We have an amazing opportunity for a Local Growth Officer - West Midlands to join our Growth and Communities Team.

Location: West Midlands - covering West Mercia and surrounding areas

Salary: GBP30,793 per annum, Band, Level 3

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 you will be pro-actively helping the County and its Districts to achieve their growth ambitions focusing specifically on opening new sections by collaborating with local volunteers and our wider Growth & Communities team.

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 and Black, Asian minority ethnic families for young people.

You will form productive partnerships with our local key volunteers and help support the wider work of the Growth & Communities Team, Volunteering Operations Department, and Operations and Strategy & Transformation Directorates at 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 stakeholderExperience of working with volunteer organisations and groups.Experienced in community engagement and demonstrate an understanding of best practices when recruiting and supporting volunteers.Selfstarter 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 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: 23.59pm on Sunday 28th January 2024

Interviews will be held on Saturday 17th February 2024 between 10am - 4pm @ West Mercia Scouts, E Park Way, Wolverhampton, WV1 2DN (car parking and entrance via Plascom Road)

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.