Senior Safeguarding Manager; FTC - Mat Cover

Job description Who We Are

Founded in 1882, Tottenham Hotspur is an iconic English football club, playing in the Premier League and Women’s Super League. From North London to the world, our fanbase spans continents, cultures, and generations. Spurs is a club that’s always dared to push boundaries, breaking new ground and rewriting history.

We offer world‑class facilities:
In 2019, we opened our state‑of‑the‑art Stadium, a £1 billion landmark that’s the beating heart of North Tottenham’s transformation. More than just a football ground, it’s an engine of change — creating 4,000 jobs and injecting £300 million into the local economy every year.

We’re at our brightest when we’re all together. Our Club, our teams, our community.

There is only one Hotspur. Tottenham Hotspur.

The Club is seeking a Senior Safeguarding Manager to lead the delivery of best‑in‑class safeguarding procedures across the Boys Academy. This is a pivotal role with accountability for the management of safeguarding operations at the Club’s Training Centre environment. Reporting and being accountable to the Club Head of Safeguarding, the right candidate will be a passionate safeguarding professional able to lead, influence, support and constructively challenge to create a safe culture where abuse, exploitation or mistreatment cannot take place.

The postholder is responsible for setting the safeguarding standards within the Boys Academy and working collaboratively across all Departments to embed these. In collaboration with the Head of Safeguarding, the role will lead on the management, development, implementation, and review of systems to safeguard and protect children and young people at the Academy. They are required to work creatively and innovatively to ensure that the delivery of safeguarding not only achieves but also exceeds the safeguarding standards as set out by legislation and the Premier League.

• To be the strategic lead for safeguarding matters within the Boys Academy
• Be an active and engaged member of the Academy Management Team, provide trusted advice and guidance in relation to strategy, growth and risk
• Promote a positive and inclusive culture. Champion safeguarding by role‑modeling best practice principles to colleagues
• By managing the Host Family Coordinator, build a network of outstanding host families and oversee their recruitment, induction, training and ongoing support to ensure compliance with
• Local Authority regulations
• Be the primary point of contact for parents, players, employees and workers for all safeguarding concerns at the Academy
• Deputise for the Club’s Head of Safeguarding as appropriate to cover absence and where specifically requested
• Keep abreast of current safeguarding issues, legislation, statutory guidance, and best practice and disseminate information appropriately

• To work with the Academy Leadership Team on the design and implementation of the safeguarding strategy, designing and delivering a tailored approach that aligns with the strategic vision of the Boys Academy and the associated risks
• Using your specialist knowledge of risks facing the Academy players, contribute to the
• development of the safeguarding implementation plan for the Boys Academy
• Lead the delivery of innovative and engaging practices which exceed regulatory requirements and seek to embed safeguarding in everyday practice

• To ensure compliance with policies, procedures and guidance, ensuring the requirements are embedded within the Boys Academy ways of working, activities, and behaviours of all staff and volunteers
• Manage compliance with all relevant legislation and regulation including Safeguarding
• legislation, the Premier League’s Safeguarding Standards and FA Safeguarding
• Provide expert advice and guidance to employees, workers, players and parents to ensure safeguarding is prioritised, demonstrates best practice and achieves national standards through the Premier League Safeguarding Audits.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the Academy to prepare and plan for Audits, support the delivery of audits by external auditors
• Utilising a network of Designated…