V - Event Team Leaders

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The Salvation Army is one of Australia’s largest and most-loved charities, helping thousands of Australians every year find hope in the midst of all kinds of personal hardship. The Salvation Army offers the opportunity to use your skills and expertise to make a real difference in the lives of people who need help most.

The Perth Charity Ride Event Team Leader role supports the achievement of financial and non-financial targets, through developing campaigns and/or building and nurturing donor experience, all with the purpose of significant contribution to the mission and vision of the Salvation Army.

Key Tasks Key Activities and Expectations

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Management - Assist with the development and implementation of organisation-wide approved fundraising strategies through campaigns or donor management. - Develop, implement and manage an organisation fundraising plan to achieve financial targets. - Coordinate and facilitate activity that will directly result in prospect identification, engagement and successful solicitations of donors. - Actively support the continuation of existing community partnerships and seek to form new relationships with community groups. - Expand the fundraising base through liaison with the business community, local councils, community groups and other philanthropic individuals and groups. - Secure and monitor donations and partnerships, to realise fundraising priorities of the organisations. - Clear and regular communication is facilitated with Leadership and mission volunteers to ensure smooth running of fundraising events. - Construct rosters and maps for volunteers across all locations and communicate this to all relevant parties. - Mission volunteers are engaged and recruited as per plan. - Maintain mission volunteer records and general administration duties. - Ensure agreements with local councils and/or shopping centres are in place. - Visit community spaces in the mapped area allocated to you. Create rosters and maps for volunteers. - Assist with the collection/sorting/packing of donations. - Assist with the gift wrapping. - Assist with preparation, service and clean-up of meals and contributing to a festive atmosphere. - Under direction complete RSA kit packing or unpacking of resources.

Key Tasks Key Activities and Expectations
- Assist with static site (shopping centres and/or supermarkets), door-to-door or intersection collection in your allocated area.

Support to the Team
- Create an inspiring team environment with an open communication culture. - Set clear team goals, communicate with teams about their performance. - Delegate tasks and set deadlines. - Discover training needs and provide coaching. - Listen to team members' feedback and resolve any issues or conflicts. - Recognise high performance and reward accomplishments. - Plan and organise team building activities. - Engage with and actively support the welfare of the Team you lead.

Maintain a Safe and Healthy Environment
- Immediately report any health and safety concerns, notifiable incidents and near misses, to Senior Team Leader and ensure any hazards are controlled until rectified. - Ensure hazard, incident and accident form is completed when required in a timely manner. - All volunteers are to be mindful of their own health and to take care of the health and safety of others. - Volunteers are required to comply with all TSA work, health and safety policies and procedures as applicable to their workplace

Qualifications and Experience Requirements for the Position
- Experience in relevant field highly regarded.
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal.

Mandatory Requirements of the Position
- Complete The Salvation Army (TSA) Mission Volunteer registration, induction and training - TSA is a ChildSafe workplace.
- Integrity checks as required for the role.

Required Capabilities
- Promotes a culture of integrity and professionalism within TSA and external dealings.
- Acts to prevent misconduct, illegal and inappropriate behaviour.
- Actively promotes a workplace culture that values fair and inclusive work practices and diversity principles.
- Constructively raises and works through issues and challenges and seeks alternative solutions.
- Uses appropriate interpersonal styles and methods to assert own ideas, give and receive constructive feedback and gain the agreement or acceptance of others.
- Builds cooperation and overcomes barriers to information sharing, communication and collaboration.
- Empowers, motivates and inspires others to achieve or exceed performance expectations.
- Builds a shared sense of strategic direction, clarifies priorities and goals and inspires others to achieve them.
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