EAWLS is therefore seeking to fill the position of Membership Development Officer (MDO) to help grow its membership by maximising the recruitment of new members and offer support to our Membership Officer in the retention of existing members.
As a successful Membership Development Officer, your primary responsibilities will include (though not limited to):
Job Responsibilities
Achieve annually increasing membership recruitment
Work closely with our Regional Representatives to identify opportunities and increase regional and international membership
Be proactive and develop innovative ways of promoting the Society’s membership including pitching, events, campaigns, appeals, social media and visiting corporate
Provide unmatched member service to potential prospects to ensure an excellent start to their member experience and seek feedback from current EAWLS members in order to improve their membership experience
Analyse membership data and population segmentation information to ensure that recruitment effort is targeted in the right
Represent the Society at events, activations, exhibitions and in personally recruiting new members.
Assist the Membership Officer in the retention and follow-ups of members
Support fundraising and marketing efforts of the Society through organizing of events and sales of
Provide monthly reports of membership recruitment and application processing statistics in line with the
Any other responsibilities as may be prescribed by your supervisor
Skills and Personal traits
Must have strong work ethics, entrepreneurial spirit and aggressive in recruitment of individual and corporate members
Be outgoing and can perform membership drives with minimal supervision
Able to implement membership strategy and map members regionally in East Africa
Skilled in making presentations and pitching for members
Skilled in managing social media communications
Energetic, enthusiastic, resilient and able to inspire people to action and become supporters
Interested in the natural world
Qualifications
Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations Management, International relations, communications or Marketing
At least 3 years work experience in similar role or relationship building & management or membership-based organization or customer service
Knowledge of environmental conservation will be an added advantage
Demonstrate experience in prospecting, developing, and closing leads
Excellent communication, writing and presentation skills
Exceptional organisation skills and multi-tasking skills
Fluency in English & computer literate
