Communications Officer - Belfast, United Kingdom - The Scout Association, Northern Ireland Scout Council (Scouts NI)

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Communications Officer


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Hello, it's you we're looking for.
We're Scouts and everyone's welcome here - all genders, races and backgrounds.

We believe in empowering young people with skills for life and we encourage our young people to do more, learn more and be more.

We're a worldwide movement, creating stronger communities and inspiring positive futures.

Right across Northern Ireland, we're helping young people find their place in the world, we help them speak up, play their part and shine bright.

Scouts is the place to be yourself and find yourself and every week we give over 9, year-olds the skills they need for school, college, university, and job interviews; the skills they need for life.

All this is made possible by the generosity of our adult volunteers.

This is a challenging time for us all, but Scouts has never been more important - giving young people purpose, hope, and a place to belong.

Our last census in January 2023 confirmed the importance of our organisation post-pandemic, with more enquiries than ever before and affirmative growth of our values and purpose

All employees at Scouts believe in positive change; change which will last a lifetime and secure key skills in this and future generations

Visit the Scouts online
here for more on our values and strategy.

Stephen Donaldson, Jonathan Gracey,
Chief Commissioner - Scouts NI Chief Executive - Scouts NI


'At a time when communities sometimes feel divided, Scouts brings people together. We're building stronger communities and contributing to a stronger society .' Carl Hankinson, UK Chief Commissioner

You'll be helping change young people's lives. But what else is there for you?

• Work in a way that suits you, your role and your department
• Plenty of opportunities for learning and development
• 22 days holiday a year plus statutory days
• When you're at the office, you'll be surrounded by 10 acres of beautiful woodland of Ardnavally
• Free Parking at Scouts NI HQ

Our three pillars of work:
To support the work of Scouts NI, we focus on three key pillars of work:

Programme People Perception
A fun, enjoyable, high

• Scouting will be delivered Scouting is understood, quality programme to more young people more visible, trusted, consistently delivered and from different respected and widely seen supported by simple tools. backgrounds by more, as playing a key role in welltrained, better society today. supported, and motivated volunteers from different backgrounds.

How we're structured
Scouts NI have two key locations, our NI Headquarters is based at
Ardnavally Scout Centre (Belfast) and Crawfordsburn Scout Centre
(County Down).

We have three key teams at Scouts NI:
Chief Executive

Development Crawfordsburn Administration
Team Team Team


Development Team Structure:
Strategy & Engagement Manager

Growth & Communications Strategic Growth
Engagement Officer Officer Officer (FT)

The Development Team.
We're doing well, but you can help us do better.

Since the pandemic, society has been through so many hurdles and now we are finally getting back to doing things which feel like the 'old normal'.

At Scouts NI, we are changing things up to ensure that we are able to provide key opportunities to everyone.

The Development team is a vibrant team and a key part of the work of Scouts NI, assisting Scout Groups,
Districts and Counties in reaching their potential in their local areas; connecting and engaging with new communities and sharing our key values of cooperation and integration

If you join us, you have the chance to make a difference in other people's lives, helping Scout Groups shout about Scouting, identify good news stories and keep our volunteers connected through our website and social media channels.

The key to our success is the ability to work together, engaging and developing a collaborative partnership with all stakeholders


Vicky Flanagan

Strategy and Engagement Manager, Scouts NI
About the role


Job Description:


Responsible to:
Strategy and Engagement Manager


Team:
Development Team


Base Location:
Ardnavally Scout Centre (Belfast)


Contract Term:
Permanent


Salary Scale:
£23,700.00


Hours:35 hours per week


Access NI:
Enhanced Disclosure


Key Relationships:

Scouts NI Staff Team

• Northern Ireland Chief Volunteer
• Team NI
• County Lead Volunteers
• District Lead Volunteers
• Group Lead Volunteers

At a glance

We are looking for someone who really knows their stuff on digital communications and who is energised about making a difference and wanting to lead change.

This is an exciting role that makes a big difference.

You'll be shaping and delivering our digital communications, which means looking after the day-to-day running of our website and social media channels and creating lots of engaging and on-brand content.

You will also improve media coverage for Scout Groups across Northern Irela