Fundraising Area Manager

Fundraising Area Manager

Nature is in crisis, and your help is needed! Join Europe's largest nature conservation charity and make a real difference as a Wildlife Fundraiser!

We are recruiting a Face-to-Face Membership Area Manager (F2FAM) role to cover the West Midlands and surrounding areas, leading a team of Membership Fundraisers who attend a variety of places, venues and events across the region to inspire the public to support us through gaining new members for the organisation.

Position: Area Manager (Face to Face Fundraising)

Ref: SEP20248170

Location: Remote, covering the West Midlands

Hours: Full-Time role for 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £29,200.00 - £31,347.00 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: Sunday 29th September 2024, 22:59

Interview Date: Week commencing 7th October 2024

The Role

As Area Manager, you'll lead your dispersed team through in-person support visits, 1:1s, phone chats, team and individual communications, and virtual and in-person meetings.

During support visits, you'll ensure Fundraisers uphold the standards, code of conduct, values and brand through their communication and display. You'll do at least one monthly recruiting shift with each team member, providing valuable feedback to Fundraisers and follow up individual action plans for all team members. Ultimately, you'll lead a culture of high standards, positive actions, and achievement of targets.

You will build effective, collaborative working relationships with key stakeholders and be responsible for recruiting and delivering best practice training to new Membership Fundraisers. You will also recruit, select and induct new team members and build their capabilities through initiating buddy shifts and delivering support visits, using leadership models such as root cause analysis, setting SMART work objectives and implementing Situational Leadership to build capabilities.

About You

You will use your organisation skills, effective communication and negotiation skills to consistently achieve KPI’s. Self-motivated, enthusiastic and determined, you will lead by example.

You will:

• Demonstrate a good understanding of Fundraising Standards
• Have an understanding of leadership styles
• Be confident in leading and managing a team to ensure targets are met
• Be confident in giving and receiving regular feedback
• Be able to embed and lead a positive team culture

As part of this role, you will be expected to travel to different locations in the West Midlands and widely throughout the surrounding areas in order to support your team, for which a company van will be provided, and associated expenses covered. Please note that, as a result, a full driving licence that is valid in the UK is a requirement for this position.

If you're ready to embark on an exciting journey and help create a world richer in nature, apply now! You will be asked to upload your CV and complete a short online application form once you select 'apply'.

Additional information

This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.

The Charity is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

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

The charity are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse organisation, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve this vision of creating a world richer in nature, the team need more people on nature's side and more diverse people. People of colour and disabled people are underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sectors. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. You can contact the team to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.

Before applying for this role, we recommend reading through the candidate guidance notes once you have been redirected.

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