Job Advert Summary

WWF-SA is looking for passionate, professional, and inspiring individuals to join our Face to Face Fundraising Teams.
This is your chance to start an exciting new Face to Face Sales career.
The role involves engaging with the public in Malls, Shopping Centres and other public venues across the city to encourage them to support WWF by providing long-term financial support.
Position title: Fundraiser: Face to Face
Reports to: Face to Face Sales and Operations Manager
Location: Gauteng and Westen Cape
Working hours : 8 hours a day for 5 days a week
Who is WWF?
WWF is the world’s largest and most respected independent conservation organisation, with over 6 million supporters and a global network active in over 100 countries. WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the Earth's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by conserving the world's biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable, and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.
WWF South Africa is a national office that is part of the WWF network. We are a local NGO that has worked for 50 years with the aim of inspiring all South Africans to live in harmony with nature, for the benefit of our country and the wellbeing of all our people. WWFs work is for nature, for you.
Our work is challenging and exciting and we love what we do. To join our team, you need to be brilliant at what you do, passionate, results-orientated and have a positive attitude.

Minimum Requirements

• Completed Tertiary education preferred if no sales experience
• Min 1 year sales experience if no Tertiary education
• Direct sales experience is an advantage
• Previous work and/or volunteerism at an NGO or charity is an advantage
• Have the ability to inspire people through outstanding verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Fluent in English and one other official South African language
• Unshakable drive and motivation to succeed and build your campaign
• Effective at time management
• Have a strong work ethic, be target motivated and work well under pressure
• Passion for nature and conservation an advantage

Duties and Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• To directly attract and communicate with potential donors at Malls, Shopping Centres and Events to solicit their support.
• Use the script and WWF-SA information provided, to pitch and secure donations.
• Fully comply with the POPIA. This includes keeping records securely in such a manner as to protect confidentiality of any information disclosed and retaining no records of any committed donors after submitting information to WWF-SA.
• Meet performance targets.
• Assist, as required, with initial training and induction of new team members.
• Behave in a professional manner, reflecting WWF’s values, ethos, and policies at all times.
• Create public awareness to support WWF-SA’s conservation efforts.

What’s in it for you?

• Fun working environment, where individuality is encouraged!
• Excellent basic salary, commission and benefits
• Regular monetary incentives and other rewards
• Continued regular training, support and development to improve your skills
• A supportive high-performance environment
• Team building social events
• Meaning and Purpose: Our mission is your success! You’re protecting our one and only home! There’s no planet B!

Profile: Personality fit:

• “Lets do it together”: genuine passion for the cause
• “Way of speaking”: cool, exciting, fun
• Preferred way of working: spontaneous, challenging, dynamic, open, communicative, convincing, eloquent, resolute, companionable, enthusiastic etc.
• People’s person: Someone who enjoys meeting new people and being part of a highly driven team
• Self Starter: confident, passionate, energetic, target driven
• Pressure? What pressure? Just shake it off! Handles rejection well and able to consistently apply the Law of Average (LOA)