Head of Region - Europe

About Us

Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting is the world’s only movement for every girl and any girl because we believe that each of them deserves to be the best they can be. Girl Guides and Girl Scouts learn by doing, make friends and have fun. In brave, local spaces, girls develop the skills and attitudes to change themselves, their communities and our world. The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts supports 153 national Girl Guide and Girl Scout organisations around the world to be united, thriving and growing.

The Europe Region works to deliver tailored services to the 42 Member Organisations in the region. The small staff team work with regional volunteers and external partners to provide pan-European events, capacity building opportunities and resources.

Job Purpose

To support, promote and deliver the strategy of World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (hereafter WAGGGS) within the Europe Region, by working with the Europe Regional Committee to ensure the delivery of the region’s value proposition to Member Organisations (MOs). To lead WAGGGS operations in the Europe Region, to ensure the effective liaison between the region and the wider organisation, and in partnership with national Member Organisations (MOs) and external partners, when applicable, to achieve the objectives of regional action plan.

Key Responsibilities:

1. In conjunction with the Regional Committee finalize, implement and monitor the 2025 Regional Action Plan to ensure the delivery of WAGGGS Global Strategy at a regional level.

2. Under the framework of WAGGGS Global Strategy, work in collaboration with the Regional Committee to develop the Europe Region Triennial Action Plan 2026- 2029 and a strong consultation process with Member Organisations to include the Europe Voluntary Contribution review.

3. In conjunction with the Head of Finance and the Regional Committee Chair to propose and develop a budget to deliver the Europe Triennial Regional Action Plan,and undertake the active monitoring and management of the regional budget.

4. To be the project lead for the European Volunteer Contribution Review team of Regional Committee and staff members.

5. In conjunction with the Regional Committee, and in consultation with the Head of Membership and Regional Support, to manage relationships with external stakeholders in the region.

6. In partnership with the Regional Committee, ensure the delivery of WAGGGS Europe Region regional events, in particular the 2025 WAGGGS Europe Regional Conference (Austria, July 2025) with responsibility for:

          • Strategic goals of the conference or event

          • Objectives of the event

          • Programme and content of the event

         • Recruitment and activation of volunteers to support delivery of the event

         • Liaise with event planning team to ensure appropriate logistical support for conference or event

7. To have delegated daily management powers (aligned with the WAGGGS scheme of delegation) of the WAGGGS AISBL (Association Internationale Sans but Lucratif) non-profit organisation in Belgium and ensure the financial, legal and administrative obligations of AIBSL are adhered to;

Please refer to the attached Job Specification to get a full idea about the role.

This job description is not exhaustive and serves only to highlight the main requirements of the post holder. The line may stipulate other reasonable requirements. The job description will be reviewed regularly and may be subject to change.