BRANCH CO-ORDINATOR - RSPCA Middlesborough, Teesside & District Branch

BRANCH CO-ORDINATOR - RSPCA Middlesborough, Teesside & District Branch

Are you passionate about helping animals in your community?  Would you like to do something meaningful with your free time?  Then we’d love to hear from you! The RSPCA needs people like you so we can continue to improve animal welfare in Middlesbrough and Teesside.  

As we restart our operations, we want you to take the lead. This can be your own start-up, with freedom to build a team and set up the Branch in the way you think is best. You will be in overall charge of fundraising, animal welfare programs, volunteers and financial management. You will work with a highly supportive group of Trustees, who use their skills to do something meaningful whilst collaborating and having fun, and you’ll have the resources at your disposal to create something very special.  Our fundraising goes to animal welfare programs so you can directly see the impact of your efforts. 

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?

You will lead the Branch. You will have 2 main focus areas: fundraising and animal welfare.

In building fundraising programs - both traditional and online - you’ll recruit volunteers to bring these programs to life. You will ensure the right risk assessments are completed, that safeguarding is always in place and that we comply with the relevant rules. You will build relationships with potential donors and identify new sources of income. You will be the brains and the energy behind everything we do because, without fundraising, we cannot support animal welfare.

You will execute the current animal welfare programs and work with the RSPCA Inspectors and Branch Trustees to identify future needs and build new welfare programs. You will work with local vets and create and grow partnerships which allow us to deliver more services and efficiently use our resources.  

We are a Branch which is restarting, so you will be free to create your own team, set up the best ways of working and decide which programs to pursue. You’ll jump in where there are gaps, bring in new ideas and guide the Trustees on where you need their help. You’ll drive excellent performance from your teams and help them to feel included, motivated and fulfilled. The role can be flexible, or even shared, based on how much time you have to give.  

If you tell us what works for you, we’ll find a way to work together to improve animal welfare in your community.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

You may have experience in running a charity or a team within a charity, or leadership skills in another sector and want to move into the charity sector. You will have a passion for animal welfare, and the ability to get people motivated about contributing. You’ll have excellent connections and links in the local community, know how to get things done and be a natural people centric leader. You’ll have a can-do attitude, be an excellent problem solver and you’ll be a self-starter who can operate independently, make decisions and guide people.

Diversity is our strength. We support every type of animal and we seek every type of person who wants to work with like minded people to improve animal welfare. We are a team, we support each other and learn from each other, and we want to work with you. We want your skills and motivation and your ability and ambition to get things done. Together we can make a real difference.

WHAT DIFFERENCE WILL YOU MAKE?

You’ll have the opportunity to build something new and really make your mark. Together we will make a huge impact on animal welfare in our community.

There are lots of benefits to becoming an RSPCA Branch Co-ordinator: 

•   Using your skills to do something useful.
•  Passing on your skills and learning new ones.
•  Gaining real leadership experience.
• Creating real opportunities to improve animal welfare in your community.
•  Access to RSPCA Learning Hub with a wide range of training materials
• Lead not follow - shape our future direction and make your mark

Our voluntary roles are subject to an informal interview and trial period. We will ask you to provide contact details for two referees, and dependent on the position, you may need to sign an agreement and undergo specific training before starting the role. 

This is a volunteer role.  Reasonable expenses will be paid.

We hope you are interested in volunteering for our branch.