The Scottish Orienteering Association is recruiting!

Passionate about orienteering? SOA are recruiting for two new exciting roles within their team. 

Senior Development Officer

This role offers the opportunity for an experienced orienteer to help develop the sport through exciting projects with partners and support clubs with their development. 

Role outline

• Embed a positive development culture within the sport through working proactively with clubs, coaches and volunteers
• Create and sustain partnerships to widen participation opportunities and develop the sport
• Work closely with clubs to understand and support their needs to be sustainable and thriving
• Promote, publicise and raise the profile of orienteering

Working hours

Whilst the role is advertised as a 3.5 day a week role they are flexible and would consider splitting the role or looking at ways to potentially create a full time role for the right candidate.

Place of work

Home working with an expectation of travel to attend meetings and events across Scotland but willingness to travel will be a requirement with attendance at National Orienteering Centre based at Glenmore Lodge, Aviemore for staff meetings and training. The successful candidate must have access to a car.  

How to apply

Please read the job description and submit a CV and covering letter outlining your suitability for the post to nikki@scottish-orienteering.org.

Application deadline: 7 September 2023. 

Events and Operations Manager

The Events and Operations Manager will be responsible for ensuring high standard events are delivered for SOA and the Scottish 6 Days Company.

Role outline

• Lead on fulfilling the SOA strategic objectives to co-ordinate and support a balanced calendar of fun, inclusive and high quality events.
• Maintain and strengthen strategic partnerships with Forestry & Land Scotland, Capercaillie Scotland, British Orienteering (on access and events). Ensuring partnership agreements are up to date and relevant for the needs of the sport moving forward.
• Work closely with the SOA Operations Director and other staff members to offer opportunities to maintain the quality of organisers, controllers and planners in Scotland to safeguard the future of events.
• Offer advice and expertise on best practise of event presentation and promotion.
• Provide, where appropriate, clubs and mappers advice on data and software.
• Create a mechanism for event feedback to allow the SOA to continually improve its quality and standard of events on offer.
• Provide support to organisers of Championship events in Scotland on the presentation and publicity of events, the awarding of trophies/medals and recognition of volunteer/ club involvement.
• Maintain the SOA map database and provide a contact point for clubs on access queries. Providing support where required.
• Operate as the Assistant Event Coordinator for Scottish 6 Days, offering administration and expertise to ensure a high quality delivery of the event on an biennial basis.
• Operate as the Assistant Event Director for WOC 2024, offering administration and expertise to ensure a high quality delivery of the event and providing support to the Event Director and other members of the Organising Team.

Working hours

The successful applicant will be required to work 4 days per week. This will be contracted to 2 days work on SOA related business and outcomes and 2 days on behalf of the Scottish 6 Days Company in connection with the Scottish 6 Days Event and 2024 World Orienteering Championships (WOC) in Edinburgh. There will be flexibility required within the work pattern comprising the 4 days and the successful candidate will need time management and task prioritisation skills.

Place of work

Home working with an expectation that travel within Scotland will be required. The successful candidate will be required to have access to a car to fulfil the needs of the post.

How to apply

Please read the job description and submit a CV and covering letter outlining your suitability for the post to nikki@scottish-orienteering.org.

Application deadline: 7 September 2023. 

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Further details about each role are available via the SOA website.