British Orienteering

**Club Support Officer - Job Description**

**Job Title Club Support Officer**

Combination of office and home based a requirement to attend the

**Location**
national office in agreement with their line manager

**Responsible to **British Orienteering’s Club Support Manager

**Contractual Status **1.0 FTE (the post is Sport England funded and as such is dependent on the continuation of funding)

**Salary **£27K with auto-enrolment employer contribution pension

37.5 hours per week. Hours of work will be those necessary to carryout the full responsibilities of the post, some of which may be in the evening and/or weekends.

To support and enable clubs to be thriving through the creation and
support for programmes identified in the Strategic Plan under the
**Role Summary ** theme of lifelong Pathways.

The Club Support Officer will be responsible for:
**Volunteer and Official training.**
- To work with the Club Support Manager to develop an annual “lifelong pathway” delivery plan with agreed targets which reflect British Orienteering’s Strategic Plan.

**Key responsibilities**

To work with the Club Support Manger to plan, develop anofficial and coach leadership pathway and, promote the **activities **delivery of British Orienteering’s programmes, initiatives and opportunities that will increase the number of adults and young people volunteering and qualifying as coaches, officials, and volunteers.
- To support and work with British Orienteering sub-Committees and key technical volunteers to support their plans for clubs when in line with national objectives.
- Produce positive examples of good practice within British Orienteering in order to promote the achievements and build its reputation.
- Develop appropriate publicity material for courses, sessions and events.
- Co-ordination of regular meetings with club development officers and other interested parties to share good practice.

**Partners**
- Work with the Club support Manager to design and deliver a package of services for clubs, schools, universities, outdoor partners, youth & uniformed groups, including guidance, templates, workshops, eLearning programmes, webinars and national conferences to promote orienteering.
- Developing strong positive experience pathways and relationships for schools and university orienteering clubs to feed into orienteering.

Work with the Club Support Manager in defining the competition & Participant pathway that encourages life-long involvement in orienteering.
- Contribute to the development of plans, reviewing and developing participation, pathway, and targeted orienteering programmes to ensure inclusive and quality orienteering opportunities in targeted areas/communities.
- Working with clubs to develop and deliver sessions for young people, which will encourage lifelong participation in sport.
- Support the Communications Officer in the effective marketing and promotion of orienteering participation pathways, programmes, courses, and events to maximise continued participation, satisfaction, and growth.
- Collating and monitoring of performance related information in relation to the theme of lifelong pathways.
- In conjunction with the Change Manager develop appropriate publicity material for courses, sessions and events.
- Supporting the delivery of orienteering education and training/eLearning courses to increase the numbers and quality of local delivery.
- Provide supporting resources to develop school-club pathways and grow capacity within clubs.

**Partnerships**
- Work in partnership with a number of identified key stakeholders.
- Identifying and take forward, opportunities for attracting additional resources for community orienteering activities and events.
- Identifying and helping organisations access external funding to ensure the continuation of Sports and Community Development initiatives.
- Identifying ways and supporting clubs to create a more diverse and inclusive sport.

**Other**
- Provide regular programme and progress reports as required.
- Ensuring that orienteering programmes comply with all relevant national and local policies, good practice guides and health and safety practices.
- Participating in and contributing to team brainstorming meetings.
- Demonstrating agility and flexibility to perform duties that may be outside core accountabilities.

These responsibilities may change, and other duties added that are commensurate with the level of the post.

The Club Support Officer will share with all colleagues the responsibility for:

- Making suggestions to improve the working situation within their area of work and in British Orienteering in

**General information **general.
- Cooperating with measures introduced to ensure there is equality of opportunity in employment and equality.
- Complying with all aspects of British Orienteering ‘s

Health & Safety Policy, Safeguarding Policies (Child & Adults at Risk) and Welfare arrangements.
- Embracing British Orienteering’s values & beh