Water Safety Education Manager
Field Based (covering the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland)

About Us

Our purpose is simple, to save lives at sea and on inland waters. Our volunteer lifeboat crews launch to save those who are in danger of drowning at any hour of the day or night and our beach lifeguards work to prevent drowning on our coast during the busy Easter season and summer months. However, the RNLI is also working on saving lives through providing water safety education to those who visit and enjoy the water for recreation or sport.

We’re looking for a Water Safety Education Manager to join our Water Safety Team in Ireland. As part of the water safety team, you will ensure water safety education and messaging is fit for purpose and aligned to the RNLI’s drowning reduction plan and identified risk.

Some of the benefits

- Salary £30,978 - £36,445 / €43,452 - €51,120 (dependent on experience)
- Flexible working
- 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- Outstanding pension scheme (contributions of up to 16% of basic salary)
- Life assurance
- Health scheme

Your Role

As Water Safety Education Manager, your responsibilities in this role will include:

- Responsible for all water safety education activity and education volunteers in Ireland
- Provide guidance and influence to develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate targeted education activity aimed at adults and younger audiences aligned to the RNLI’s Drowning Reduction Plan, underpinned by appropriate evidence and evaluation
- Inform Water Safety Lead of potential significant risk to life and plan education strategy to mitigate
- Support with community and national partnership development, implementation, and evaluation
- Act as a member of the RNLI’s central Water Safety Team to create, design and develop the overall Water Safety education strategy, providing feedback and recommendations
- Set and manage relevant areas of the Water Safety education budget
- Develop and deliver targeted, lifelong learning, community-based programmes to reduce the risk of drowning and increase awareness of water safety

About You

As a key member of the water safety team, you will be responsible for the effective management of water safety and preventative education in and ensuring a joined-up approach to water safety education with direct measurable links to overall drowning reduction plan. You will also meet regularly with RNLI volunteers and our partners around the country and help guide that collaborative approach to water safety education at a local community and at a national level.

To be considered as the Water Safety Education Manager you will need:

- Degree educated or equivalent
- Suitable qualification in education, youth work, community education
- Demonstrable experience in both Project Management and Risk management
- Experience of working in the education sector with a track record of working in the community. Experience of working with volunteers and proven ability to influence others
- Full driving licence

If you have a passion for helping people enjoy the coast and our inland waterways safely and feel you have the relevant skills and experience to make a difference, please apply now using the apply button.

Due to current circumstances, you may be working from home when your role commences. You will be given the correct equipment you need to perform in your role. You will also receive support from your manager and colleagues to ensure a smooth and consistent induction process is delivered. You may also be required to work from your dedicated RNLI asset once the government guidelines change. If you have any queries relating to home or office-based working, please do not hesitate to ask questions at the interview/assessment stage.

The RNLI is committed to safeguarding, ensuring the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach to proven incidents of bullying, abuse, harassment or exploitation. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).

Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for nearly 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save everyone.

The Closing Date for this role is the 24th of October 2021.

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Other organisations may call this role Education Project Manager, Youth Worker, Safety Instructor, Outdoor Activities Instructor, Water Safety Project Manager, or Safety Manager.