RSPB Hiring for Membership Fundraiser – Sevenoaks Job at Sevenoaks, England Full Time

Do you want to make a positive impact to our natural world each and every day? Are you a good storyteller with a love for the outdoors? Then this could be the perfect job for you!

What’s the role about?

Our Membership Fundraisers are the ambassadors for the RSPB; travelling to different venues on most days in their company van, where they set up attractive fundraising stands 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 difference to our natural world.

What we need from you:

You don’t need to know much about birds, nor do you need to know much about conservation as we run a thorough induction program and offer fantastic training and ongoing support. We do however look for individuals who have a passion for nature and are gifted storytellers.

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• 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

We run a monthly induction for all new Membership Fundraisers around the UK, and are currently recruiting new starters for a start date of either 6th September 2021 or 11th October 2021. Should you have any queries about this vacancy, please contact our Resourcing Advisor: dan.somers@rspb.org.uk.

This is a full-time, permanent position, and covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Please note that we are actively recruiting for this role, and reserve the right to close this vacancy once sufficient applications have been received.

Please note that in order to be considered for this post you will be required to upload your CV and complete a short online application form. If you wish to include a cover letter as part of your application, please ensure that this is a part of your CV document. Before applying, we would encourage you to read through the candidate guidance notes attached to the top of this advert.

We look forward to hearing from you!