UK Visits Abroad Learning Team Member
Join our UK Scouts volunteer team
Equal opportunities
Scouts is an equal opportunity recruiter. We're committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds, in particular, Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities.
About the role
In this role, you’ll lead the development and delivery of learning for everyone involved in international Scouting trips - from Visits Abroad Recommenders and Approvers to Event Leaders. You’ll make sure adult volunteers have the skills, knowledge, and confidence they need to run safe, enriching, and well-prepared visits abroad, fully aligned with Scouting best practice.
You’ll also support specialist programmes such as the Explorer Belt and Community Projects by shaping learning that enables strong, capable leadership for these unique international experiences.
Collaboration is central to the role. You’ll work closely with teams including the Explorer Belt Delivery Team, Community Projects, and the UK Volunteering Team to ensure that learning reflects real-world needs and current policy.
Finally, you’ll champion international learning across the movement - raising awareness of training opportunities and helping more volunteers feel empowered to deliver life-changing international Scouting adventures.
The UK Visits Abroad Learning Team is part of the wider UK International Team.
Key tasks
- Define and deliver core learning for Visits Abroad Recommenders and Approvers, ensuring all mandatory training is clear, consistent, and aligned with current policy.
- Shape and deliver high-quality learning for Visits Abroad, Explorer Belt, and Community Project event leaders, equipping them to plan and lead safe, meaningful international experiences.
- Enhance and update existing Scout learning materials, including Module 19, to ensure content remains accurate, engaging, and relevant to volunteers’ needs.
- Monitor and respond to changes in Visits Abroad requirements, updating learning content and guidance where needed to ensure volunteers always have up-to-date, compliant information.
Person specification
- Experience in Scouting, with a solid understanding of international training, development, and programme delivery.
- Proven experience in designing, developing, and delivering effective training programmes for adults.
- Strong knowledge of Visits Abroad processes and international Scouting best practice.
- Understanding of Explorer Belt and Community Project leadership, including the skills and support these roles require.
- Experience working with and supporting volunteers, ideally within a learning or programme-focused context.
- Knowledge of learning methodologies, adult training frameworks, and approaches to quality assurance in learning.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to deliver engaging, accessible training to diverse volunteer audiences.
- Ability to design, review, and implement learning programmes that effectively support international Scouting activities.
- Confident in using digital learning platforms, virtual delivery tools, and online collaboration systems.
- Able to work independently, take initiative, and manage workload while collaborating effectively with key stakeholders and teams.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, with a practical and solution-focused approach.
- Enthusiastic and passionate about developing high-quality learning that supports safe, inclusive, and inspiring international Scouting.
- Approachable and relationship-focused, able to engage volunteers, leaders, and partners with empathy and clarity.
- Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to respond to evolving training needs, priorities, and policy changes.
- Committed to The Scouts’ values, inclusivity, and lifelong learning.
- A collaborative team player who contributes positively to the work and culture of the UK International Team.
UK Visits Abroad Learning Team
We are excited to introduce the Visits Abroad Learning Team Member role within the UK International Team. This role is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about training, development, and international Scouting.
The Visits Abroad Learning portfolio plays a critical role in ensuring that Recommenders, Approvers, and Leaders are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need to plan, approve, and deliver successful international trips. This role will support the development of mandatory training for Recommenders and Approvers, as well as providing and delivering learning opportunities for Event Leaders, Explorer Belt Leaders, and Community Project Leaders.
This role also contributes to the enhancement of Module 19 and the Nights Away Weekender, ensuring that Scouts engaging in international experiences have access to the best learning resources available.
If you are enthusiastic about international Scouting, training, and supporting leaders through learning, this is the role for you! We look forward to hearing from you!
- Graham Carrington (UK Visits Abroad Learning Team Leader)
Sound good?
Before making an application please ensure that you've read carefully read our vacancy informtion. In order for us to monitor the application of our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy, we'd be grateful if you'd also complete the Diversity Monitoring questions on the Application Form.
Questions?
If you'd like to discuss this role in more detail, please get in touch with:
Graham Carrington (UK Visits Abroad Learning Team Leader): [email protected]
Next steps
Thank you so much for your interest in volunteering with our team. You can apply for the role yourself by completing the Application Form.
A Search Group has been set up to guide the selection process. They will carefully review all applications and nominations and then invite selected applicants to the next stage, once internal checks are complete.
Interview date: TBC
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Closing date:
Tue, February 10, 2026, 9:00 AM