We have an amazing opportunity for a Local Growth Officer - London and East of Englandto join our Growth and Communities Team.

Salary: GBP32,553 per annum, Band E, Level 3 - inclusive of outer London Weighting

Location: Home Based within London and East of England (Must live in the geographical area of East of England, London)

Term: 2 Year Fixed-Term Contract

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 a Local Growth Officer - Extending Reach in Muslim Communities, you will be pro-actively helping the County's and its Districts to achieve their growth ambitions focusing specifically on opening new sections in even more Muslim Communities. Scouting's focus on extending its reach has seen an increase in youth and volunteer membership from the Muslim communities in recent years catalysed by focused staff and volunteer support.

You will provide practical 'hands on' support that creates new spaces for young people to join, and recruit adult volunteers to support them, prioritising lower income communities, Muslim and Black, Asian minority ethnic families of young people.

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 stakeholderExperience 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, Muslim Scout Fellowship, National inclusion team 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 Counties Inclusive Growth Plans, the Muslim Scout Fellowship national pipeline and priority locations as agreed with your Line Manager. Using local knowledge, collaborating with local volunteers and contributing to the ongoing development of growth planning as needed to ensure that we are achieving our ambitions to create more Scouting opportunities for young people within underrepresented communities. As our Local Growth Officer in return, we offer you:

Work in a way that suits you, your role and your departmentBe proud to say you're part of a team with Investors in People (Gold)Plenty of opportunity for learning and development28 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays rising to 32 days after two yearsFour extra days to look after your family when they need youThree extra days over Christmas We are proud to be a family-friendly employer and offer

Maternity/Paternity LeaveFlexible working hoursStore Discount at our Scout Store + other online benefits Closing date for applications: 12pm on Friday 5th January 2024

Interviews will be held in person on Friday 12th Janauary at Scouts HQ, Gilwell Park, Chingford, London, E4 7QW

Please submit an online application along with your covering statement of no longer than one side of A4.

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.