Wildlife Fundraiser

Do you have great communication skills, and a passion to raise crucial funds for wildlife? Are you resilient and looking for your next challenge?

Position: Wildlife Fundraiser

Location: Loch Garten. Abernethy

Salary: £21,622.00 - £22,243.00 Per Annum

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

Closing date: Sunday 12th February at midnight.

Accommodation may be provided. If this is of interest please raise this at the interview.

There will be a monthly induction for all new Membership Fundraisers around the UK and are currently recruiting new starters for a start date of February/March/April 2023.

About the role:

We are looking for 2 seasonal Fundraisers to work at Loch Garten Nature Reserve. 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.

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 charity’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 the new Membership Fundraisers will be working closely with the visitor experience team at the Loch Garten Nature Centre to make this year’s offer at the centre the most successful ever.

Benefits of the role include:

• An opportunity to join a great team that 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 guaranteed salary, rather than working to commission
• A company van, with fuel and parking paid for
• An annual volunteer day to spend with whichever charity you choose
• 34 days’ annual leave (including 8 bank holidays (pro-rata)
• Full training and comprehensive induction
• Career progression opportunities within Europe's largest conservation charity, and up to 4 weeks’ sabbatical opportunities for every 5 years of service

What’s needed from you:

You don’t need to be an expert on birds or conservation as you will have a thorough induction program and be offered 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.
• An ability to tell a good story and communicate confidently.
• A resilience to rejection.
• Comfortable asking people for monthly donations.
• A full driving manual driving license
• Access to the Microsoft Office suite at home
• Happy to work 3 out of 4 weekends, and bank holidays.

Whilst experience is not essential as full training will be provided, we very much welcome previous experience working as: Sales Executive, Fundraiser, Membership Fundraising, Face to Face Business Development, Face to Face Fundraising, Networking, Community Development, Community Fundraiser, Events Fundraiser, Volunteering, etc. 

Please note: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.