We have two exciting voluntary positions available within our fundraising team.
We rely almost entirely on the donations we receive from our supporters, so the fundraising team are a vital part of our organisation. They are a really busy team and are in need of an enthusiastic, reliable person to help them with a whole heap of jobs.
Take a look at the job descriptions below and if you want to lend a hand we’d love to hear from you!!
Fundraising Administrator
Newtown animal centre
10am – 4pm Weekdays only (by arrangement)
Key areas of the job:
• Data entry into the Raiser’s Edge database as well as data cleansing, helping to ensure our database is as up-to-date and accurate as possible.
• Adding email addresses to the email newsletter content management system as they are collated.
• Assisting with collating and envelope stuffing for mail outs.
• Assisting the Fundraising team on various projects including events, e-newsletter and other fundraising initiatives.
• Filing.
• Ad hoc administrative duties as required.
Here are the skills and abilities you’ll need to have:
• Computer literate, with a high skill level in Word and Excel.
• Database experience would be advantageous.
• Attention to detail.
• Reliable.
• Excellent personal communication skills, including face-to-face and on the telephone.
• Experience working in a team environment.
• Be able to use initiative.
• Enthusiasm and energy.
• Empathy towards animals and an understanding that the animals come first at Wellington SPCA.
Please contact Renee Chambers at reneec@wellingtonspca.org.nz to apply.
Street Collection Coordinator
Newtown Animal Centre
20 hours a week from 15 August 2011 to 30 October 2011
Full time from 31 October 2011 to 18 November 2011
Our annual street collection is Wellington SPCA’s largest fundraising event of the year. This year we aim to raise $75,000.
Our annual street collection on Friday 11 November in Wellington and Porirua, and Saturday 12 November in Lower Hutt and Kapiti. The money raised by this collection will help us care for the lost, abused, neglected and abandoned animals that come to Wellington SPCA each year to be rescued, rehabilitated and rehomed.
Key areas of the job:
• Organise collection sites throughout Wellington, Lower Hutt and Kapiti
• Organise approximately 400 volunteer collectors (some with dogs) including sourcing, scheduling them to collect and providing them with information
• Organise collateral including bibs, buckets, costumes, helium balloons and stickers
• Working with the Marketing and Communications Officer to promote the event
• Manage two day event including logistics of staff and volunteers, vehicles, money collection and banking
• Approach supermarkets to secure locations for collection buckets
• Thank collectors and collection sites
Here are the skills and abilities you’ll need to have:
• Previous experience of events management would be preferable
• Full drivers license required
• Must be able to commit to a minimum of 20 hours a week for 3 months. Ideally, you would be available full time from 31 October 2011 for two weeks.
• Be reliable and trustworthy
• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent personal communication skills, including face-to-face, written and on the telephone
• Excellent computer skills, particularly database skills, Word and Excel
• Experience working in a team environment
• Shows initiative, enthusiasm and energy
• Ability to deal with different and difficult situations in a reasonable and diplomatic manner
• Empathy towards animals and the work of Wellington SPCA
Please contact Trina Hutchison at trinah@wellingtonspca.org.nz to apply.
