International Advisor

What will I do?

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  • Provide ongoing support to the Country/Region, County or Division by giving advice and answering
    specific queries, often by email.
  • Demonstrate a working knowledge of and enthusiasm for your specialism.
  • Become an expert in your specialism, use your knowledge to solve problems and promote the
    advantages of your area of the guiding programme.
  • Support Leaders to provide a safe girl-only space where girls and young women can discover their
    full potential through all areas of the programme.
  • Attend level-specific meetings, conference calls and events as appropriate.
  • Administer any applicable training or qualifications in your area of responsibility.
  • Keep up to date with new resources and programme initiatives, and use and cascade information as
    appropriate, communicating to all relevant stakeholders.
  • Take an active role in relevant committees within the County as required.
  • Set a budget for international activities organised at County level and manage this.
  • Set a calendar of international activities for the County.
  • Offer a range of international guiding activities that broaden the horizons of members and offer an
    appropriate level of challenge.
  • Gather and promote ideas to support those fundraising for international trips.
  • Collate statistics on members from the County who are travelling abroad, and report these to the
    Country/Region.
  • Collate reports from international travellers for use in promoting international opportunities.

What skills will I need?

While these skills and abilities are not essential when starting, they should be developed as part of
the role.

  • Ability to lead, and work as part of, a team.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Desire to motivate and inspire girls and young women from a broad range of backgrounds.
  • Ability to motivate and inspire adult volunteers.

How long does this role last?

3

Who will support me?

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