Volunteer, Project Support and Events Management

**Intern** Scouts of the World Award World Scout Bureau Kuala Lumpur Office December 2014 **for the role of** **V olunteer, Project** **Support and Events** **Management** **World Scout Bureau** **Europe Support Centre, Brussels** **February 2025** Volunteer, Project Support and Events Management **World Scouting** "The Mission of Scouting is to contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the Scout Promise and Law, to help build a better world where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society." The **World Organization of the Scout Movement** (WOSM) is one of the largest youth organisations in the world. Scouting is a grassroots educational youth movement that is truly bottom-up in its structure and approach in engaging young people from all over the world. World Scouting today is a confederation of 176 National Scout Organizations (NSOs) in a network of over 57 million members in more than 1 million local community Scout groups. Some 5 million members are adult volunteers who support local activities resulting in a huge multiplier effect. Through peer-to-peer leadership supported by adults, each local Scout Group embraces the same set of values illustrated in the Scout Promise and Law. Each of our 1 million local Scout Groups follows a similar system of non-formal education suited to the unique aspects of their local community. WOSM is an independent, worldwide, non-profit, and non-partisan organisation that serves the Scout Movement through its NSO members. Its purpose is to promote unity and the understanding of Scouting's purpose and principles, while facilitating its expansion and development. The **World Scout Bureau** (WSB) is the Secretariat of WOSM. It comprises of approximately 130 professional staff, based in seven locations worldwide: - Belgium, Brussels (Europe Support Centre) - Egypt, Cairo (Arab Support Centre) - Kenya, Nairobi (Africa Support Centre) - Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur (Global Support Centre) - Panama, Panama City (Interamerica Support Centre) - Philippines, Makati City (Asia-Pacific Support Centre) - Switzerland, Geneva (Europe & Global Support Centre) Volunteer, Project Support and Events Management **Organisational structure** The **World Scout Conference** is the governing body or "general assembly" of Scouting. It is composed of all the NSO members of WOSM. It meets every three years to consider the policy and standards of the Scout Movement throughout the world, formulate the general policy, and take the action required to advance the Movement. The **World Scout Committee** (WSC) is the governance body (“board”) of WOSM. It is responsible for implementing resolutions agreed at the World Scout Conference and acts on its behalf between its meetings. Every three years, 12 members of the WSC are elected as voting Members for a maximum consecutive term of six years at the World Scout Conference. The WSC also consists of ex-officio members: the Chairperson from each of WOSM’s Regions, WOSM’s Secretary General, the WOSM Treasurer, and a representative of the World Scout Foundation. The **Secretary General** is appointed by the WSC to promote and safeguard the interests of the Movement. The Secretary General is the Chief Executive Officer of WOSM and directs its Secretariat, the **World Scout** **Bureau**(WSB). **Regional Directors** lead staff teams in each of our Support Centres around the world and are responsible to coordinate and quality-control the full suite of services delivered to NSOs in their constituency, working hand-in-hand with our globally distributed Practice Teams. **Global Directors** lead staff teams each of the WSB’s functional areas, organised as globally distributed Practice Teams: Member Support; Education, Research & Development; Communications; Business Development; WOSM Events; Corporate Services. Regional and Global Directors form the **WSB** **Senior Management Team** and report directly to the Secretary General. All our teams work on a daily basis with **WOSM Volunteers**, a pool of hundreds of committed individuals from all over the world that contribute and co-lead our projects, events, research and resource development. Together, we form the **WOSM Team**. Volunteer, Project Support and Events Management **Job description** **Expected start date**:As of early as April 2025** **Position title**:Volunteer, Project Support and Events Management** **Duration**:12 months - the duration of the placement can be negotiated depending on the availability of **Location**:Brussels, Belgium **“This position is being re-advertised while the bureau works to secure a work permit and visa for** **important role, we are proceeding with this re-advertisement as part of our succession planning** **this re-advertisement**_(3 February 2025)_** will then be offered the position. A decision regarding the** **outcome will be made no earlier than April 2025.”** **Summary** The