Donations Processing Assistant

There is a requirement for you to be able to drive, and have access to your own vehicle for business use. Additionally, if successful, we would require you to carry out MIDAS training in order to drive our minibus fleet to collect donations (Portland College will pay for this training)., This is a permanent position, and you will work 15 hours per week.

There will be expectation to be flexible to work occasional evenings and weekends, where required.

Completing your application

Do you have experience in retail, or are you passionate sales person? Are you someone who wants to make a difference to the lives of people living in your local community? This could be the role for you., There is no need for any specific qualifications above Maths and English Level 2. However, qualifications (and experience) relevant to retail and customer services will be looked upon favourably.

Here at Portland College (Charity), we are proud to be one of the largest independent specialist education and care providers in the UK. Through education, care service and community outreach; we aim to provide a lifetime of opportunity to c.3,000 people each year.

Over the last few years', our fundraising has grown and developed. The team has doubled in size, and fundraising activities have diversified. Continuing to identify new ways of generating much needed income for the organisation, we have recognised a new opportunity, and are in a position to recruit once more.

You will be expected to process donations, from our corporate and individual supporters, to maximise their impact. You will work with our internal departments to understand how best to distribute these donated items across the organisation. We need you to develop a robust sales strategy, that provides equal opportunity for all our staff, volunteers and external customers. At the end of it all, you will need to manage our "pop-up-shops" and "sales brochures" to generate income for the organisation.

If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!

You can see more about what we do at Portland Charity by looking at the Who We Are and Choose Your Future pages on our website.

If you have any questions about the role, person specification or expectations, please feel free to contact the recruiting manager (Robert Pearce).

Working at Portland Charity

At Portland Charity our learners, citizens and staff are at the heart of what we do, we are passionate about our vision that all people with disabilities will have a lifetime of opportunity and you could help us to achieve that. Our priority for staff is to create an outstanding place to work where the rewards of a job well done can be seen in the faces of our learners and citizens.

There are lots of great benefits to working at Portland Charity:

a rewarding career and working towards positive outcomes for our learners and citizens

enhanced holidays of 33 days per year when you join us (pro rata) and you are able to buy up to 10 additional days of holiday

you are eligible for a Blue Light Card with access to lots of great discounts