Growth Officer – Maternity Cover

Swim England is striving to create a happier, healthier and more successful nation through swimming and aquatic activity. We strive to inspire everyone to enjoy the water in the way that suits them. As the recognised national governing body for swimming, artistic swimming, diving and water polo in England, we help people learn how to swim, enjoy the water safely, and compete in all our sports.

Each month millions of people are able to enjoy our sports and activities because they have been through our renowned Swim England Learn to Swim Pathway.

Ensuring people are safe in the water is of paramount importance to us and so we work closely with partners to keep water safety high on the national agenda.

At our heart Swim England is a membership organisation dedicated to supporting our clubs and members to develop and succeed. We maintain the laws of the sport and run world-class national events that are open to all competing members.

We also operate a comprehensive range of qualification and education programmes for teachers, coaches, officials and tutors.

Swim England is an incorporated company with charitable status. Our subsidiary businesses are wholly owned companies which are commercial – profits are passed up to Swim England for investment into our charitable aims.

Find out more about what it’s like to work with us and the Swim England family here and download a summary of our employee benefits here.

The Swim England Development Team is responsible for the growth and development of our aquatic sports of swimming, diving, artistic swimming and water polo. This includes recruiting and training volunteers involved in the sports, ensuring our clubs to have the highest level of governance and standards of safety and welfare, helping to foster the relationship between our club and their facilities, and growing the number of participants across all the sports.

Reporting to the Club Growth & Programme Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for implementing a range of growth projects across all the aquatic sports, which aim to transition participants from learning to swim into a club environment. 

Are you an experienced project manager with a passion for sport development? Can you juggle a number of projects and deliver outcomes? If so we are looking for someone like you to join our  team as a Growth Officer on a fixed term maternity cover.

The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic, self-motivated team member, able to manage a busy workload, prioritise and problem solve. Previous experience in building and maintaining relationships and working with a variety of partners would also be useful.

This role is offered on a fixed term contract for 12 months.

The successful candidate must have:

Please be advised that we cannot offer visa sponsorship and that you must have right to work in the UK to apply or be considered for this role. If you are a non UK/EU National, you must have an appropriate working Visa to undertake employment. You must also be working within the UK to apply or be considered for this role, due to the public liability insurance Swim England holds.

Swim England is committed to inclusion and embracing the spirit of all equalities legislation. As a Disability Confident Employer, we actively encourage applications from disabled people. We recognise that the diversity of our workforce is not reflective of today’s society and we are currently operating a pilot scheme whereby applicants from ethnically diverse backgrounds can opt into our guaranteed interview scheme. Candidates that have opted into the scheme will be guaranteed an interview provided that they have demonstrated, within their application, that they meet the essential criteria for the role. When completing the application, applicants from ethnically diverse backgrounds are encouraged to ‘Opt In’ to the scheme, by ticking the box.

Where possible, Swim England will always make reasonable adjustments for accessibility to anyone who requires it. If you would like any of the documentation in a different format or would like to apply in a different way please get in touch via [email protected]. All appointments will be made on merit, following a fair and transparent process, in line with the Equality Act 2010. However, the organisation may employ positive action where candidates from underrepresented groups can demonstrate their ability to perform the role equally well.

Swim England is also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

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