Head of CSR - Ryder Cup (FTC) in Wentworth

About the Role

The Head of CSR leads the planning, management and delivery of the Golf for Good and Beyond the Fairway programmes, coordinating multiple projects and workstreams across the DP World Tour and Ryder Cup Europe portfolios. The role acts as the central point of coordination between internal teams, agencies, external partners, charities, governing bodies and senior stakeholders, ensuring projects are delivered effectively from concept through to execution, measurement and reporting. It works closely with teams across Marketing, Commercial, Championship Management, Procurement, Finance, Digital, Content, HR, Strategy and Partnerships to turn ambitious ideas into impactful initiatives. The position is offered as maternity cover and requires regular UK, Ireland and international travel throughout the season.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of Golf for Good and Beyond the Fairway initiatives across the DP World Tour and Ryder Cup Europe.
• Manage multiple projects and workstreams simultaneously, ensuring delivery against agreed objectives, budgets and timelines, and oversee project planning, activation delivery, stakeholder engagement and post-event reporting.
• Ensure appropriate project management processes and governance frameworks are followed, and manage programme budgets, forecasting, reconciliation and financial reporting.
• Manage charitable donation programmes across DP World Tour tournaments, coordinate charitable requests and ballot processes linked to Ryder Cup Europe events, and support community engagement and grassroots initiatives at events.
• Lead Ryder Cup Europe legacy frameworks and manage the Ryder Cup Legacy & Community Fund process, including stakeholder coordination and judging support, ensuring legacy opportunities are embedded across event planning.
• Lead relationships with GEO Foundation and other key sustainability partners, and drive engagement across the Tour and Ryder Cup to identify and deliver sustainable event initiatives.
• Coordinate sustainability forums and knowledge-sharing opportunities across key markets, support environmental and nature-focused activations at selected events, and oversee carbon measurement, reporting and related sustainability requirements.
• Ensure key operational teams remain informed on sustainability initiatives, activations and reporting requirements, and support the delivery of inclusive community engagement programmes and grassroots activations.
• Collaborate with charities, NGOs and community partners to maximise impact, and provide support for Ryder Cup Europe Golf for the Disabled (G4D) initiatives and related projects.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders, support commercial discussions with partners, prospects and government bodies where required, and create compelling proposals, presentations and reports to communicate progress, impact and programme outcomes
• While managing project reporting and ensuring accurate data collection and evaluation across initiatives.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Experience working on major sporting events or large-scale international projects.
• Strong project management, planning and organisational skills.
• Knowledge or experience of CSR, sustainability, ESG or community impact programmes.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Confidence engaging and influencing senior stakeholders internally and externally.
• Experience creating high-quality proposals, presentations and impact reports.
• Proven experience at Senior Account Manager, Account Director or equivalent level.
• At least four years' experience delivering sponsorship, account, project or event management programmes within sport, events or related sectors.
• Organised, collaborative and confident project professional who thrives in a fast-paced international sporting environment and is passionate about creating meaningful impact.
• Passion for sustainability, community impact and major sporting events.

Preferred Skills

• An interest in golf would be beneficial but is not essential.

Workplace

Based at Wentworth headquarters; minimum of three days per week in the office; regular UK, Ireland and international travel throughout the season.

About the Company

DP World Tour is committed to creating memorable sporting experiences while leaving a lasting positive impact on the communities, environments and destinations it visits around the world. Through Golf for Good, the European Tour Group's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme, and Beyond the Fairway, Ryder Cup Europe's CSR and legacy programme, it works alongside host venues, partners, charities and local communities to deliver meaningful initiatives that drive positive change.

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