We have an amazing opportunity for a Local Growth Officer - Leicestershire to join our Growth and Communities Team.
Salary: £31,716 per annum, Band E Level 3
Location: Home Based within Leicestershire or adjacent area
Term: 2 Years Fixed-Term Contract
Working Hours: 35 hours per week (including evenings and weekends)
We're Scouts and everyone's welcome here - all genders, races and backgrounds. Right across the UK, we help over 400,000 young people aged 4-25 gain skills for life and find their place in the world.
About the Local Growth Officer Role:
As a Local Growth Officer you'll be pro-actively helping the County to achieve their growth ambitions focusing specifically on opening new sections, supporting existing Scouting and recruiting new adult volunteers by collaborating with local volunteers and our wider Growth & Communities team.
You'll provide practical ‘hands on' support that creates new spaces for young people to join, and recruit adult volunteers to support them.
What we are looking for in our Local Growth Officer:
- Ability to work effectively as part of a remote team.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to manage and deliver a varied workload and set of projects whilst ensuring effective prioritisation and balancing of the needs of a range of stakeholders
- Confident public speaker and skilled at presenting ideas and information to internal and external stakeholders, both digitally and face-to-face.
- Be able to work independently and be able to identify and develop new opportunities for volunteer engagement
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to enable successful influencing, listening and negotiating with others
Key responsibilities as our Local Growth Officer:
- Support and work in partnership with the County, District Lead Volunteers, Group Lead Volunteers and other volunteers to open new sections to grow Scouting within the County according to the County Growth Plan.
- Open new sections in line with the County Growth Plan, and using local knowledge, collaborating with local volunteers and contributing to the ongoing development of the Growth Plan as needed to ensure that we are achieving our ambitions and to create more Scouting opportunities for young people within IMD 1-3 areas and within Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities.
- Recruit new adult volunteers to support the County and Group's long-term sustainability by identifying opportunities and supporting their welcome into Scouts.
- Work with the relevant local lead volunteers, to understand their current community reach and identify opportunities for growth within their local areas.
As our Local Growth Officer in return, we offer you:
- Work in a way that suits you, your role and your department
- Be proud to say you're part of a team with Investors in People (Gold)
- Plenty of opportunity for learning and development
- 28 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays rising to 32 days after two years
- Four extra days to look after your family when they need you
- Three extra days over Christmas
We are proud to be a family-friendly employer and offer...
- Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Flexible working hours
- Store Discount at our Scout Store + other online benefits
Closing date for applications: 23:59 Sunday 4th August 2024
Interviews will be held on Friday 9th August 2024 at Leicestershire County Scouts Office, 9 Oak Spinney Park, Ratby Lane, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, LE3 3AW
The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.
Strictly no agencies.