPOSE• To set and implement Women in Sport’s vision and strategic direction, providing
the leadership to develop Women in Sport’s position as the recognised leader in its field, with the high-level influence and authority to shape national policy and act as the recognised champion for women and girl’s interests.
• To develop and deliver a clear fundraising and commercial income generation strategy, building relationships with funders and donors, ensuring high quality delivery of funded work whilst monitoring and communicating its impact and maximising unrestricted income.
• To lead and optimise Women in Sport’s organisational development, including its governance, diversity and inclusion plan, financial management, impact measurement and performance management.
• To lead and maximise Women in Sport’s profile, representation and influence with all stakeholders and audiences, developing and maintaining strong and effective relationships at the highest level to advance the cause of the organisation.
CEO
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Head of Engagement & Communications [PT]
Communications Manager
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Engagement Manager -Major Gifts
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Innovation Officer (Girls) [PT](Project Post)
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All posts are full time unless otherwise stated [PT] PURPLE = Existing postInterns and volunteers not shown
JOB TITLE: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO)Responsible to: Chair and Board of Trustees
Responsible for: Whole staff team, with three direct reports (Head of Finance and Operations, Head of Insight and Innovation and Head of Engagement and Communications)
Location: House of Sport, 190 Great Dover Street, London, SE1 4YB; close to Borough tube station. The House of Sport offers a range of social and networking opportunities.
Salary: Up to £75,000, dependent on experience
Pension: 3% employer contribution rising in line with legislation and the ability to add employee contributions.
ROLE DESCRIPTION
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Communications Manager
Communications Officer
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Major Gifts
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Insight Manager
Insight Officer
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Associate Head of
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Innovation Manager (DAD Project)
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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Set and implement Women in Sport’s vision and strategic direction, providing the leadership to develop Women in Sport’s position as the recognised leader in its field, with the high-level influence and authority to shape national policy and act as the recognised champion for women and girl’s interests. Specifically:
1.1. Lead the development and ongoing refinement of Women in Sport’s inspiring and measurable Vision, Mission and strategy.
1.2. Prepare and present a business plan and budget to the Board annually which advance the strategic goals of the organisation.
1.3. Lead and direct the Women in Sport staff team in delivering the activity and operational plans, to deadline and within budgets, ensuring Women in Sport’s leading reputation, expertise and strategic influence is maintained and optimised.
1.4. Ensure all Women in Sport’s activity and operations are measured and evaluated according to agreed metrics and that performance is reported to the Board.
2. Develop and deliver a clear fundraising and commercial income generation strategy, building relationships with funders and donors, ensuring high quality delivery of funded work whilst monitoring and communicating its impact and maximising unrestricted income. Specifically:
2.1. Develop the fundraising and commercial income generation strategy to set out persuasively the mutual opportunities and benefits for investment in and partnership with Women in Sport setting income targets and the tactics required to meet those targets.
2.2. Identify, approach, manage relationships with and secure investment from potential partners and donors.
2.3. Successfully steward senior-level relationships with partners and donors to ensure their continued support and assist partners’ activation activity to maximise mutual profile and benefit.
3. Lead and optimise Women in Sport’s organisational development, including its governance, diversity and inclusion plan, financial management, impact measurement and performance management. Specifically:
Governance3.1. Support the Chair to optimise and diversify
Board membership and to ensure high levels of performance.
3.2. Ensure strict compliance with Charity Commission rules and regulations, financial regulations and all other statutory requirements.
3.3. Encourage and develop positive and effective working relationships with the Board.
Financial Management3.4. Be accountable for the setting and delivery
of Women in Sport’s long-term financial plan and annual budgets working with the Finance Trustee to monitor performance and maintain the sound financial health of the organisation.
3.5. Produce and present regular financial updates to the Board and ensure a robust annual audit is undertaken and presented to the AGM.
3.6. Develop financial awareness and competence across the organisation.
Internal Delivery Capability3.7. Oversee all staffing matters within Women
in Sport, including recruitment, training, equal opportunity practices, performance management and discipline where required and ensure the effective and efficient implementation of all staff related policies and programmes.
3.8. Develop and maintain the optimum operational team structure to deliver Women in Sport’s strategy and plans.
3.9. Successfully lead and motivate staff collectively and individually to perform to the best of their abilities, developing and maintaining a positive, ambitious and enthusiastic working culture.
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Performance Management3.10. Develop a robust system of
measurement and evaluation of Women in Sport’s performance and the realisation of its vision and strategy, which provides analysis of Women in Sport’s organisational health, success of operational delivery, performance of key stakeholders and the progress of desired social change.
3.11. Develop, implement and manage a performance and development system to maximise, review and continuously improve staff performance and capability, creating an organisation with a high performing culture and progressive working practices that is an “employer-of-choice” in the sector.
