Walking For All Officer, Fermanagh

To develop, co-ordinate, build community capacity and sustain regular volunteer-led walks in towns, villages and rural communities throughout the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council area, by recruiting, training and supporting Volunteer Walk Leaders who will in turn, increase the number of people walking and meet the objectives of the Walking For All programme.

Post: Walking for All Officer, Fermanagh & Omagh

Salary & Benefits: SO1 (SCP 23) - £34,434 + essential car users allowance of £1,239 per annum. UNUM: access to health and wellbeing services, money back on health care expenses. NILGOSC pension employer contribution currently 9.3% of pensionable salary; your contribution will be 6.5% (rate may fluctuate slightly based on NILGOSC contribution rate bands).

Location: Hybrid working (as set out in Outscapes Agile Working Policy).

It is expected that a significant proportion of postholders time each week will be spent out and about in the Fermanagh & Omagh area.

Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Flexible working (as set out in Outscapes policy).

By its nature the post will require some flexible working, for example, work outside normal office hours, including evenings and weekends as required.

Duration: 27-month contract (October 2026 end of December 2028). The post may be extended depending on performance and funding.

Reports To: Regional Manager (Mid Region), Outscape.

Closing Date:
Monday 7th September 2026 at 12 noon

Interviews: First interviews will take place on 17 September 2026 in Belfast and if

necessary, second interviews on 24 September 2026.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Volunteer Recruitment

• Proactively engage with communities to identify potential Volunteer Walk Leaders in towns, villages and rural communities across the Fermanagh & Omagh Area. Engagement will include travelling to and meeting with a wide range of groups in the local community such as community groups, rugby and GAA clubs, groups for people with a disability, mother and toddlers groups, Age Friendly clubs, Mens Shed, church groups, asylum seekers groups.
• Engage with potential Volunteers to explain the responsibilities, expectations and benefits of the role of Volunteer Walk Leader and onboard them to the programme.

Volunteer Training

• Plan and coordinate a series of half-day Walking For All training courses for Volunteer Walk Leaders including venue, materials, walking route.
• Deliver half-day training courses to new Volunteer Walk Leaders.
• Organise and deliver additional training to the Volunteer Walk Leaders, as appropriate.

Volunteer Support & Retention

• Implement a strong support system for all new Volunteer Walk Leaders, including accompanying them on initial led-walks to build their confidence and ensure quality control.
• Put in place measures to support, motivate and retain Volunteer Walk Leaders (so that they maintain a weekly regular walk as a minimum) including regular and high levels of contact.
• Encourage Volunteer Walk Leaders in your area to attend Volunteer Walk Leader Celebration Events to recognise and reward Volunteer Walk Leaders for their contribution to Walking For All.
• Plan, coordinate and host Walking for All Celebration Events specific to the Council area for the Volunteers and walkers to celebrate their achievements and walking.
• Roll out the incentive programme to all qualifying Volunteer Walk Leaders.

Twinning

• For established walking groups, pair up (twin) groups based on a cross-border and/or cross-community basis.
• Plan, organise and host a series of events for the twinned walking groups such as a shared walking trip to an inspirational location, hosting a walk in each others local community, a walking activity day.

Promotion

• Use appropriate social media platforms and other promotion such as poster and leaflet distribution to promote Walking For All across the Fermanagh & Omagh area.
• Attend events or organise presentations on Walking For All to promote the opportunities for Volunteers and walkers to relevant stakeholders and organisations
• Support the development of promotional content in your area such as the creation of videos
• Supply photos and good news stories to the communication officer

Partnership Working

• Attend monthly Regional Meetings and liaise ongoing with other Walking For All Officers in your region in order to share best practice and improve effectiveness.
• Work in partnership with the Health Trust Physical Activity Co-ordinator to ensure that there is no overlap and walk programme activities align. It is anticipated that regular meetings will be required.
• Where appropriate, work in partnership with other participation officers in the organisation or other organisations to share learnings and leverage activities.

Administration

• Diligently maintain records on the programme CRM, including walker and Walk Leader registration data, incident and participation reports.
• Conduct regular data hygiene activities as defined by Regional Managers to ensure robust data quality.
• Manage the programme budget associated with the…