Head of Scout Adventures

4 months ago

Gilwell Park, United Kingdom The Scout Association Full time

We have a great opportunity for a **Head of Scout Adventure to join our amazing Scout team**

**Location**:Homebased or Hybrid (location is based at Gilwell Park)

**Salary**:£62,000 per annum

**Term**:Permanent

**Working Hours**:40 hours per week

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. We help them speak up, play their part and shine bright.

Scout Adventures exists to provide safe spaces for young people to take part in adventures which challenge and inspire them. At the heart of what we do is the Scout method - with experiences built round team work, spending time outdoors, camping, leadership and, and taking responsibility for yourself, each other and the environment.

**The Head of Scout Adventure Role**:
We are looking for a brilliant new leader to develop Scout Adventures into the future. After a period of consolidation and then resurgence after the pandemic, the opportunity is there to drive the business forward both in terms of its product and its financial contribution to the wider work of the Scouts. You’d need to work very closely with volunteer leaders in the Scout movement and other HQ colleagues to analyse and assess the options for development and then drive changes forward.

**Key responsibilities as our Head of Scout Adventures**:

- In collaboration with the movement and HQ colleagues, designing, developing and implementing a new strategy for the future of Scout Adventures - focused primarily on growth and new product/service areas
- Ensuring that Scout Adventures remains commercially sound whilst keeping our charitable objectives at the heart of what we do and our values underpinning all activities
- Leading the delivery of plans for implementation of the current objectives and later those contained within the new strategy
- Responsible for the safe delivery of all Scout Adventures operational activities, ensuring that risk assessment and safety/safeguarding procedures are fully adhered to
- Ensuring that the Scout Adventures operation is staffed with appropriately experienced and motivated people, including the paid staff team and international and other volunteers

**What we are looking for in our Head of Scout Adventures**:

- Strong collaborative leadership skills and experience, with proven strategic aptitude
- Credible and confident communicator, able to influence at all levels, externally and internally
- Gravitas, with the ability to build strong external relationships to enhance and strengthen Scout Adventures profile
- Demonstrable track record and significant leadership experience gained within a relevant organisation
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of the outdoor/sport/leisure or education sectors
- Experience of developing business plans and strategic direction in a competitive field

**What we can offer you as our Head of Scout Adventures**:

- 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Additional holidays between Christmas & New Year
- Life Assurance
- Simply Health Scheme
- Generous Pension Scheme

**We are proud to be a family-friendly employer and offer**
- Up to four personal days paid leave a year
- Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Flexible working hours
- Study and volunteer leave

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.

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