This is a really exciting time to join Girlguiding Scotland. With nearly 40,000 young members we are the largest charity for girls and young women in Scotland. We’ve been around for over 100 years and have much to be proud of in that rich and vibrant history, but we know that to remain exciting and relevant to young people we must continually evolve.

The overall purpose of the role is:

We’re looking for a collaborative and supportive youth leadership development officer to help disadvantaged girls and young women to build leadership skills and confidence through Girlguiding Scotland’s community-based youthwork opportunities. This role is a maternity cover until end of March 2027.

This role is funded through the Scottish Government’s CashBack for Communities programme as part of the Location CashBack project. This project is delivered in partnership with consortium partners from Youth Scotland, Boys Brigade in Scotland and Scouts Scotland. From April 2026 to March 2027 this work will be focused on working with Girlguiding members in deprived communities in Glasgow, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire.

We’re looking for someone who can build strong relationships quickly and who is comfortable working independently, as well as working as part of the team of staff and volunteers at a Scottish level.

They’ll need to have strong facilitation and communication skills, be comfortable delivering training and youthwork activities and experienced in gathering and using data to inform the direction of their work. They’ll need to possess a high degree of motivation, innovation, and creativity to engage volunteers in target areas and meet the project targets.

In the role they will develop and deliver a programme of over 400 leadership development opportunities for disadvantaged young people (aged 10-25) using Girlguiding’s programme of activities, awards and qualifications.

Location:This is a home-based role although regular travel to meet with volunteers, young people and other stakeholders in project areas in the evenings and weekends will be expected. This may involve overnight stays. You will be required to regularly work evenings and weekends, for which TOIL will be given. We do not pay overtime. You will also be required to attend monthly meetings at our office in Edinburgh.

In this role, you will play a key part in transforming how we advertise volunteering opportunities, work with external partners and welcome more volunteers into guiding.

As one of a team of volunteer recruitment officers you will work with the head of membership development and growth and existing guiding volunteers from across Scotland to identify opportunities to improve how we recruit and welcome new volunteers.

You will also help deliver tailored recruitment and welcome plans in local communities across Scotland. You will use data and local insight to identify geographic areas most in need of additional volunteers. You’ll build relationships with existing volunteers in these areas and deliver volunteer recruitment and welcome events (in person and online).

You’ll make links with relevant external stakeholders and support local and national working groups. By developing new training materials and support resources, you’ll also build the knowledge and skills of existing volunteers.

Main areas of responsibility

Support local recruitment and welcome activity

• Use membership data, local knowledge and relevant external sources to identify geographic areas most in need of additional volunteers
• Persuade existing volunteer teams within identified target areas of the value of working with a recruitment officer.
• Provide tailored support to local volunteer teams to help them develop evidence-based recruitment plans
• Build and maintain effective relationships with community-based stakeholders that can support volunteer recruitment (e.g. schools, colleges and universities; volunteer centres; job centres; corporate partners, etc)
• Identify opportunities to inspire volunteers of different abilities, backgrounds and ages to get involved with Girlguiding
• Deliver a range of volunteer recruitment initiatives based on local need (including promotional talks, recruitment stalls and social media posts)
• Support local teams to identify opportunities to improve the welcome that new volunteers receive and speed up progress through our recruitment and vetting process
• Provide time-limited admin support to help clear backlogs of volunteer enquiries in supported areas
• Provide support with local ID verification processes to help new volunteers complete disclosure checks in a timely manner

Facilitate best practice sharing

• Support the lead volunteer for membership development and growth to deliver our regular, online Getting Started with Girlguiding Scotland info sessions for prospective volunteers
• Develop and deliver new training, good practice guidance, templates and other resources to support current volunteers to be more effective in how they recruit and welcome new volunteers

Monitoring and evaluation

• Ensure each phase of work in a targeted geographic area is appropriately evaluated with input from local volunteers
• Maintain accurate records of recruitment activity and use these to populate monthly and quarterly reports, identifying relevant learnings and impacts as the work progresses

sparqs is a charity funded by the Scottish Funding Council to work with Scotland's university and college sectors. Our mission is to foster a culture of partnership between students and staff which enables the Scottish education sector to respond to challenges and realise its ambitions to provide the best possible experience for each and every student.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated person to deliver a range of activities including training, consultancy support and research and development projects. Some of our current projects include supporting the development of student partnership within a new tertiary quality enhancement framework, supporting equality, diversity, and inclusion in learning and teaching, and supporting effective learner journeys. We would welcome applicants with experience (or similar) in these areas. The role involves regular travel throughout Scotland and may also involve occasional international travel.

You will have a commitment to supporting the role of students in delivering improvements to college and university life and a good range of key skills including excellent interpersonal skills, written communication skills and experience of delivering training or facilitating workshops. Experience of working in a student engagement or similar role and knowledge of Student partnership in quality processes is desirable but not essential.

sparqs recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality, and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds and with diverse kinds of life experiences.