4. Lead and maximise Women in Sport’s profile, representation and influence with all stakeholders and audiences, developing and maintaining strong and effective relationships at the highest level to advance the cause of the organisation. Specifically:
4.1. Ensure Women in Sport fulfils successfully all elements of its funding agreement with Sport England building and maintaining close and successful relationships with the Sport England Chief Executive, Board and senior stakeholders.
4.2. Develop and maintain effective networks at a senior level within Government and throughout the political world and public sector, ensuring the needs of women and girls in sport and fitness remain high on the national political and policy agendas.
4.3. Develop and maintain effective networks throughout the sport and fitness sectors to advance Women in Sport’s strategy and operations.
4.4. Act as the lead external and media spokesperson for Women in Sport, fulfilling this role with authority and gravitas.
4.5. Ensure Women in Sport develops and maintains key regional and local networks to further its strategy and operations.
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PERSON SPECIFICATION
EXPERIENCE
• Experience of working or volunteering in the charity sector at a senior level, or the ability to demonstrate a depth of knowledge about charity sector campaigning, service delivery, fundraising and regulation.
• Senior level leadership experience with the ability to operate at ambassadorial, strategic and operational levels managing yourself, the charity and the team effectively.
• A successful record of engaging, supporting and motivating staff to perform to the best of their abilities.
• Excellent knowledge of fundraising with a successful track record of leading income growth from a range of sources and personally developing relationships with funders.
• Proven experience of managing operational delivery and day to day running of the business; this role is both CEO and COO.
• A proven track record of creating sustained and successful organisational achievement and growth.
• Experience of identifying new opportunities and managing the required organisational change.
• Experience of using evidence and insight to guide strategy, planning, campaigns and/or decision making.
• Experience of providing service delivery to organisations (Women in Sport is primarily a Business-to-Business type organisation).
• Experience of leading the development of effective impact measurements.
• Strong financial experience, including the ability to plan resources appropriately, understand various financial reports and develop commercial planning.
SKILLS
• Leading knowledge and understanding of equality and gender issues.
• Strong understanding of campaigning, including how to deliver campaigns that effect lasting change.
• Strong understanding of the political environment, with existing, or the ability to build new, strong relationships at a senior level across Whitehall and the public sector.
• Understanding of behaviour change relevant to the value of our work.
• Excellent communications, presentation and senior-level influencing and interpersonal skills.
• Consummate, senior level external representation skills and proven ability to act as a media spokesperson.
• Highly developed analytical, problem solving and report writing skills.
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
• Demonstrable commitment to the ethos of equality and diversity.
• The capacity, enthusiasm, energy and willingness to meet challenging demands, work to deadlines, within cost limits and initiate and sustain improvements in service and impact.
• Resilient.
• The ability to build strong and effective working relationships with stakeholders at all levels and relate to their needs, including (but not exclusively) staff, trustees, partners, patrons and advisors.
• Strong empathy with women and girls and an enquiring attitude to understanding their relationships with sport and physical activity
• Excellent negotiating skills and the ability to influence others.
• Ability to display calmness under pressure and respond positively to feedback
• Experience of operating at Board level and capable of working with and alongside the Board.
• Committed to self-development.
• Keen interest in sport and fitness.
We have a flexible working culture, the CEO will be expected to judge how much time they need to spend in the office and be able to work flexibly around this.
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HOW TO APPLY
To apply for this position, please upload a comprehensive CV and a supporting statement of no more than two pages of A4 on Prospectus’ website. Please ensure that your application fully addresses the appointment criteria in the person specification.
We ask that you complete the equal opportunities information online when you submit your application via our website. The information collected will be treated as confidential, used for statistical purposes only, and will not be treated as part of your application.
We would also be grateful if you could let us know if you will require any special provision as a result of any disability should you be called for interview.
Finally please ensure that you have included mobile, work and home telephone numbers, as well as any dates when you will not be available or might have difficulty with the indicative timetable.
Applications should be made via the Prospectus website at: http://www.prospect-us.co.uk/executive/job/HQ00174749
TIMETABLE
Closing date: Monday 29th April 2019
Initial interviews with Prospectus: 7-14th May 2019
Site visits at Women in Sport’s offices: 20th May 2019
Panel interviews at Women in Sport’s offices: 28th May 2019
These dates may be subject to change and applicants will be advised in advance should this happen.
RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Should you decide to make a formal application, you will receive feedback within seven working days of the closing date. Shortlisted candidates may be required to undertake an additional assessment prior to the final interview. The successful appointment is subject to a satisfactory criminal records disclosure and written references.
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QUERIES
If you have any queries on any aspect of the appointment process, need additional information or would like to have an informal discussion, please contact Anna Gardet or Roberta Giubilini on 020 7691 1920 or via email
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