Fundraiser

**We’re looking for people with a great personality, a positive attitude and a strong work ethic.**:
**About Us**

We are an award-winning Charity fundraising agency with nearly 30 years’ experience, delivering fundraising and awareness campaigns for some of the UK’s most well-known charities such as Dogs Trust and Macmillan. Our passion for fundraising continues to grow and we raise over £40m for our charity partners each year.

**The Role**

Our door-to-door Fundraisers are employed by Charity Link on permanent contracts, fulltime or part-time. Door to door fundraising takes place in pre-allocated areas by postcode, visiting specific streets and houses. This works well for people who prefer to work outside and prefer a quieter pace. You’ll cover about 1 mile an hour and will be on your feet for your whole shift, so we recommend comfortable shoes Charity-branded uniform is provided as well as an electric tablet to sign up donors. Core hours are 11am-7pm. Its particularly important that you can work the twilight hours (5-7pm) when most people are at home.

You will be the public face of one of our charities, interacting with the public and seeking their support by way of regular monthly direct debit donations or lottery sign-ups. This role really does make a difference to people’s lives

**Requirements**:

- Positive attitude and a strong work ethic. You’re motivated to reach and surpass targets
- Previous experience as a door-to-door sales person (or significant experience in other face to face sales roles)
- Able to work core hours of 11-7, especially the twilight hours of 5-7 when most people are at home
- An excellent communicator with demonstrable expertise interacting with the public, building an immediate face-to-face rapport and the ability to work under your own initiative to achieve target
- Full UK Driving license and access to your own vehicle
- Comfortable working outside in all weather.
- The desire to become a passionate advocate for the charity you represent

**Benefits**
- £21K - £25K basic salary + uncapped discretionary bonus (£45K+ OTE)
- 28 days annual leave, and flexi holiday scheme
- Pension
- Healthcare plan, and death in service plan
- Unrivalled training and on-going support
- Shopping discounts at over 30,000 retailers

**What happens next**

The hiring process has the following steps:

- Let’s talk - one of our team will contact you to discuss your experience and the role
- Virtual Interview - 1 hour video interview with one of our recruiters
- Fundraiser Experience - 1 hour in the field walking alongside an experienced door to door fundraiser so you can experience first-hand what the job entails and demonstrate an ability to open a conversation with a member of the public

**Our commitment**

As our fundraisers engage with the public daily, we need to ensure we recruit the best people. This means those with the right skills, experience and background that support our ambitions.

Charity Link is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Thank you for your interest.

**Requirements**:

- Positive attitude and a strong work ethic. You’re motivated to reach and surpass targets
- Previous experience as a door-to-door sales person (or significant experience in other face to face sales roles)
- Able to work core hours of 11-7, especially the twilight hours of 5-7 when most people are at home
- An excellent communicator with demonstrable expertise interacting with the public, building an immediate face-to-face rapport and the ability to work under your own initiative to achieve target
- Full UK Driving license and access to your own vehicle
- Comfortable working outside in all weather.
- The desire to become a passionate advocate for the charity you represent

**Benefits**
- £21K - £25K basic salary + uncapped discretionary bonus (£45K+ OTE)
- 28 days annual leave, and flexi holiday scheme
- Pension
- Healthcare plan, and death in service plan
- Unrivalled training and on-going support
- Shopping discounts at over 30,000 retailers