Charity Fundraiser

Charity Fundraiser – Fixed-Term (Loch Garten, Abernethy) x 2
Reference: JAN20220951
Location: Abernethy
Salary: £18,250.00 - £22,243.00 pa, pro rata
Hours: Full Time
Contract: Fixed-term position for 7 months (March-September) to coincide with the opening times of our Loch Garten Nature Centre
Benefits: Pension, Annual Leave, Life Assurance

Our Membership Fundraisers are the ambassadors for the RSPB; travelling to a local venue each day in their company van, where they set up an attractive fundraising stand and spend the day actively engaging with members of the public. Every day our Membership Fundraisers are playing a vital role in our efforts to help give nature the home it deserves. They do this by having engaging conversations with people about our conservation work, educating the public about how they can help wildlife from home, and inspiring people of all ages to become lifelong members of the RSPB so that we can make a real difference to our natural world!

About Loch Garten

Located in the heart of Abernethy reserve, surrounded by Caledonian pine forest and in the shadow of the mighty Cairngorms, the newly refurbished Loch Garten Nature Centre is one of the RSPB’s most high-profile visitor facilities, with a legacy of delivering a top-quality visitor experience spanning over sixty years. Membership recruitment is a key part of this and our new Membership Fundraisers will be working closely with the visitor experience team at the Loch Garten Nature Centre to make this years offer at the centre the most successful ever.

In this role, it will be expected that over half your time will be spent recruiting members at the Loch Garten Nature Centre. For the remainder of your time, you will visit external venues in the local area to recruit members. We are therefore looking to recruit someone who can easily commute to the Nature Centre or who is looking to move to the area. Unfortunately, we cannot provide accommodation for this position.

Benefits:

Opportunity to join a great team which is making a real difference and inspiring people to save nature;

• A contract that suits you – choose between 3, 4, and 5 days per week (7.5 hours on-site per day);
• A set salary, rather than working to commission;
• A company van, fuel card, and parking expenses;
• An annual volunteer day either with the RSPB or another charity of your choosing;
• Full training and comprehensive induction;
• Secondment opportunities as well as career progression.

What we need from you:

You don’t need to be an expert on birds or conservation as we run a thorough induction program and offer fantastic training and ongoing support. Essential skills, knowledge and experience that we are looking for include:

• Enthusiasm and passion for saving nature;
• Enjoy working outdoors - solo as well as part of a team;
• A good story-teller and a confident communicator;
• A resilience to rejection;
• Experience in a customer-facing role;
• Comfortable asking people for monthly donations;
• A full, manual driving licence;
• Access to the Microsoft Office suite at home; and
• Willing to work 3 out of 4 weekends and bank holidays.

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Fundraising/sales experience.

This is a fixed-term position (7 Months) and we reserve the right to extend this contract to permanent.

Closing date: 23:59, 06 February 2022

We run a monthly induction for all new Membership Fundraisers around the UK and are currently recruiting new starters for a start date of the week commencing the 28th February or 7th of March 2022.

Please note that we are actively recruiting for this role, and reserve the right to close this vacancy once sufficient applications have been received.

To Apply and for more information:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the button to be directed to our website.

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer.

This position is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

We look forward to hearing from you!

No agencies please.