Face-to-face fundraiser / Open Applications
Red Cross brings joy, upholds hope and strenghtens trust - join us and make a difference in the world!
We are looking for face-to-face -fundraisers to the Finnish Red Cross Headquarters' fundraising unit to a permanent employment. As a fundraiser, your job is very meaningful, as it enables the continuous aid given to those in need. We expect you to be at least 18 years old. To be considered for the position, you must live in Finland. If you are not a citizen of EU/ETA, a valid Finnish residence permit is required as well. The employer will not offer aid in obtaining the permit.
Please select the city you are applying to from the application form.
Tasks
Your most important task as a fundraiser is to get new monthly donors to our organization. They enable our aid, both domestic and international. You will make sure that the donors commit to a regular, long-term donation.
We work according to a weekly shift schedule on the streets, going door-to-door or in shopping centers. Our work week is Monday-Friday.
Fundraising is team work. You will have a team leader and several experienced coordinators supporting you.
Your work tasks include participating in basic and advanced trainings of the F2F-fundraisers. You will also make sure that the filled forms are given forward after your shift.
Employment begins by agreement.
Who we are looking for
We expect from you
To be successful, you will need a positive can-do attitude. You have the courage to encounter new people on the streets and in shopping centers as well as persistence and perseverance to get through difficult situations. The language of our work community is English. You can approach the donors by speaking either Finnish, Swedish or English.
We expect the chosen fundraisers to adhere to the principles and values of the Red Cross. We hope for applicants from various backgrounds and genders.
We offer to you
The work has a fixed hourly wage of 13,31 €/h, with 15% evening extra pay after 6 PM. We also have a motivating bonus system in place (10-30 € on reaching the daily goal).
You can influence your own work times and hours and work flexibly between 15 and 25 h/week. We work in morning, day or evening shifts from Monday to Friday, between 9 AM and 9 PM.
You will be trained for the work, so you will not necessarily need any previous experience. Come and join our excited, energetic and international team, where we will support each other!
We take care of our employees' wellbeing by having different kinds of contests and activities.
We work in several places in the city. Our default work places are in the city center.
We follow the collective agreement Sosiaalialan järjestöjen työehtosopimus.
Interested?
Additional info from Tuomas Mattila, F2F Coordinator, tuomas.mattila@redcross.fi
Punainen Risti, Face-to-face varainhankinta
Finnish Red Cross helps those in the most vulnerable position, both here in Finland and abroad, when sudden accidents or disasters strike, as well as train them to be more prepared for them in the future. We encourage people to look after their health and each other.
Many experts and professionals from various backgrounds and in multiple fields work in the Red Cross, both in Finland and globally.
Our staff especially appreciates the meanigful and inspiring work as well as our unified work community, where we support each other.
