RYA Scotland Seeks Sailing Development Officers

3rd November 2020

RYA Scotland currently employs 12 staff in a wide range of roles, from performance to training, to development alongside administrators. There are also around 60 volunteers contributing and leading its work for the boating community in Scotland. The organisation is expanding the team with recruitment underway for a new Training Development Officer role and two Regional Development Officers.

The Training Development Officer post is in Edinburgh and the Regional Development Officers are based in Inverness and Edinburgh.

The Training Development Officer role aims to inspire curious coaches and instructors in Scotland to thrive, through innovative and accessible development opportunities. With the support of sportscotland, a new Regional Development Officer post is being created to help grow the reach and support for clubs and centres in the North of Scotland and the Islands.

The other Regional post is for the East of Scotland, to continue the work that has been done in this area already.

Closing date 12 noon on 18th November 2020.

Interviews will be held online week beginning 30th November 2020.

Full details of the roles are available here

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Betty Armstrong is Afloat and Yachting Life's Northern Ireland Correspondent. Betty grew up racing dinghies but now sails a more sedate Dehler 36 around County Down

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