Youth Engagement Officer – Girlguiding Partnerships

Introduction 

Would you like to join us in inspiring a love of the natural world amongst young people so that
they become champions for nature? In this role you’ll be enabling girls and young women in
Girlguiding North West England to discover and take action for nature. To achieve this, you’ll
be working with volunteers to develop and deliver a programme of outdoor events, activity packs
and training.

What’s the role about? 

You’ll be joining the RSPB England Education, Families and Youth team and working on our
regional partnerships with Girlguiding, particularly in North West England. 

Key tasks:

• Plan and run three ‘nature discovery events’ for a total of 300+ girls at RSPB and partner
  green spaces in North West England, liaising with site managers and Girlguiding.
• Recruit, manage and develop a team of volunteers to grow our capacity to do more with
  Girlguiding, ensuring an excellent volunteering experience. 
• Collaborate with Girlguiding volunteers and RSPB colleagues to develop engaging and
  inspiring resources that build awareness and action around bird and nature conservation.
• Collaborate with Girlguiding volunteers and RSPB colleagues to refresh the content and
  branding of our existing nature activity packs, acting on feedback from leaders.
• Deliver in person ‘Running Outdoor Nature Sessions’ training to Girlguiding trainers in the
  North West, so that they can go on to train leaders.
• Capture data to monitor project outputs and use this to produce project progress and
  evaluation reports.
• Support our wider partnerships with other Girlguiding regions, in order to develop more
  opportunities for girls to connect with and take action for nature.
• Manage day to day procurement of goods and services, and monitor spend against budget.

An England role, flexible on working pattern and part of a remote team. The role holder will be
a homeworker but must be based in the Girlguiding North West England region (Lancashire,
Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Manchester, Cumbria, Merseyside, Sefton, Stockport or the
Wirral). Travel is required predominantly within the North West. You will need to be available
to run events/training at weekends and/or evenings. 

You will be supported in your role by the RSPB’s Youth Partnerships Officer, with opportunities
to meet virtually with staff and volunteers, so you feel part of a team and learn about the
work of the RSPB and Girlguiding. An induction and relevant training will be provided as well
as support to further develop the skills needed for this role.

Essential skills, knowledge and experience: 

1. Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative.
2. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to quickly build positive
   working relationships and work collaboratively. 
3. Working knowledge of health and safety and safeguarding issues relating to children and
   young people.
4. Experience of planning and running events which engage groups of children and young people
   in outdoor nature activities.
5. Understanding and experience of volunteering including management of volunteers.
6. Good knowledge of the natural world, nature conservation and taking action to benefit
   nature.
7. Experience of creating children’s activity sheets, or resources, to inspire youth group
   leaders and children to make positive changes for nature. 
8. Experience of delivering against project aims and objectives and monitoring progress and
   expenditure, using programmes such as excel and word.

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience

1. Experience in planning and delivering large outdoor nature events with 80+ children/young
   people.
2. Experience of delivering training courses for adults, ideally on a nature theme, to build
   knowledge, skills and confidence.

This is a Fixed-Term Part-Time contract for 22.5 hours per week (0.6 FTE) until 31st December
2025.

We are looking to conduct interviews for this position on Tuesday 10th September and Wednesday
11th September. For further information please contact [email protected] 

As part of this application process you will be asked to complete an application form including
evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above.

This role will require completion of a DBS/PVG/Access NI in addition to the standard
pre-employment checks.

We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone
feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a
world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People
of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate,
sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled,
we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us to discuss any
additional support you may need to complete your application.

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is exempt from the
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The RSPB is a licenced sponsor. This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship – the
successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be
offered an employment contract.