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Job: Women & Girls Project Officer
Join the Saracens Foundation – Empower the Next Generation of Women in Sport!
Are you passionate about empowering young women in sport? Do you want to be part of an organisation that uses sport as a tool for social change? If so, the Saracens Foundation is looking for a Women & Girls Project Officer to join our team!
About Us
Since 2000, the Saracens Foundation has been delivering impactful community projects across Hertfordshire and North London, using sport to transform lives. Our mission is to create opportunities for individuals to live active, healthy, and fulfilling lives.
About the Role
As a Women & Girls Project Officer, you will lead our Empower Her Project, aimed at mentoring and developing young women (aged 16-24) who aspire to have careers in sport. You will coordinate mentorship programs, facilitate workshops, and support participants in gaining valuable career experience. Additionally, you will help young women design and execute an inspirational campaign that tackles key barriers for women in sport.
Key Responsibilities
What We’re Looking For
We are seeking an energetic, motivated individual who is passionate about championing women in sport. The ideal candidate will have:
Desirable Skills & Experience
Why Join Us?
At Saracens, we believe in putting people first and ensuring that our workforce is as diverse as the communities we serve. We offer:
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to Sangita Asani, People Business Partner at recruitment@saracens.net.
Closing Date: 20th February 2025 at 5.00pm
Interviews: Expected to take place the week commencing 24th February 2025.
Join us in shaping the future of women’s sport – apply today!
Saracens Group positively welcomes and seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment. We encourage applications from all candidates regardless of age, race, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality.
Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is to ensure our teams can manage application levels while maintaining a positive candidate experience. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. If you have not heard from us by 7 days after the closing date of the role, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Saracens Foundation deliver a range of projects in the areas of North London and Hertfordshire. We are seeking to engage with casual dance and or gymnastics coaches to work on our Foundation Dance programme within our schools communities. We are looking for enthusiastic coaches who bring the energy to every session for all age ranges.
The post holder will be ‘hands-on’ developing, leading, and delivering dance and gymnastics sessions for the children in the schools we work in predominantly based in North London and Hertfordshire. The sessions will take place across the week from Monday to Friday. You will work alongside our full time dance team to ensure that dance sessions are being that are delivered provide an excellent service to our key stakeholders.
Level 2 Dance qualification.
Due to the nature of the role, the successful candidate will be required to obtain a Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate (DBS) through the Foundation.
Current driving licence and access to a suitable vehicle.
Good organisation and time management skills.
A passion for Dance/Gymnastics and understanding of the work undertaken by the Foundation in this area.
You will be expected to bring the energy/motivation and be an inspiration to your audience.
Willingness to be flexible, if required.
Rate of pay £25 per hour
The location of the delivery will be based at our network of schools in the North London and Hertfordshire areas.
Candidate should send in a short covering letter and a current CV via the form below
Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is to ensure our team can manage application levels while maintaining a positive candidate experience. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
The Saracens Foundation are seeking to appoint a Dance Delivery Officer within the Health and Wellbeing strand of our charity. The role requires the successful candidate to deliver engaging dance sessions to a variety of beneficiaries.
Our dance coaches are responsible for leading the delivery and co-ordination of dance development projects across North London and Hertfordshire areas. This will be a ‘hands on’ role which will assist in developing, leading, and delivering against operational and Foundation targets set out within the Foundation strategy.
Duties to include (but not limited to):
It is essential for the role that candidates have a Level 3 Dance or Performing Arts qualification or similar. Candidates will have a good understanding of the sport for change and education landscape with good knowledge of the desired impacts of these projects. Coupled with excellent interpersonal skills and a desire to work and develop within the organisation.
The role is full time (37.5 hours) with a mix of working at various delivery locations and as well as StoneX Stadium when not delivering. There will also be an expectation to deliver across areas of responsibility in Hertfordshire and North London. Candidates will be expected to work weekends and weeknights when required.
Applications should be made online by submitting a CV and covering letter. The cover letter should also incorporate suitability to the role. Please note that this is a requirement for the role and without this, we cannot progress your application further.
Salary: £21,550
To apply for this role, please submit your CV and supporting letter via the website link or email recruitment@saracens.net to Sangita Asani, People Business Partner, with the position title as the subject heading.
Saracens Group positively welcomes and seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment. We encourage applications from all candidates regardless of age, race, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality.
Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is to ensure our teams can manage application levels while maintaining a positive candidate experience. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Our renowned Saracens Pioneer Volunteer programme was established in the Olympic year of 2012. Saracens Pioneers are the life blood (DNA) of Saracens along with the staff and players. Match days are delivered with the support, participation, and time given by our volunteers, known as ‘The Pioneers’. The Pioneers make each and every home match day a unique and fabulous experience for all our visitors to StoneX Stadium.
We maintain a pool of up to 170 Pioneers with typically 90 to 100 volunteering on match day. Recruitment cycles are annual and start in summer. The programme sets high expectations and has done so since inception in 2012, becoming the envy of many sporting organisations nationally and globally. The programme delivers an enhanced customer service to Spectators whilst upholding our Saracens core values. Pioneers are part of the Saracens family, are highly valued throughout the club, partners, sponsors and fanbase.
Our Pioneers are a diverse group of people of all ages and backgrounds. Some of our Pioneers travel from further afield, to support Saracens, besides those who live locally in and around North London.
Saracens Pioneers are a team of match day volunteers who represent the smiling faces of Saracens Rugby Club. This opportunity is for anyone interested in volunteering with an elite sporting organisation at its spectator events at StoneX Stadium. The programme will give volunteers practical insight into match day operations, crowd dynamics, as well as achieving a qualification in Spectator Safety.
Our programme currently consists of 16 home matches for Saracens Mens rugby matches that Pioneers can support throughout the season. Whilst we would love for our volunteers to support on all 16 matches, we know that this is not always possible. We do however hope that we cab get about +/- of 8 games throughout the season for Pioneers to support on.
The Pioneer Programme is inclusive and open to all. Primarily we are looking for individuals who are:
Pioneer Match Day key roles and responsibilities include but not limited to the following:
Health and safety, welfare and the meeting and greeting to the very highest standards, of all our Spectators and visitors within the stadium environment on a match day. Saracens Pioneers are a unique resource that draws on best practice for crowd safety management, stewarding and customer service to all our visitors.
Pioneers do provide a dedicated service to assist our disabled visitors. A number of our Pioneers have professional experience working with client groups with a range of physical, emotional and learning challenges.
All of our Pioneers volunteer in Spectators Services in the following areas:
Behind the scenes there is a Volunteer Management and Volunteer Support team engaged in supporting, motivating, planning, logistics, HR, training/ development of our volunteers. Looking after and supporting our Pioneers is extremely important to the programmer.
We are looking for people who can show potential to become a Pioneer through skills and experience gained from their personal life, work, volunteer experiences and educational background as follows:
To find out more about the role and the opportunity to become a Saracens Pioneer, please complete the Pioneer application form on our Volunteer Management System. A member of our team will be in touch with you to progress your application.
Alternatively, if you want to know more about the programme, or if you know anyone else who may be interested in joining the team, please email pioneers@saracens.net.
