Visitor Fundraiser

PURPOSE OF THE POST

This role will deliver an excellent visitor experience by providing a warm and engaging welcome to our diverse audiences. Reporting to the Development Manager, this role will pro-actively ask Museum visitors for voluntary donations achieving set targets to increase
income. You will engage visitors to build their understanding of the Museum, our charitable status, and up-sell our programme, events and commercial offer.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE

• Proactively engage with visitors at the point of entry with enthusiasm to provide a warm and engaging welcome.
• Ensure all visitors are engaged, to understand their motivations for visiting and make meaningful recommendations about the Museum of the Home and its offer.
• Proactively translate visitor engagement into financial support by asking every visitor for voluntary donations, to increase donations in line with targets.
• Develop and maintain your knowledge of the Museum site and collections to enable you to engage visitors authentically about our offer.
• Record and report visitor information, enquiries and comments.
• Demonstrate inclusive behaviours, valuing all our visitors and promoting a culture of openness.
• Maintain a good knowledge of emergency procedures, assist in emergency situations and be responsible for the health and safety of visitors and colleagues.

Key performance indicators

• Increase visitor donations in line with set targets.
• Achieving excellent visitor satisfaction results.
• Building strong working relationships with teams across the Museum.
• Quickly and accurately reporting health and safety and security issues.

PERSON SPECIFICATION 

Experience

Essential:

• Providing an excellent service to customers in a busy environment.
• Making a proactive contribution to team sales targets.
• Communicating effectively with a diverse range of people.
• Working in a team; both supporting colleagues and taking the lead.

Desirable (or willingness to engage in training):

• Operating a till or using a ticketing system.
• Fundraising.

Skills/Knowledge/Personal Attributes

Essential:

• Visitor-focused, with exceptional customer service skills.
• Persuasion, influencing and sales skills.
• Strong verbal communication and good listening skills.
• Able to use initiative to respond to unexpected challenges.
• Able to motivate and inspire others.

Desirable:

• Real interest in the subject of Home and a passion for sharing stories.
• An interest in working in the cultural sector.
• Basic administrative and IT skills, including Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.

Other vital requirements

• Contracted hours will be worked in shifts; Monday to Sunday.
• Shifts will be allocated on a rolling rota issued at least two weeks in advance.
• Flexibility to work in the evening, at weekends and on bank holidays (except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day) is essential.

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