Welcome from Matt Hyde and Wayne Bulpitt 4

Who we are and what we do 5

Background, how we work, the role, how to apply 6

Personal Specification 7

What’s in it for me 8

Thank you for your interest in this role. This document does not form part of the terms and

conditions, but aims to give you more information about the role, its context and an outline of

the work you could be involved with.

Scouting changes lives. We make a positive difference in our communities and improve the life

chances and outcomes of young people from every background. We get the chance to work

with young people at the most important time in their lives: their childhood.

Scouting is about opportunity and that’s what young people need more than anything else.

From support and friendship to new skills and renewed confidence, Scouting brings a spirit of

optimism and practicality to its work. We welcome all young people into Scouting and we

believe passionately in what we do.

We believe that young people have great things to offer. In Scouting, they get the opportunity to

discover their potential, benefit from a positive, supportive environment and make a difference.

Whether it’s setting up an internet cafe in their community, going on canoeing trip with new

friends, taking a starring role in a Scout show or leading a trip abroad, we lift spirits, recognise

achievement and raise aspiration.

All of this is made possible by basic facilities and teams of dedicated adult volunteers. Positive

role models are vitally important. We want to inspire a new generation filled with a generosity of

spirit, a determination to make things better for themselves and their communities.

Matt Hyde, Chief Executive UK Chief Commissioner

Scouting offers life changing adventure to over 446,000 girls and boys. This makes us the

largest mixed youth movement in the UK. We help young people explore their potential, grow in

confidence and becomes the active citizens of the future. We make a positive impact on young

people, our adult volunteers and the communities in which we live.

Offering over 200 different activities from abseiling and archery to drama, street sports and

water zorbing, Scouting helps 6-25 year olds grow in confidence, achieve their full potential and

become active members of their communities.

This is only possible through the efforts of 100,000 volunteers who also enjoy the fun and

friendship of Scouting. And you can be part of this great adventure. The Scout Association is a

registered charity in the UK and part of a worldwide movement of 40 million Scouts working for

peace and global friendship.

‘Every child has the right to an adventure.

Life is about grabbing opportunities.

It's all about friendship and fun and adventure

– people who might not normally

have the chance for adventure. Scouts are

shining lights in their communities.’

Bear Grylls, Chief Scout

We are working towards our 2014-2018 strategic plan with a focus on the following key areas:

We believe that Scouting changes lives, which is why we want every young person in the UK to

have the opportunity to get involved

We need to remove the barriers to participation

Every young person should be able to shape their Scouting experience

We believe that Scouting makes a difference to individuals and to society

Read the full plan at www.scouts.org.uk/2018

The UK headquarters of The Scout Association is based at Gilwell Park, Chingford, London,

and is operationally divided into four directorates:

To lead on the development and submission of large and complex statutory, trust, lottery and international fundraising applications, in line with TSA’s 2014-2018 Corporate Strategy. This includes: research; liaison with colleagues across the organisation to fully develop fundable projects; and funder liaison.

Please ensure in your application form, that you provide a statement as to why you believe you

are suitable for the role and what you believe you could bring to the post. Ensure you address

the points in the person specification (as attached in the relevant job pack). Please download

both the application form and fill in the recruitment monitoring form online. The application form

should be emailed to human.resources@scouts.org.uk

Please note that if you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date

please assume that you application has been unsuccessful.

Responsible to: Head of Fundraising

Directorate / Department: Fundraising

Base Location: Gilwell Park, London

Line Management Responsibility: Major Gifts Manager

Trust Fundraising Manager (temp)

Salary Band: H subject to job evaluation

Budgetary responsibility: To manage the £1.5 million income target

for the department

External Contacts: All main contacts within Grant and Trust

funders, including international and EU Funders

Internal contacts: All members of the Fundraising

Department; all members of the overall

Communications Directorate; Scouting

Operations Leads; Volunteers.

The above list is provided for guidance only and is not an exhaustive list of all the contacts with

whom the post holder may be required to liaise.

To lead on the development and submission of large and complex statutory, trust, lottery and international fundraising applications, in line with TSA’s 2014-2018 Corporate Strategy. This includes: research; liaison with colleagues across the organisation to fully develop fundable projects; and funder liaison.

