Deputy Chief Volunteering Officer

We have an exciting opportunity for a Deputy Chief Volunteering Officer to join our team based in Gilwell Park or Home based, working remotely with travel across England to lead the team. We will offer you a competitive salary of £73,500 per year (+ car allowance) and excellent benefits.

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. 

The Deputy Chief Volunteering Officer Role:
The Deputy Chief Volunteering Officer, working in partnership with national volunteer colleagues, is responsible for leading our approach and managing our resources to ensure we continue to attract, recruit and retain volunteers to run day to day Scouting activities for young people within Scout Groups as well as our volunteers who lead and manage our volunteers within our District, County and Regional support structures.

Key responsibilities as our Deputy Chief Volunteering Officer:

• Leading the Scouts’ operational portfolio of work to deliver inclusive growth objectives, ensuring cross-organisation coordinating of work, people and external funding commitments.
• Meeting agreed targets by leading our remote teams of staff focused on recruiting volunteers and growing Scouting’s membership across England in an inclusive way that enables us to provide skills for life to more young people, making best use of volunteer and staff expertise.
• Playing a leading role in the Scouts’ approach to volunteer recruitment and inclusive membership growth across the UK and in our overseas locations.
• Working with the Chief Commissioner of England and Regional Commissioners (our lead volunteers) to ensure a partnership approach between staff and volunteers in England responsible for driving and achieving inclusive growth.

What we are looking for in our Deputy Chief Volunteering Officer:

• Demonstrable record of achievement in a leadership role at senior management level within an organisation of comparable size, scope and complexity
• Knowledge and understanding of methods to increase engagement and meet agreed outcomes across a range of internal and external channels (e.g. telephone, email, web support, live events).
• Experience of effectively developing high performing teams whilst instilling a strong sense of accountability and empowerment in a values based culture
• Full UK driving licence
• Able and willing to work frequent evenings and weekends 

What we can offer you as our Deputy Chief Volunteering Officer:

• 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 Sunday 21st January 2024.

Interviews will be held in person at Gilwell Park on Tuesday 30th January 2024.

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.