Good points!Jonathan Bryant wrote: ↑Mon Oct 04, 2021 9:07 pmJohn Swain wrote: ↑Mon Oct 04, 2021 8:46 pmFurther details about the proposal for two Development Officers have been published:
https://developingenglishchess.com/late ... published/
Interesting.
I know that some members of the forum aren't at all keen on this idea, considering the expenditure to be a waste of money. My concern is actually the reverse. £20,000 (maximum) on two part time roles? And that's the proposed ECF expenditure not what the successful candidates to receive.
I can't imagine half of £20,000 minus the ECF's costs as an employer would be an attractive proposition for ... well, almost anybody. In exchange for a day or so per week? But how many folks have a day every week that they can put aside on a long-term basis? And how many of this group would also have the skills, experience and knowledge to do the job well?
It's interesting to compare Malcolm's proposals with the last ill-fated scheme for just one Development Officer to cover the whole of England:
https://www.englishchess.org.uk/develop ... r-vacancy/
One of the aspects I could not understand from the 2019 job description was:
"an additional bonus opportunity based on the delivery of performance-related targets including in particular membership fee revenue growth."
Other unpaid organisers might work wonders, generating interest in nearby clubs and localities, setting up chess-playing opportunities in cafes, libraries and new tournaments etc. and thereby attract new ECF members and the DO would reap the financial benefit. Malcolm's proposals avoid this blunder.