Local Growth Officer – North Yorkshire

We have an amazing opportunity for a Local Growth Officer – North Yorkshire to join our Growth and Communities Team.

Location: Home Based within North Yorkshire

Salary:  £31,716 per annum, Band, Level 3  

Term: Fixed-Term Contract until January 2026

Working Hours: 35 hours per week (including evenings and some 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 our Local Growth Officer - You will be working as part of the national Growth and Communities Team with a focus on growth for North Yorkshire Scouts. Working under the underrepresented fund will support local Scouting to accelerate our growth in underrepresented communities across the UK by employing dedicated Local Growth Officers to work with volunteers to open new sections and recruit volunteers in communities where Scouting doesn't currently take place.

The fund is focused on creating opportunities for young people in IMD 1-3 and volunteers from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic communities to join Scouts.

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 stakeholder
• Experience of working with volunteer organisations and groups.
• Experienced in community engagement and demonstrate an understanding of best practices when recruiting and supporting volunteers.
• Self-starter with the ability to work remotely.
• Able to operate an effective home-based office, juggling personal/family life with work

Key responsibilities as our Local Growth Officer:

• Support and work in partnership with District Commissioners, Group Scout Leaders 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 to create more Scouting opportunities for young people within IMD 13 areas and within predominantly Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities.
• 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: 11:59pm Wednesday 11th September 2024

Interviews will be held on Thursday 19th September in Thirsk, North Yorkshire

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.