Task Brasil is looking to employ an energetic and passionate Events and Fundrasing Assistant to promote the work of the charity in support of street children and adolescents from low income families in Brazil.
The ideal candidate will recruit regular donors and participants for guaranteed places in endurance sports events and fundraisers as well as organise and attend events. You will be the first point of contact for the charity at events, so a friendly but focused approach to this role is essential.
Please note that this is a temporary, part-time position two days a week with some evenings and weekends required. The role runs from 24th July or 1st August through 29th December 2022 with a possibility to extend.
Initial interviews by phone will be followed by a second interview at our office in Kennington, SE17 for sellected candidates on the 19th or 20th July.
Pay is £9 per hour
Position: Part-time, minimum 15 hours per week.
Your duties will include:
Contacting new and existing supporters by phone or in person;
Recruiting regular donor (Child Sponsorship programme), volunteers and participants for our sponsored endurance events/fairs and others;
Organising/Attending events (in the summer, promotional and others) in London;
To be knowledgeable of the history and projects of Task Brasil;
Taking donations via a PDQ machine or collecting boxes;
Coordinating marketing communication via print, post, phone, email and social media;
Reporting to senior management of the charity;.
Fundraiser Attributes required:
experience of working under pressure in a busy environment;
Team working and listening skills;
Sales personality with additional strategy and leadership skills;
Excellent Communication, persuasion (ie. Not to be afraid to ask for a good cause in a nice and not intruding manner) and time management skills;
Good Organizational Skills;
MS Access, Excel, Publisher, Word and Powerpoint skill, desirable not essencial;
Charity fundraising experience, or donations assistant at another charity would be ideal but not essential.
Clean Driving license.
Position: Part-time, minimum 15 hours per week. Time worked can be flexible to suit your hours
All offers of employment subject to a CRB check and references.
Task Brasil is a small charity and your efforts will make a real difference in supporting Rio's most vulnerable children.
Important dates - Please check these against your diary before you apply.
Closing application date (to post CV and covering letter): Monday 17 July 2022 ;
Interviews: 19th or 20th July (SE17 area);
Assignment: 24th July or 1st August until December 2022.
So if you are not afraid to ask, eligible to live and work in the United Kingdom, have great communication skills, lots of ideas, a positive “can do” attitude and a passion for what you do, we want to hear from you.
Applications that do not address the above points in the covering letter will be at a serious disadvantage.
Only successful candidates will be contacted.
Registered Charity No. 1030929 England and Wales.