Field Fundraising Team Leader at WWF South Africa

Minimum Requirements

• Diploma in Marketing or Public Relations with minimum 3 years’ experience in Field Sales or Field Fundraising.
• Minimum 3 years work experience in Field Sales or Field Fundraising.
• Experience of supporting and supervising others.
• A valid driver’s license.
• Ability to both Inspire and work collaboratively within a team.
• Training experience and the ability to transfer skills to others.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to both inspire and work collaboratively within a team
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to easily build rapport with a diverse range of people
• Excellent communication skills, creativity and the ability to develop new ways to inspire people about what WWF does
• Proven ability to motivate and inspire others
• Ability to work well under pressure

Duties and Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate a team of fundraisers who directly engage with the general public at malls/shopping centres on a day-to-day basis.
• Identifying platforms and strategies to recruit new fundraisers.
• Assist in delivering trainings along with F2F Sales Manager.
• When not recruiting, training and onboarding new fundraisers, spend your time on the field with the team, monitoring, guiding, advising and improving performance.
• Co-ordinate from the front and fundraise alongside the team.
• Transport the teams to further exhibition destinations where applicable.
• Be responsible for achieving personal and team’s daily/ weekly targets, in accordance with agreed Key Performance indicators (KPIs).
• Ensuring that targets are exceeded in the following areas: per shift productivity and donor retention.
• Transporting the exhibition stand to and from the exhibition site.
• Keeping the team motivated and ensure that they behave in a disciplined manner.
• Actively participate in relevant team-building, group activities or meeting.
• Undertake any other tasks that may be delegated by the F2F Sales Manager that are in keeping with the scope of the role.