Would you like to become an enthusiastic Membership Recruiter for Scotland’s leading nature conservation charity?

This role is critical for wildlife. We rely upon the support of members to enable our work; from major species and landscape restoration projects, to managing our network of wildlife reserves across the country.

As a Membership Recruiter, you’ll attend a range of private-site and public events, representing the Scottish Wildlife Trust and connecting with a wide and varied audience. As the face of the Trust at large-scale shows, highland games, fairs, markets, garden centres and more, you will create meaningful conversations about wildlife and why protecting it matters.

Using your excellent communication skills and passion for nature, you’ll share the Trust’s work and inspire people to take action for wildlife by becoming members of the Scottish Wildlife Trust.

This is a varied and rewarding role that combines public engagement and target-driven performance. No two days are the same. Working independently, you will manage your own membership stand and represent the Trust with professionalism and confidence. You'll be adaptable, reliable and happy working outdoors, often as the sole representative at events.

If you are a resilient, self-motivated individual who enjoys meeting new people and thrives on making the most of an engagement opportunity to secure new members, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Meet or exceed membership recruitment sales targets.
• Travel independently, often in rental vehicles, to events and venues across your designated region. (All events are booked by our internal Venue Coordinator.)
• Be responsible for the safe storage, transportation, set up and dismantling of your own equipment, including promotional stands and marquees.
• Represent the Trust positively: engage and build rapport with a diverse range of members of the public in a warm, friendly, and professional manner.

Essential requirements:

• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Hold Customer Service and/or public facing work experience.
• Confident engaging with members of the public in a variety of settings.
• Warm, friendly, enthusiastic and outgoing personality.
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
• An interest in wildlife and conservation in Scotland.
• Comfortable working outdoors in a variety of weather conditionsResilient and self-motivated to reach targets.
• Flexibility to work weekends on a regular basis.
• Full UK Driving licence.

Practical requirements:

• Comfortable driving a hire car or small van.
• Physically capable of lifting and transporting equipment weighing up to 30kg.
• Able to store event equipment at home, including folded marquees and display materials.

The Role:

As Northeast Coordinator, you will be at the forefront of an unprecedented conservation initiative: the confirmed eradication of grey squirrels from Aberdeen and the surrounding Shire. This ground-breaking effort will set a precedent as the first eradication of an invasive grey squirrel population on mainland Britain, attracting significant scientific and public interest.

You will work closely with a collaborative project team, partner agencies, and stakeholders, with a focus on confirmation monitoring, biosecurity, partnership working, and long-term programme sustainability. This is an opportunity to be part of a vital initiative working to protect and promote red squirrel populations, ensuring their sustainable long-term future in our landscapes.

Main objectives:

You will coordinate and oversee the actions required to achieve this ambitious goal, including coordination of the transition through the stages of the Confirmation Phase and into long-term Biosecurity Phase management. This will include supporting monitoring activities, responding appropriately to potential grey squirrel sightings, collaborating with partners and the development and implementation of a transition plan for long term sustainability

Key responsibilities include coordination and oversight of the Northeast team activities including line management, and creating national activity guidance documents to disseminate proven practices and lessons learnt in Northeast.

The successful candidate will have:

• A relevant degree in ecology (or similar).
• At least two years’ relevant experience in wildlife ecology or conservation.
• Ability to demonstrate strong leadership and staff management skills.
• Proven experience in developing and managing conservation projects.
• Expertise in ecological survey design, data collection and analysis.
• Excellent written communication skills along.
• Keen interest in dissemination of best practice through creating supportive guidance documents.

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