Angling Trust Vacancies

We’re looking for an experienced safeguarding professional to join our Case Management Group that review our actions in dealing with safeguarding concerns. This role is key in providing an independent perspective in how we address safeguarding concerns within our sport and across the angling community.

You’ll work with volunteers and staff in this role. These will include our Non-Executive Director for Safeguarding and Welfare, our Head of Delivery, Designated Safeguarding Lead and Governance Manager. You’ll join our Case Management Group supporting a team that is committed to both developing the angling community to be a safe place for people to undertake their pastime and who address those concerns when a safeguarding matter is disclosed.

As an independent member of the Case Management Group you’ll play a key role in bringing an outside perspective to how we deal with safeguarding matters. Your prior experience in dealing with safeguarding in your own work, will help to guide us as we consider concerns, risks, and key decisions in how we respond to allegations of concern.

This is a volunteer role that will suits an experienced safeguarding professional who is looking to give back to a sport while gaining broader experience as part of your own professional development.

What you’ll be doing

• With the other members of the Case Management Group reviewing our actions on recently closed safeguarding cases to ensure a consistent approach and best practice is followed.
• Considering open cases recorded as high and medium risk, providing guidance as to the actions to be taken and monitoring progress on low-risk cases.
• Providing insight and guidance on proposed policy and practice amendments.

Who you are

• You’re an experienced safeguarding professional, ideally working as a safeguarding lead in a sporting or charity environment.
• You are a people person, able to build strong collaborative relationships with staff, directors and volunteers.
• You are self-motivated and can work independently within a small team—you’re available to volunteer within a small team contributing attending online meetings approximately every weeks.

What will make you stand out

• Experience within a small to medium sized recognised national governing body for sport or similar.
• Knowledge of the CPSU and Ann Craft Trust safeguarding frameworks.

What’s in it for you

• Reasonable travel and other expenses.
• Remote volunteer role with short (1 hour) meetings held every six weeks.
• Opportunity for professional growth in an expanding national organisation.

Who we are

The Angling Trust is the national governing body in England representing fishing – one of the country’s largest participation sports. We are a not-for-profit organisation with a mission to protect, promote, and develop our wonderful sport—we care deeply about the environments in which we fish and are committed to creating opportunities for all within society to experience fishing in a healthy aquatic world.

We collaborate with Fish Legal, a separate membership association that uses the law to protect the rights of its members throughout the UK whilst fighting pollution and damage or other threats to the water environment.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team dedicated to fighting for the future of fish and fishing. From standing up for anglers’ rights to campaigning for a healthier environment, we put your interests and those of our beloved sport at the heart of everything we do—salty or fresh, we are championing the protection of our waterways.

Want to volunteer with us?

We believe a diversity of backgrounds, experience, and opinions builds the strongest team, so we encourage those from under-represented groups to apply—we are members of the Sporting Equals Charter and we’re actively participating in the Sport England sponsored Inclusive Employers development programme.

For more information about the role or to arrange an informal conversation, please contact Dom Lattimer, Designated Safeguarding Lead on [email protected]

To apply direct, email our Head of Delivery, Stuart Sharp, at [email protected]

Closing date for applications is Monday, 9th June, 2025.

When applying, please submit your detailed CV and an informal covering letter with a bit more about how you will add to our safeguarding Case Management Group with your skillset, perspective, background, or thinking style – and how you might be just what we’ve been looking for!

If you don’t tick every box, but you feel this role is for you, we’d still love to hear from you.

Please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK.

We take your privacy seriously and will only use your personal information to administer your application for this role, We will never pass your details onto a third party. We may contact you by email or telephone about the progress of your application. This processing is conducted lawfully based on legitimate interests.