Vacancy title:
Birding and Membership Officer
Jobs at:
Nature KenyaDeadline of this Job:
15 June 2020
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, April 07, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
Nature Kenya—the East Africa Natural History Society (EANHS)—is Africa’s oldest environmental Society, established in 1909 to promote the study and conservation of nature in eastern Africa. We remain a non-political and not for profit membership Society.
Role
The Birding and Membership Officer will be responsible for building and maintaining a strong and engaged membership. The officer will be responsible for recruiting members, retaining members, servicing members, organizing and guiding members’ events (bird walks, nature walks, field trips and talks), answering members’ questions, promoting sales to members and communicating to members (Sending monthly newsletters and updating members on upcoming activities).
These tasks involve taking membership subscriptions in and out of office, actively organizing membership recruitment drives, maintaining good communication with members for maximum servicing and retention, advertising events and changes in the newsletter, the website and social media, sending out renewal reminders to both corporate and individual members, and following up on payments.
The membership officer will organize and guide events including the Wednesday Morning Bird Walk, Sunday Birdwatch outings and other field trips. The officer will propose and implement membership development strategies. He or she will report to the Membership and Marketing manager and work closely with membership, conservation and other staff to ensure that set targets are met. .
Job Responsibilities: Not Specified
Key Qualities
• Naturalist highly passionate about natural history
• Excellent birding watching knowledge and skills
• Good communication skills in both written and spoken English
• Outgoing and able to relate well with diverse individuals and groups
• Tertiary education level, such as Degree or Diploma
• Knowledge of databases, bulk emailing and online payments is an advantage
Job Qualifications: Not Specified
Job Education Requirements: Not Specified
Job Education Experience: Not Specified
Work Hours: 8
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Job application procedure
If interested in this position kindly send your application and curriculum vitae to office@naturekenya.org The deadline for receiving applications is 15th June 2020.
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