Introduction
Job description
1. Salary : £12.00 per hour basic wage (This is not a commission only role), plus bonuses
2. Pay : Paid weekly
3. Hours : 10 - 30 hours a week (Part time and full time available, 5 hour shifts between 10.00 -19.30)
4. Location: Glasgow and surrounding cycle network
The Role
Do you love walking, wheeling or cycling?
Have experience in hospitality, customer service or enjoying speaking with people?
Enjoy spending time outdoors? Read on..
You will be part of a team of passionate and well-informed face to face charity fundraisers, who will be out on the National Cycle Network helping raise our profile and inspiring new donors to help us make it easier for people to walk, wheel and cycle.
Always working with others, we make sure you are given excellent training so that you are ready, confident and prepared to approach people on the Network.
As well as a great basic hourly rate, high performing fundraisers can benefit from career progression and a competitive bonus scheme.
About Sustrans
Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk, wheel and cycle.
We connect people and places, create liveable neighbourhoods, transform the school run and deliver a happier, healthier commute.
The National Cycle Network is the people’s Network. It provides healthy, sustainable travel options for millions of people every year. It connects communities, provides a green nature corridor in urban areas and benefits economies. And it opens doors to explore our incredible towns, cities and countryside.
The Candidate
About you
5. You will be passionate and enthusiastic about the benefits of making it easier for people to walk, wheel and cycle.
6. You’ll love talking to new people and have excellent communication skills.
7. You’ll be a great team player.
8. You’ll be resilient with a can-do attitude.
9. No experience needed, just charismatic, confident communicators; as a paid charity fundraiser, you will develop the transferable skills you need to boost your career progression.
The locations that our fundraisers work is often in green spaces with nature around you. Having access to a bicycle to travel to the fundraising location is a necessity.
Key benefits
10. Competitive basic pay (Real Living Wage) paid weekly plus bonus scheme.
11. Enrolment on to EAP health, mental and emotional well-being scheme for you and immediate family which includes 24-7 helpline, 6 therapy sessions a year, debt and legal advice.
12. Opportunities to grow your own team, gain line management experience, acquire valuable charity sector experience and sales skills for your CV.
13. Excellent training, coaching and career progression opportunities.
14. Work outside often surrounded by nature.
15. Make friends for life while you get paid.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.
We welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where we are under-represented.
Currently, this includes people who identify as having a disability, and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.
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