Wilderness Defender State Manager- Perth (WA)

We have an exciting opening for a dynamic State Sales Manager to head our team of coordinators and fundraisers. This is a fantastic 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.

We are looking for 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.

Raise funds and see real results!

We have saved 28 million hectares of wilderness from destruction, and are contributing to reducing Australia's Greenhouse emissions.

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
• Interviewing of potentially new team staff
• 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
• An opportunity to make an individual contribution to ecological conservation & restoration
• Opportunities to travel throughout Australia

Key Selection Criteria:

• Face to face or Door to Door 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 Acquisition Manager you will be need to be highly organised, self motivated and independent.

If you have a proven track record in managing door-to-door or face-to-face sales or fundraising teams, and a demonstrated ability to manage time and prioritise project areas then apply now!

Applications

For further information or if you wish to apply please phone Elise on 1300 138 174 or send your resume with expression of interest to recruitment@wilderness.org.au

Applications close COB Monday 15 March, 2010.



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Background on The Wilderness Society

The Wilderness Society (TWS) is a leading Australian not-for-profit conservation organisation dedicated to the protection, restoration and promotion of natural areas and ecological processes across Australia. See:  www.wilderness.org.au

TWS is actively engaged in implementing our ‘WildCountry’ vision: a continent-wide, science-based conservation plan for protecting Australia's native flora and fauna, their habitats, and ecological processes for the long term. See: wilderness.org.au/campaigns/wildcountry

The Wilderness Society is committed to working collaboratively with the Indigenous Traditional Owners of Country to ensure that conservation outcomes have the consent of, involve and benefit Indigenous communities.  In relation to the Great Western Woodlands, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has recently been signed by TWS and the Goldfields Land and Sea Council to guide our work together on the Great Western Woodlands.

The Wilderness Society is an equal opportunities employer and places great importance on its organisational values including commitment to open and participatory decision making processes, belief in the power of people to bring about change, dedication to innovation, and passion for our organisational purpose.

The Wilderness Society Organisational Purpose

Protect, promote and restore wild places and natural processes across Australia for the survival and ongoing evolution of life on Earth.

The Wilderness Society Organisational Values

1) Passion for our purpose (courage, strength of conviction, determination)

2) The power of people to make change

3) Organisational independence and integrity

4) Compassion (valuing and supporting people, respecting and having integrity in dealing with others)

5) Commitment to success in protecting the environment and achieving long term change.