In line with the 2014-18 Fundraising Strategy, to grow income from large voluntary

grants to £1.5m per annum by 2016/17 (£3.6 million total by end of 2017/18)

To raise an additional £500,000 per annum from these funders for capital projects

To develop a pipeline of funding opportunities from large statutory, trust, lottery and

international funding opportunities

To be personally responsible for managing relationships with, and securing funding

from, funders capable of giving grants in excess of £100,000, involving senior TSA

staff where appropriate

To develop and implement stewardship plans for funders, ensuring they are thanked,

managed and that all funder reports are accurate, timely and of exceptionally high

quality

To represent TSA at funder meetings and events, as required

To maximise each partnership opportunity by developing multi-year sustainable

partnerships

To support the development of TSA’s international work by securing strategic grants

from a range of EU and other international funders

To support and work closely with other TSA directorates to develop a range of

programmes and projects that are suitable for funding – including budgets, risk

management and reporting plans

To lead in the intelligence gathering of new and innovative funding partnership

opportunities, ensuring that TSA is always at the forefront of developing applications

to large funders

In partnership with all TSA Directorates, to set up and manage a reporting framework

for all restricted funded grants across TSA

To play a key role in ensuring TSA meets any contractual requirements of our

funders and to work with the Assistant Director of Fundraising and Marketing to

mitigate any issues should they arise

To ensure TSA’s current portfolio of large trust, statutory and lottery funders continue

to meet the requirements of the Charity’s Ethical Fundraising Policy

To support the Assistant Director of Fundraising and Marketing in the development of

a compelling and forward-looking fundraising case for support, to drive both general

and restricted fundraising

To establish and manage effective systems that evaluate performance of the account

management function; monitor and evaluate income/expenditure/net contribution

against budget and other agreed KPIs; report on variances and implement

appropriate contingency plans to ensure targets and KPIs are achieved.

To increase the opportunities for youth Members of all ages to represent Scouting

externally including at events and through the media, nationally and locally (shared

with some senior managers in Directorate)

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES % of time

Spent

(Non - managerial)

Funding Development and Management of

Partnerships

50%

Programme Development (In partnership

with teams across TSA)

30%

Reporting and Financial Management 20%

Other information

Occasional unsocial hours working, including weekends and evenings and occasional travel required, including overnights.

(Included in all job descriptions)

Data Protection

The post holder hereby agrees not to disclose any confidential or sensitive information

to a third party or outside organisation except where required to do so by law.

Health and Safety

The post holder agrees to abide by TSA’s Health and Safety principles and code of

conduct and to take all reasonable steps to ensure both their own safety in the work

place as well as that of their colleagues.

Equal Opportunities

The Post holder agrees to promote and uphold the principles of equal opportunities in

accordance with TSA’s Equal Opportunities Statement and all related policies.

Yellow card

The post holder agrees to comply with the safeguarding yellow card at all times.

Knowledge

Degree (preferably in relevant area). HD

Relevant fundraising qualification HD

Knowledge of the Scout Movement. D

Knowledge and experience of dealing with external funding bodies. E

Knowledge of fundraising for different organisations. E

Membership of professional body. D

Experience

At least 3 years’ experience in grants and trust fundraising with proven examples of successfully generating significant income, ideally over £1 million from grants and trusts. E

Experience of securing funds from EU and International Funders HD

Experience of staff management. D

Experience of managing large complex grants and trust fundraising projects from inception to completion, building case for support for variety of projects. E

Experience of researching and analysing financial and fundraising information and data. E

Experience in presenting to a wide audience. HD

Extensive management and relationship building experience with key individuals and Partners within the grants and trusts arena. E

Skills

Ability to work independently within broad policy, professional standards and budgetary limits. E

Excellent communication and influencing skills. E

Excellent persuasive writing skills. E

Excellent numeracy. E

Ability to present information to an audience using a variety of modern techniques. E

Work to deadlines and meticulous attention to detail. E

Support local Scouting through advice, practical tools and training. D

TSA competencies (as set out in the competency framework)

Competency Framework: Level 2

Team Working: Works proactively with other teams.

Effective Communication: Supports the overall strategy and develops delivery

methods in line with TSA values.

Getting Things Done: Focuses on the outcomes.

Customer/Member Care and Support: Serves long term interests.

Leadership, Management and Self-Management: Demonstrates a

commitment to team and individual development.

Skills and Experience: Develops high level professional specialist skills to

facilitate job design and delivery.

Values and Personal Qualities (including Our Approach)

An innovative and creative thinker with the ability to prioritise and effectively manage a portfolio of diverse projects. E

Want to ensure responsive and genuine engagement with internal and external stakeholders. E

Good communicator. E

Want to maintain an up to date knowledge of technical competency areas and take a proactive approach to self-development and performance improvement. E

If we are to achieve such an ambitious and bold agenda we need to be clear on the

principles that will define our way of working over the next four years. These principles

are:

Results-focused

Ambitious but realistic targets have been agreed for every part of this plan. Volunteers

and staff across the Movement will be supported to work towards these goals so that

we can unlock our collective power.

Partnership and collaboration

We make a greater difference when we work with people across society. Effective

partnership working will be essential if we are to extend our reach and impact.

Evidence-driven

We need to build a body of evidence to prove what is working as we work towards our

goals. We cannot rely on anecdote. We will build on our existing research to further

demonstrate the impact we make on people’s lives. We must do this if we are to truly

be understood by wider society evidencing our relevance and impact.

