Could you help young people to have the best year of their life yet?

Person Specification

The postholder will play a key role in the development and delivery of both programme and charity events. They will be a brilliant ‘all-rounder’ who can go from speaking to a group of 30 children in a muddy field, to being comfortable behind a laptop researching potential corporate partners, to feeling confident in creative meetings where our ideas become a reality. We are looking for someone with a strong creative drive, excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the natural ability to use initiative. Whilst ticking the experience requirement boxes is important to us, we will always take a holistic view of your application and consider transferable experience.

- Demonstrated experience working with disadvantaged or vulnerable young people with empathy and compassion
- Proven understanding of the issues impacting young people today, including socioeconomic challenges, and mental health considerations
- Sound understanding of safeguarding and commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people
- Experience coordinating, supporting or delivering programmes for young people
- Ability to take initiative to turn plans from scratch into successful events
- Willingness to contribute creatively to organisational development and bring fresh ideas
- Strong research skills, identifying partners who align with our ethos and culture
- Willingness to engage in community and corporate outreach
- Understanding of marketing, communication and social media and using various social networks to promote and build brands
- Ability to manage and prioritise multiple events seamlessly, quickly and easily moving between higher level strategic issues to on the ground delivery details
- Strong ‘relationship builder’ who is able to connect with young people, parents, teachers, and various external partners
- Confident hosting and talking to groups, and setting a positive, encouraging tone
- Flexible approach with the ability to adapt to a variety of settings, from office environments to outdoor residentials
- Strong problem-solving skills, especially in high-energy or challenging settings, with a positive mindset
- Resilience and a good sense of humour, suited to working in a dynamic and sometimes unpredictable environment
- High-level organisational skills
- Strong eye for detail and ability to multitask/notice multiple things going on at once and effectively deal with them
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, with an emphasis on creating professional yet personable written materials
- Proficiency in standard office software (e.g., Microsoft Office or Google Workspace) and database management, ideally some knowledge/experience of basic graphic design software such as Canva

Personal qualities

Relationally-led: You’ll take a person-centred approach demonstrating empathy and patience that makes people feel seen, valued and respected.

Enthusiasm: You’ll be passionate about the work we do as a charity through both hands-on and office-based work and are excited to be a part of its journey and growth

Dynamic: You’ll be able to adapt to a variety of settings, from office environments to the outdoors, with the ability to notice multiple things going on at once and take initiative when things change.

Detail-oriented: You’ll have a keen eye for detail to ensure safety, quality, and consistency in our delivery, able to solve problems in high-energy or challenging settings with a positive mindset.

Creative: You’ll enjoy contributing creatively to organisational development, bringing fresh ideas whilst adopting a ‘think big’ attitude

Genuine love for the outdoors: You’ll innately understand the power of outdoor adventure, and how it stretches people to believe they are capable of so much more

Other requirements

Willing to work flexible hours and work in outdoor environments/take part in outdoor activities
A full driving licence and access to your own vehicle
A satisfactory enhanced DBS check
Satisfactory references