Independent Non-Executive Director (Safeguarding)

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Board at Norfolk FA as an Independent Non-Executive Director (Safeguarding), leading on safeguarding as the Board Safeguarding Champion and helping us drive forward our vision and ambitions.

Norfolk County FA is the not-for-profit, Governing Body of football in Norfolk. Founded in 1881, it governs, regulates and develops grassroots football across the County, sitting under the umbrella of The FA.

As well as Governing and Developing the local game from our County Headquarters in Norwich, Norfolk FA operates two Football Development Centres in Norwich, The FDC and The FDC Open, that offer great value pitch hire and a variety of other services to grassroots clubs and local communities.

We are proud to be a forward-thinking Association with the development of Norfolk Football at the heart of what we do.

The Norfolk County FA Board of Directors is responsible for managing the business affairs of the Association; determining the strategy, plans, policies and financial investment required to achieve our aims as a Governing Body.

Some of the key responsibilities for this voluntary role are: 

• To ensure the County FA always acts in keeping with legislation, statutory guidance and The FA’s Safeguarding Policies and Procedures and The FA’s Safeguarding 365 Standard for County FAs;
• To ensure the County FA safeguarding responsibilities and accountabilities are embedded in the County FA Strategy, Business Plan, Budget, Risk Register and Operational Plan; 
• To ensure the County FA enables and provides relevant safeguarding training for the Board, staff, volunteers and committee and council members;
• To ensure all staff role profiles have safeguarding responsibilities embedded in them; 
• To ensure the Board receives and scrutinises information on progress against key areas of work, including the independent assessment reports, risks and challenges;