Development Officer (Outdoor Activities)

Job Purpose

The Development Officer will turn innovative ideas into tangible business results, ensuring that our brand remains, fresh, relevant and consistent in a competitive market. You will drive growth and income generation by breaking down organisational silos and sharing ideas. Your enthusiasm and passion for the outdoors will be driven by a commitment to develop outstanding services that focus on behavioural change, projects for sustainable travel, data collection, outdoor access and green infrastructure. Contributing to the provision and design of an ambitious and modern outdoor activity service that delivers on a strong wellbeing and environmental agenda, you will enhance opportunities for our venues and programmes to flourish by maximising the impact on our customers and visitors and becoming thriving, sustainable and green communities. Please see the attached Job Specification and Key Activities which outline all responsibilities and duties for this post. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR INTERVIEW, CANDIDATES MUST DEMONSTRATE ON THE APPLICATION THAT THEY MEET ALL ESSENTIAL CRITERIA OF THE ATTACHED JOB SPECIFICATION.

Rate of Pay

Rate of Pay £35654 - £38675 per annum Hours of work: Monday - Thursday 9.00am - 5.00pm (50 minute unpaid lunch break applicable daily) and Friday 9.00am - 4.00pm (40 minute unpaid lunch break applicable).

Responsibilities and Our Values

Working within a performance management and continuous improvement framework, the postholder will strive to exceed the expectations of the organisation’s Strategic Framework and promote the importance of people in delivering our values: • Be honest: demonstrating integrity and respect • Engage: inclusivity with our people, partners and stakeholders • Strive: be ambitious and aspire to continuous improvement • Take responsibility: own it and be accountable

Additional Information

We follow the national guidance in relation to pre-employment checks namely “Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment”. With regards to requests for references and in line with this guidance, during your application process you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer. It is also a requirement that the reference from your current or most recent employer is from an appropriate senior manager and it is not a reference from a former peer operating at the same level. The post you have applied for requires you to complete a Criminal Conviction Declaration Form listing any live offences. Any information that is disclosed on a Criminal Conviction Declaration Form will require to be discussed before a formal offer of employment is made. If you require further clarification, please refer to www.disclosurescotland.co.uk.