Job description
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
In house, Face-to-Face Fundraiser
(private sites, events, festivals)
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) are looking for individuals who want to make an impact on our UK campaign.
A bit about MSF:
Médecins Sans Frontières is an independent, international, medical aid organisation.
Working where we are needed most in areas of conflict, epidemics, disasters and/or exclusion of healthcare. Putting people at the heart of our mission.
The work we do is powered by medical ethics and the core values of being:
Independent. Neutral. Impartial.
What will I be doing?
Our Face-to-Face Fundraisers are a huge part of the MSF mission.
Day to day you will work at private sites (shopping centres/train stations) in London zones 1-6 (some travel in the UK is required for certain sites and events), inspiring individuals to join our campaign through long-term, regular donations.
We attend events like Grand Designs Live, Best Practice Show, Christmas Markets, and food festivals through out the year.
As well as this we also fundraise at many festivals in London/the UK!
Camp Bestival, British Summer Time Hyde Park, All Points East and many more.
Over the years we have also been on the UK tours with artists such as: Muse, Ed Sheeran and Florence and Machine!
This is a great opportunity for fundraising and fundraisers alike – we work during the day, leaving your evenings free to enjoy the festival/event with your team!
What does an MSF F2F Fundraiser look like?
· Must be 18+
· Committed to the core values of MSF
· Self-motivating and target driven
· Able to commit to overnight stays (up to 5 days) during the festival season
· Flexibility to work weekends around the festival season
· Happy to travel outside of London when needed for festivals, events etc (outside of zone 6 - expenses covered)
· Friendly, enthusiastic, energetic, and dedicated
· Excellent communication skills
· Open-minded, always learning attitude
· Works well in a variety of environments and easily adaptable
· We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply
· Fluent in English
Further Information:
· 2 paid induction days
· 1 paid team training day a month at MSF HQ
· Ongoing training and support
· Amazing development opportunities within the team/wider organisation
Pay: £13.38 per hour – this role is target based, NOT commission based.
Position: Face to Face Fundraiser
Contract: Full-time and part-time positions available (minimum of 3 days a week)
Location: London zones 1-6 (travel is required for some sites/events)
Schedule:
· Day shifts
· Tuesday to Saturday - shift pattern
· Sunday to Thursday - shift pattern
· Weekend availability (festivals and events)
MSF UK is dedicated to ensuring that everyone who comes in to contact with us, for whatever reason and however brief, is appropriately safeguarded and protected from harm. We will take all appropriate steps to ensure that those representing us are suitable to do so, this role will therefore be subject to a range of vetting checks.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Salary: £13.38 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Wellness programme
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Weekend availability
Application question(s):
- What do you know about Face-to-Face Fundraising?
- What do you know about Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Boarders?
- Are you based in London?
- Are you 18+ years old?
Work Location: In person