Knowledge and experience:

Essential:

• Ability to manage adults effectively

Desirable:

• Understanding of the challenges of working in the voluntary sector 
• Experience of working with young people and/or community work with adult groups
• Experience of working in the Scout or Guide Movement as an adult

Skills:

Essential:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills 
• Provide advice and guidance effectively to others 
• Provide inspirational leadership for the Group 
• Build, maintain and facilitate effective working relationships with a wide range of people
• Enable others to identify issues, clarify objectives, develop attainable objectives  and gain the necessary skills and confidence to work as an effective team
• Ability to negotiate compromises 
• Plan, manage and monitor own tasks and time
• Construct and implement long-term plans that improve and expand the Scouting offered to young people and identify any training, resources and other needs required to undertake this work
• Use basic computer software 

Personal qualities:

Essential:

• An understanding of the needs of adult volunteers 
• Flexible approach
• Self-motivated 
• Able to work as part of a team and promote good teamwork 
• Resourceful, energetic and enthusiastic about the job 

Acceptance of the fundamentals of the Scout Movement