Wilderness Defender State Manager

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This is a great career opportunity for someone with proven face to face management skills, great organisational skills and a passion to protect, promote and restore wilderness and wildlife within Australia.

You will be a self driven individual with passion for the environment and the ability to inspire and motivate. You will be committed to environmental protection, hard working and driven, with the ability to achieve goals and targets. Working directly for the Wilderness Society you will be a key player in the expansion of our teams.

Our inspirational national fundraising program is the most successful of this kind Australia-wide.

Read Bronwyn's story of what it is like working as the Queensland Wilderness Defender State Manager. More >>

Responsibilities include:

• All aspects of day to day management of the Wilderness Defender program within the state
• Achieving budgeted sales results for their state
• Maintaining minimum staffing levels of the Wilderness Defender teams in each centre within their state
• All on-going coaching and development of staff within their state
• Development of staff retention and reward programs within their state
• Assisting with budget development in consultation with the National Management team
• Ensuring a high standard of quality control, improvement and efficiency in the WD program
• Ensuring an excellent standard of administration and resource allocation across all centre’s within their state
• Conducting training sessions for all Wilderness Defender Program staff within their state

We offer you:

• Comprehensive training and induction to our fundraising and campaigns
• An exciting, friendly & supportive environment
• Attractive base salary + bonus + commission
• An opportunity to make an individual contribution to ecological conservation & restoration
• Opportunities to travel throughout Australia

Ideal attributes:

• Face to face fundraising management skills
• Project and change management skills
• Well developed communication and interpersonal skills
• Time management and prioritising ability
• Ability in policy development and strategic planning
• Ability to assist in budget development
• Maturity and high ethical standards in dealing with sensitive financial and confidential matters, as well as experience in relating sensitively to people of all ages, financial and social backgrounds
• Public speaking ability
• Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, email programs, and have the ability to operate in-house designed databases

Reporting to the National Sales Manager you will be need to be highly organised, self motivated and independent.

If you have a proven track record in leading door to door or face-to-face sales or fundraising teams on a national level, and a demonstrated ability to manage time and prioritise project areas then click here to apply now or call 1300 138 174 and speak to one of our friendly recruitment officers