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Irish Sailing is Hiring for Three Key Roles to Enhance Racing, Inclusivity, and Safeguarding in the Sport

20th November 2024

Irish Sailing has announced three job openings, each offering a unique opportunity to contribute to the growth and development of sailing, powerboating, and windsurfing in Ireland.

Irish Sailing is the National Governing Body for sailing, powerboating, and windsurfing. Its vision is to facilitate active life on open water by providing an environment in which our activities are developed, supported, and promoted at all levels—from recreation to competition to success on the international stage—through its values of Leadership, Passion, Belonging, Excellence, Integrity, and Clarity.

They are currently inviting applications for the following roles:

Racing & Development Officer

This role is responsible for helping to implement initiatives to grow and enhance the quality of racing at all levels, with a focus on club support, race official training, junior and youth pathways, and regional collaboration.

This role will support the growth and sustainability of Irish Sailing’s racing activity through training and structured youth racing opportunities while also providing direct development support to clubs ensuring alignment with the strategic direction set by the Racing Manager.

Full job description and how to apply can be found here

Environment, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Officer

This role will lead and execute initiatives and programmes that bring people to the sport or sailing and promote a culture of inclusivity and diversity across the organisation, their affiliates, and the sailing community together with communicating environmental projects and best practices.

Full job description and how to apply can be found here

Safeguarding & Compliance Officer

This role will help ensure that Irish Sailing and its affiliate members, clubs, training centres, classes, and national & regional bodies, have best-in-class child safeguarding policies, processes, and procedures in place, in line with legislation and best practice. It is expected that the role will assume the responsibilities of National Children’s Officer for Irish Sailing.

Full job description and how to apply can be found here

Irish Sailing is dedicated to creating a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this role but do not meet every requirement, you are encouraged to apply—you may be the perfect fit for this or other roles.

Irish Sailing is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace which values and benefits from the diversity of the workforce.

Irish Sailing is an equal opportunity employer of all qualified individuals. We actively welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on any protected groups. If you have a disability and require accommodations to be made during or after the recruitment process, please contact [email protected]. If you have questions relating to building accessibility, please let Irish Sailing know in advance at [email protected] and they would be happy to assist.

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Irish Sailing

The Irish Sailing Association, also known as Irish Sailing, is the national governing body for sailing, powerboating and windsurfing in Ireland.

Founded in 1945 as the Irish Dinghy Racing Association, it became the Irish Yachting Association in 1964 and the Irish Sailing Association in 1992.

Irish Sailing is a Member National Authority (MNA) of World Sailing and a member of the Olympic Federation of Ireland.

The Association is governed by a volunteer board, elected by the member clubs. Policy Groups provide the link with members and stakeholders while advising the Board on specialist areas. There is a professional administration and performance staff, based at the headquarters in Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.

Core functions include the regulation of sailing education, administering racing and selection of Irish sailors for international competition. It is the body recognised by the Olympic Federation of Ireland for nominating Irish qualified sailors to be considered for selection to represent Ireland at the Olympic Games. Irish sailors have medalled twice at the Olympics – David Wilkins and Jamie Wikinson at the 1980 games, and Annalise Murphy at the 2016 games.

The Association, through its network of clubs and centres, offers curriculum-based training in the various sailing, windsurfing and powerboating disciplines. Irish Sailing qualifications are recognised by Irish and European Authorities. Most prominent of these are the Yachtmaster and the International Certificate of Competency.

It runs the annual All-Ireland Championships (formerly the Helmsman’s Championship) for senior and junior sailors.

The Association has been led by leading lights in the sailing and business communities. These include Douglas Heard, Clayton Love Junior, John Burke and Robert Dix.

Close to 100 sailors have represented Ireland at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Membership of Irish Sailing is either by direct application or through membership of an affiliated organisation. The annual membership fee ranges from €75 for families, down to €20 for Seniors and Juniors.