Sharing and celebrating successes

We will achieve more by sharing best practice across the Movement and celebrating

successes. We’ll find new ways of ensuring we are learning from each other and

recognising best practice.

Innovation

Scouting began with a single, inspired idea and we haven’t forgotten the power of

innovation. Fresh thinking is the only way to help us achieve our ambitious aims. We

will encourage new thinking across the Movement to stimulate creative solutions to age

old challenges.

Youth-shaped

If we empower young people to drive decision-making this will stimulate new thinking

and enable us to stay in touch with a fast-changing world.

Using digital technology

It is an inescapable fact that we live in a digital world. That is why we are investing in

digital technology nationally and locally, making our new membership system

(Compass) central to making Scouting easier, more efficient and less time consuming.

We need to seize the opportunities digital technology offers us to reach new

communities, share and debate our ideas, communicate and make volunteering easier.

Annual Salary:

Starting salary non-negotiable at £43,193 per annum (including Outer London Weighting) which

represents Level 1 of Band H.

Salaries are paid monthly by direct transfer on or about the 20th of the month. Overtime is not

paid although time of in lieu may be authorised.

Hours of Work: 35 hours per week

Location: Gilwell Park, Chingford, London.

Holiday Entitlement: 25 days per year plus bank holidays. This increases after two years

service to 28 days and after five years to 32 days.*

* The Scout Association closes completely between Christmas and the New Year, so it is

compulsory that annual leave is taken at this time.

Probationary Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period.

Notice Period: 2 month

Employee Benefits – an introduction

The Scout Association is keen to ensure that employees are offered a range of attractive

benefits. At the same time, we also need to cater for a variety of needs and lifestyles.

Benefits apply to employees upon completion of three months in their role unless

otherwise stated.

Looking after your health and wellbeing

Simply Health Medical Scheme

Employees have access to the Simply Health medical scheme. Full details are available on

employment but a summary of the benefits is as follows:

Dental 100% - up to £120

Optical 100% - up to £120

Face to face counselling sessions – up to 6 sessions

Private consultation and diagnostics 100% - up to £300

Physiotherapy/Osteopathy/Chiropractic/Acupuncture/Homeopathy 75% - up to

£300

There is an opportunity to add a partner and up to four children to this scheme at an additional

cost to the employee.

Sickness Absence

The Association pays sickness above the statutory minimum requirement.

Keeping fit and active

Employees can benefit from discounted rates on gym membership. Being a member of the

Health Club and Wellbeing Scheme gives you and your family access to the lowest corporate

membership rates at over 2,000 health clubs, gyms and leisure centres across the UK.

Food and Drink

Free lunch is provided to all employees when they are working at Gilwell Park, between Monday

and Friday. Alternative arrangements are in place for staff at our Scout Activity Centres. Free

beverages are available at all sites. This benefit is available immediately upon taking up

employment.

Looking after your future

Pension

For all employees, the Association has a Group Personal Pension Plan. This plan allows

employees to contribute a minimum of 1.5% of their gross salary up to the maximum allowed

within HMRC limits. The Association will contribute twice the employee’s contribution, up to a

maximum of 10% of gross salary.

Life Assurance

All employees are covered by a scheme which pays two times the basic salary in the event of

death in service.

Getting to and from work

Interest free season ticket loan

Employees may apply for a loan to assist with the purchase of a travel season ticket. The loan

will be paid back monthly by automatic deduction from salary.

Car parking

All sites offer free car parking to employees

Cycle to Work scheme

This scheme is a form of salary sacrifice which enables employees to purchase a bicycle

through the Government’s Cycle to Work Scheme and can save you up to 50% on the retail

value (depending on the employees tax bracket).

Minibus Service (Gilwell Park)

A minibus service is provided which collects colleagues at 08:40 and 08:50 from Chingford

Station and drops off to the same location at 17:00 hours.

Looking after your nearest and dearest

Carer’s Leave

Up to three day’s paid leave a year please see our Leave policy.

Maternity Leave

The Association pays maternity leave above the statutory minimum requirement.

Paternity Leave

The Association pays paternity leave above the statutory minimum requirement.

Childcare Vouchers

This scheme is a form of salary sacrifice, enabling employees to purchase childcare vouchers.

Start and finish time

Employees can apply for some flexibility on their start and finish times of work.

Making your money go that little bit further

Scout Shops purchase

Employees can make purchases from Scout Shops LTD with a discount of 25% on certain

items, excluding uniforms.

Restaurant discount card

This discount card is in conjunction with TasteCard and allows a range of discounts (up to 50%)

on a range of restaurants across the UK. This can be purchased for approximately £30.

Developing yourself and others

Study and volunteer leave

Special leave includes paid leave for volunteering and study leave.

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