ORGANISATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

For more than 100 years, Scouting has enabled young people to participate in outdoor adventure activities and push personal boundaries, developing their resilience, confidence, and leadership capabilities. Scouting is shaping the future by giving young people the opportunities and the support to thrive and be heard.
Our professional Employed Team provide support to our Volunteers, all of whom are driven by our shared sense of purpose. From managing safety, risk, and assets, to embedding robust financial processes and enhanced technological capability, enshrining youth protection, supporting member experience and training, plus championing our brand and communications.
Our organisation aims to deliver sustainable growth into the future, by getting more NSW youth actively participating in great program experiences supported by empowered Volunteer Leaders.

QUALIFICATION, TRAINING & EXPERIENCE

• Tertiary qualifications in business development/office administration or industry relevant equivalent.
• 3+ years’ experience in office administration with demonstrated business development
• Demonstrated experience in stakeholder relationship management
• Computer literacy and ability to navigate and use the Microsoft Office suite including word, excel and power point
• Experience using CRM/customer database systems.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• High level interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Ability to liaise effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Highly organised with the ability to multitask and meet strict deadlines.
• Thorough, with attention to detail and ability to assess situations and develop solutions that achieve positive outcomes.
• Excellent time management and ability to plan.
• Able to work independently, autonomously and with limited supervision.
• Work well under pressure and handle high pressure situations.
• An ethical approach to work, self-motivated and enjoys achieving results.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Right to work in Australia
• Ability to work flexible hours to fulfil responsibilities of the position.
• Ability to work some evenings or weekends when occasionally required.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

The Region Support Officer plays a pivotal role in assisting the Regional team to drive membership growth and develop the profile of Scouts within the region/s. This role is fundamental in offering respective Region Commissioner/s and volunteers with administrative support for the Region/s for the wide range of region events and activities. The position will establish and foster effective communication channels between Region and State Service Centre to ensure the success of functions and activities as they relate to all administrative matters including membership services, finance, property, people issues, public relations, and marketing