Membership Secretary / Trustee - Volunteer

Friends of Chichester Harbour; West Itchenor; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Friends of Chichester Harbour is seeking Membership Secretaries to enhance membership support and engagement. This hybrid role involves reaching out to prospective members and addressing their concerns while promoting the charity's mission.

Ideal candidates will possess excellent organizational and communication skills, coupled with experience in event management, marketing, and fundraising strategies. Responsibilities include participating in Trustee meetings and working with Admin and Finance teams.

Qualifications

• Strong ideas for recruiting new members.
• Experience in event management or marketing.
• Ability to convey the charity's message effectively.

Responsibilities

• Reach out to the public and corporate members.
• Answer membership concerns and promote awareness.
• Participate in Trustee meetings and Annual Meeting.

Skills

Event management

Marketing strategy

Business development / Sales

Fundraising research / Bid writing

Fundraising strategy

Strategic development and planning

General / operations management

Market research

Job description

What Difference Will You Make?

The success of the membership role will lead to an increase in the numbers of our supporters, bringing much needed funds used to support projects within the area, such as the reintroduction of Native Oysters to harbour estuaries, building protected habitats for seasonal migrating birds to nest and rear their chicks.

What Are We Looking For?

We are looking for applicants with great ideas on recruiting new members, and who are well organised and can convey our message to prospective members. Ideally the applicants will have experience in any of the following key skills:

• Event management
• Marketing strategy
• Business development / Sales
• Fundraising research / Bid writing
• Fundraising strategy
• Strategic development and planning
• General / operations management
• Market research

Hybrid

Location: Hybrid

What Will You Be Doing?

There are optimally 12 Trustees covering all aspects of the Charity's work including the two membership secretaries. The Charity supports the Chichester Harbour Conservancy with its statutory objectives and also supports small high-impact projects that help protect and care for the harbour.

As Membership Secretaries you will reach out to the public and corporate members, answer their membership concerns and generally promote awareness of the great work our charity does.

There are four Trustee meetings during the year and an Annual Meeting, plus the time you are willing to spend on the membership roles. The Admin and Finance teams are also very involved in helping the membership team.