RHS Flower Show Cardiff, 15-17April

Membership Recruitment Volunteer

Role Description & Application Form

The Role

Role Title / Membership Recruitment Volunteer
Location / RHS Flower Show Cardiff, Coopers Field,
Bute Park, Cardiff Castle, Cardiff.CF10 3EA
Main Contact / Elysa Rule
Membership Marketing Executive, Recruitment
Role function / As part of a membership recruitment team, to proactively engage with visitors to the flower show, and recruit new RHS members by explainingthe benefits to them of supporting our charitablework.

Role detail:

·  To be part of a passionate new member recruitment team of volunteers and RHS staff. You’ll sell RHS membership by proactively approaching our show visitors to explain the benefits of RHS membership and how important membership is to funding our charitable work. You’ll encourage new members to join the RHS by Direct Debit and to Gift Aid their membership. The team are based at the RHS Stand

·  A good attention to detail is required to accurately complete new member join forms and to respect the confidentiality of that data

·  The first point of contact with our visitors you’ll welcome them with leaflet invitations at the showground entrance; these promote our competition, highlight our Show membership offer and encourage our visitors to visit the RHS Stand to learn more about the RHS and join

·  To have an understanding of the work of the RHS, our membership options and benefits, adding to our visitors’ experience of the RHS Stand and the Show

·  The recruitment team will have overall show and daily recruitment sales targets

Your Personal Details

Title
Full Name
Address
Postcode
Home Telephone
Mobile
Email
Emergency contact (name/no.)

Please complete all boxes

Do you have any criminal convictions? Yes/ No
If yes, please give details. A prior or pending criminal conviction may not necessarily prevent you from volunteering with the RHS, but failure to disclose relevant information will result in ending of volunteer placement. This information will be kept in the strictest confidence.
Yes / No
Are you a member of the RHS?
Have you visited RHS Flower Show Cardiff?

What knowledge do you have of the RHS?

Do you have a sales or customer care background?

What skills and experience could you bring to the role?

Why do you want to volunteer to promote membership?

The show is open from 10am – 5.30pm on the first two days and 10am – 4.30pm on the last day. At the start of your volunteering day, we would ask you to be at your stand 15 minutes prior to the start time for a short briefing. Please note we operate on a two hour on/off period of volunteering.

Please indicate your preferred start time:

Day / 10am start / 12pm start
Friday 15 April
Saturday 16 April
Sunday 17April

Please note: it helps us greatly if you can be flexible, and can volunteer for more than one day. Thank you.

Training / Yes, I can attend / No, I am unable to attend
We are holding a training session on the RHS Stand on the show site on Thursday 14 April, from 2 to 4pm

Uniform

RHS Show volunteers are supplied with a branded uniform (polo shirt and hooded, zipped sweatshirt). Please indicate your size below.

Unisex size

The Benefits for You

·  Enjoy the RHS Flower Show Cardiff in between your allocated 2 hour shifts.

·  Meet like-minded people and be part of a fun, enthusiastic team.

·  Learn more about the RHS charity and how to get involved

·  Develop your communications, customer service and organisational skills

·  Gain events experience and add it to your CV.

·  Using the expense form given to you at the show, you can claim back out-of-pocket transport expenses up to a max £15 (round trip) for public transport, or a 30 mile round trip at 45p per mile, and food up to a max £10 per volunteering day.

The Next Step

·  For more information on selling membership, please contact Elysa Rule on 020 7821 3120 or email .

·  Please send a completed and signed application form to Elysa Rule, Royal Horticultural Society, 80 Vincent Square, London, SW1P 2PE or email to by Friday 4th March 2016.

PERSONAL DECLARATION

If accepted as a volunteer with the Royal Horticultural Society I agree to abide by all RHS policies and the principles of volunteering outlined in the information provided to me. I agree that the RHS may hold and use the data on this form for the purposes of administering and supervising my work with the RHS, and that such data may be available to those who reasonably need to know the same within the organisation.

I have read the role description, I understand the volunteering role and commitment, and I am happy to fulfil this.

Signed: ______Date: ______

Type name if emailing

Thank you for your interest in supporting the charitable work
of the Royal Horticultural Society

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