Head of Governance and Member Relations

Organisation: World Netball
Salary: £50,000 (pro rata)
Location: Salford, Greater Manchester or Remote
Contract type: Permanent (Part time)
Closing date: 16 May 2025
Job Description: Background
The role of Head of Governance and Member Relations is a new role within World Netball responsible for all aspects of governance and compliance, ensuring that World Netball adheres to best practice and meets all regulatory requirements and for driving membership growth, retention, and engagement.

Main purpose
Responsible for all aspects of governance and compliance, ensuring that World Netball adheres to best practice and meets all regulatory requirements. This includes but is not limited to all relevant government and sport specific legislation.
Responsible for driving membership growth, retention, and engagement. This role focuses on outreach and membership development.

Duties and responsibilities

Governance
• To design, implement and support the highest quality governance across World Netball. Developing new systems and effective ways of working on specific governance projects.
• To develop the infrastructure to facilitate seamless mechanisms between the Chief Executive Officer, Board Committees and the Board by leading on strong assurance, accountability and regulatory compliance.
• Perform the role of World Netball’s Governance Professional.
• To lead the development of the World Netball Governance Framework, through a strong understanding of World Netball’s governance structure, its Articles of Association and Scheme of Delegation, and to ensure that the organisation operates in line with these.
• Act as World Netball’s contact for sporting regulatory bodies e.g. WADA, IOC, Commonwealth Sport and non-sporting regulatory bodies e.g. Companies House, for governance purposes.
• To ensure the Chair of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer are provided with advice and support, to enable them to act in accordance with relevant regulations relating to the operation of the Board and its committees. This shall include filing returns to Companies House and other statutory reporting as required to ensure that World Netball is legally compliant.
• To plan and lead the biennial World Netball Congress.
• To ensure any Ordinary and Special Resolutions are completed appropriately, supporting the Members to discharge their responsibilities.
• To work closely with the Board and staff of World Netball as required to ensure the smooth and secure operation of Governance arrangements, meetings and follow-up actions.
• To ensure all Directors are aware of their role and responsibilities through a programme of induction and initial training.
• To undertake the support and full servicing of the work of any formal committees of the Board.
•To lead on the development and review of governing documents, policies and procedures, taking account of changes in best practice and/or statutory or regulatory requirements.
• To advise the Board/Committees on governance legislation, regulatory requirements and procedural matters.
• To advise senior managers and as appropriate the Board on the interpretation of its instruments and articles of governance and schemes of delegation.
• To ensure key policies remain compliant through annual reviews of documentation on behalf of the Board, e.g. the Articles of Association and Scheme of Delegation and to advise on amendments required and ensure such amendments are adopted.
• To maintain an up-to-date Register of Interests for Directors.
• To work collaboratively with the leadership team to support World Netball’s strategic objectives.

Membership
• Be a visible and approachable presence within World Netball, building strong relationships with members.
• Manage the performance of the Regional Development Coordinators, ensuring that they meet the requirements of the core role and regional specific duties.
• Work with the Regional Federations to support Membership applications.
• Ensure members comply with World Netball’s compliance regime.
• Take an active role in developing strategies and communications to improve member compliance and engagement.
• Assist in resolution of member compliance issues. Ensuring that all member-related issues are managed consistently and in line with World Netball policies.
• Regularly report on recruitment efforts and progress toward membership targets.
• Create strategies to ensure high retention rates, collecting and acting on member feedback to enhance satisfaction.

Permanent role: 30 hours per week (Monday to Friday) although occasional weekend work may be required.

Further details of role description and person specification can be found at: https://netball.sport/inside-world-netball/career-opportunities/
How to apply: Applications are invited from those with the knowledge, skills and personal qualities outlined within the role description and person specification. Applicants are required to provide their CV together with a covering letter that demonstrates how they meet the requirement outlined within the role description and person specification. Completed applications should be forwarded to: info@worldnetball.sport Applications close on Friday 16th May 2025 (UK Time 16:00).