Location
SportPark (Loughborough)
Advertising Salary
£26,010 - £27,531 per annum dependent on skills and experience
Advertising End Date:
20 Jul 2024

About Us

Our Purpose and Vision

As the recognised national governing body for swimming, artistic swimming, diving and water polo in England, Swim England helps people learn how to swim, enjoy the water safely, and compete in all our sports.

Our Vision is to champion a healthy and successful nation through swimming and aquatic activity. The ability to swim is a life-skill that is essential to keep us safe in, on and around water. It is one of the nation’s most popular recreational activities enjoyed by millions of people in England.

Swim England, through aquatics, is uniquely placed to tackle inequalities and support health and wellbeing given the activities’ accessibility to people of all ages and abilities. On top of this, aquatics is made up of four amazing Olympic and Paralympic sports with our network of clubs and talent pathways supporting people to realise their full potential in the water.

In March of this year, we published in full the findings of an independent listening research report commissioned as part of our pledge to create a better future for everyone involved in aquatic sports. We are committed to only recruiting individuals who are as passionate as we are about being on this journey.

To find out more about what we do to work towards achieving our vision, download the full candidate pack from the job description button.

To find out more about what it’s like to work with us and the Swim England family visit our website and downloadsummary of our employee benefits here.

About The Role

Are you looking for a role where you can utilise a wide ranging skillset and also make a positive impact? We are seeking a Senior Administration Officer to join our passionate Operations team on a permanent full time basis. The role is hybrid based at SportPark (3 days a week) in Loughborough, 35 hours per week, Monday - Friday. 

This is an exciting opportunity working within the Marketing, Communications and Operations directorate as part of a busy Operations team responsible for providing administrative and project support across the organisation.

Reporting to the Executive Operations Manager, you will be responsible for contributing to the efficiency of the organisation, internal and external stakeholders (including the Pool Water Treatment Advisory Group), and the overall aquatics community through high quality administrative services.

To find out more about the role, download the full Job Description/Person Specification document.

 
Interviews to take place on the week commencing 22nd and 29th July.

About You

You don’t need to be able to swim to work with us, but a passion for the role that sport and physical activity can play in society would be advantageous!
 
In order to be shortlisted for the next stage in the process you must demonstrate within your application how you meet the following essential criteria:
  • Maintain a positive outlook as a supportive team member with the ability to work independently
  • Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), and able to interact with individuals from all levels within an organisation
  • Ability to manage a varied administrative workload to tight deadlines
  • Experience of organising meetings, producing minutes and agendas with a high level of accuracy
  • Proven ability to handle sensitive data and produce reports
  • Proactive, organised and resilient
Desirable
Previous experience / knowledge of the aquatics industry, sports governance, and running small projects, conferences or events would also be advantageous.

If you feel you have the suitable skills and attributes for this position then we would love to read your application, detailing how you meet the brief, and how you believe you’re the right candidate for this opportunity.

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact the hiring manager for the role Hannah Foster - [email protected]

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.

Please be aware that we use parsing software to extract key information from your CV, which you are able to review and edit within the application form. It is advisable to provide a simple text CV (i.e. no tables, images of text etc) to aid the transfer of information. Please review the information in your application form prior to submitting.

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