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13 Dec 2024

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West Midlands Regional Chairperson

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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.

Volunteers form the backbone and heart of our Swim England family. They support our clubs, events and programmes across the country and they help ensure our aquatic sports grow and thrive. Our volunteers are our biggest asset and their contribution is invaluable. To find out more about volunteering for Swim England, please visit our volunteering page.

About The Role

Swim England West Midlands Region has an exciting vacancy that has recently opened up; to bring onboard a new Regional Chair. This is an opportunity to join the region during a period of evolution and change, with the recent release of the new 4 year strategy, which sees a focus on robust governance, supporting and educating the workforce, improving communication, growing the membership, and strengthening relationships along the pathway.

We welcome applications from someone who has a passion to drive change and improve our services, as well as an enthusiasm to bring key stakeholders together, motivate them and work in partnership, with the members of the region at the heart of every decision made. Whilst experience working within the aquatic community would be beneficial, we acknowledge that someone from a business, financial or sports background, that may be non-aquatic related, would bring a lot to the table in driving our strategy and ambitions forward.

The role involves leadership to the Board of directors, liaison with Swim England and our regional counties and sub-committees, acting in the best interests of the region and playing an influential part in the Swim England governance system. It is key that we find someone who can be readily available to attend and chair meetings and deal with issues that may arise as and when required. If you have experience in good governance, chairing a board or committee, working to drive strategic plans and goals, and have good communication skills, organisation skills, as well as people management experience, we want to hear from you. For more information about the role and the responsibilities, please see the attached role description, which includes contact information; we would welcome an informal chat about the role if you have any questions or you want to know more before making an application.

To find out more about the role, download the full role description.

About You

We are looking to engage volunteers who have experience of:

Strong leadership skills and ability to motivate members of the Board to form an effective and cohesive team.
Financial skills in managing budgets in either a professional or voluntary role.
Demonstrable good communication skills both verbal and written.
Project management skills.
Demonstrate sound Governance by personal and collective actions.
Comprehensive and current IT, literacy and numeracy skills.
Able to manage change.
Able to express objectives clearly and concisely.
High level of Integrity/Probity.
Ability to think and act strategically.
Able to deliver to specified requirements.
Efficient, well organised and able to delegate.
Previous experience of chairing a board or committee of a voluntary or professional organisation.
Experience of establishing and working to strategic plans and objectives.
Be a member, or willing to become a member, of a Swim England West Midlands Region club.
Availability and willingness to attend meetings and deal with issues as and when required.

So if you feel you have the suitable skills and attributes for this position then we would like to hear from you.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Swim England actively encourages applications from disabled people. 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 committed to inclusion and embracing the spirit of all equalities legislation. Where possible, it will always make reasonable adjustments for accessibility to anyone who requires it.

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

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Amanda Swan, Regional Operations Manager via email at [email protected] or 07800 647745.

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