Regional Development Officer, Scotland

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Regional Development Officer, Scotland

Location: Scotland, with some national travel requiredContractual hours: Two days per weekSalary: Competitive

Job descrition

Reporting to and under the direction of the National Development Officer (NDO), the Regional Development Officer (RDO) will be responsible for:

• Management and development of RoR activity within their designated region in line with current RoR policy.
• Leading RoR educational events, including speaking at colleges, hosting Racing Insight Days and other professional CPD events.
• Continuing the development and promotion of a mutually supporting RoR community in their respective regions.
• Working as an integral part of the RDO team to the benefit of former racehorses and the support of their current or potential owners/carers.
• Communicating regularly with members in a professional and timely manner.
• Recruiting and managing RoR volunteers within their region.
• Forging links with local equestrian professionals and establishments within their region, particularly training establishments and equine event venues.
• Overseeing and adhering to accurate, transparent, invoice‐based accounting for regional expenditure.
• Producing regular reports for the NDO and CEO on regional development and progress against key performance indicators.
• The collection and input of appropriate data into the Horse Monkey platform as directed.
• Promotion of RoR educational events via social media and other channels.
• Forwarding event data to the NDO weekly.
• The organisation and support of both regional and national RoR fund‐raising initiatives.
• The development of a social programme across the region to promote engagement with and between RoR members.
• Passing on feedback from the region’s members to the NDO.

Personal attributes

Key personal attributes will include:

• Excellent initiative, dynamism, leadership and people‐management skills.
• Ability to work independently, forge relationships, drive initiatives and influence outcomes through diplomacy, tenacity and personality.
• Ability to gain the confidence of and communicate with, key local equine practitioners.
• Possession of professional integrity and the ability to deal with confidential and sensitive information.
• Calm and focused under pressure.
• Able to work from home and travel within the region.
• Able to travel nationally for quarterly education team meetings.
• Supportive of the racing industry and the values, vision and objectives of RoR.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential: Full driving license

Desirable:

• Equestrian coaching qualifications.
• Other relevant equine qualifications backed up by experience.

Experience

Essential:

• Knowledge of the GB horseracing industry and wider equestrian disciplines.
• Ability to demonstrate leadership skills.
• Computer literate – MS Office.

Desirable:

• Social media marketing.
• Previous experience with volunteer programmes.

How to apply

To apply for this role, please send your CV and a covering letter outlining why you are suitable for the position to Ali Dane, adane@ror.org.uk by 5pm Friday 17 April.  

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high level of applications, so early application is encouraged.