Seasonal Fundraiser - RSPB Pagham Harbour (Reserve-based)

The Rspb; Chichester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading conservation charity in Chichester seeks a Seasonal Fundraiser to engage visitors at Pagham Harbour, inspiring support for vital conservation efforts. This role offers flexible working of 3 to 5 days per week, full training, and a supportive environment. Ideal for those with a passion for nature who enjoy working outdoors. Experience in fundraising or customer service is desirable, but not essential.

Benefits

Full training provided

Flexible working hours

Inclusive and supportive environment

Qualifications

• Passion for people and conservation.
• Availability to work 3 out of 4 weekends per month.

Responsibilities

• Welcome visitors and share the importance of conservation.
• Work towards fundraising targets.
• Comfortable working outdoors and independently.

Skills

Confidence speaking with the public

Resilience and positivity

Sales or customer service experience

Job description

As a Reserve based Seasonal Fundraiser at Pagham Harbour, you'll work alongside our friendly staff and volunteers to welcome visitors, share the importance of this extraordinary site, and inspire them to support the RSPB's vital conservation efforts. The role is target-driven and requires confidence, resilience, and enthusiasm - but for those who thrive on purpose and people, it's truly rewarding. Check out our fundraisers in action here! For further insights into our fundraising roles, application process, FAQs, and upcoming start dates, please see the recruitment pack. This position may be well suited to students or individuals seeking a recurring seasonal role each year.

What We Offer:

• Full training provided - no wildlife knowledge necessary.
• Salary-based role (not commission-based) ensuring stable income.
• Flexibility to work 3, 4 or 5 days per week to suit your schedule.
• Inclusive and supportive working environment.
• Potential opportunity to return each summer.
• A chance to make a real difference for nature. Passion for people and conservation - we'll teach you the rest!
• Resilience and positivity when facing challenges.
• Confidence speaking with members of the public and working toward clear targets.
• Comfortable working outdoors and often independently.
• Availability to work 3 out of 4 weekends per month.
• Fundraising, sales or customer service experience (desirable, not essential). This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship. Applicants must have a pre-existing right to work in the UK. Pagham Harbour is a glorious and peaceful nature reserve, one of the few undeveloped stretches of the Sussex coast. Watch Black-tailed Godwits and Little Egrets by day, then linger when skies are clear for an amazing sunset.

About Pagham Harbour

One of the highlights of summer at Pagham is our tern colony on Tern Island. The sound of chattering terns drifts across the languid waters mingled with the harsher squawks of the Black-headed Gulls. Common, Sandwich and Little Terns all nest on the island and it is a delight to watch these elegant seabirds fishing in the harbour, hovering briefly before diving into the water for small fish.

The RSPB is a charity for the conservation of birds and nature. We bring people together who love birds and other wildlife, and who want to take action to restore the health and diversity of the natural world. We carry out conservation on a large scale, protect and restore habitats, and save species from extinction. We're living in a nature and climate emergency, and we won't stop whilst the threats persist.