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Position Title:            Individual Fundraising Officer, WWF Thailand

Report to:                  Individual Fundraising Coordinator, WWF Thailand

Validity:                      June 2017 – May 2018 (One year with option to renew for subsequent years)

Location:                    Bangkok, Thailand

Background:

About WWF

For over 50 years, WWF has been protecting the future of nature. As the world’s leading conservation organization, WWF works across 100 countries and is supported by close to 5 million members globally. WWF’s unique way of working combines global reach with a foundation in science, involves action at all levels locally to globally, and ensures the delivery of innovative solutions that meet the needs of both people and nature.

Mission of WWF-Thailand’s Marketing and Fundraising Department

To drive impactful and positive changes that tackle drivers of biodiversity loss and ecological footprint. To work toward establishing Thailand as a centre of excellence for fundraising, education, and outreach for local, regional, and global conservation programmes.

Major Functions

The Individual Fundraising Officer is responsible for ensuring that the right amount of WWF’s merchandise products are available at authorized sales agency and ready for sales at the right price, the right place, and the right time. The Individual Fundraising Officer plays a key role within the organization as profitability can be affected by how successfully he/she undertakes his/her work: through shrewd planning, careful purchasing, and sensible enhancement of sales promotions and profits.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Planning and developing merchandising strategies that balance customers/donors’ expectations and organization’s objectives.
• Collaborate with suppliers, buyers, and distributors/sales agencies regarding production, prices, quantities, inventories, and time-scales.
• Analysing sales figures, customer feedbacks, and market trends to anticipate merchandise products needs and creative designs.
• Forecasting sales and profit, and managing budget
• Maximizing customers/donors’ interest and sales volume by proposing creative designs and presenting merchandise products appropriately and relatively to WWF’s works.
• Monitoring and managing the movement of inventory level and distribution.
• Identifying and handling basic problems related to supply chain and production, and reporting to supervisor.
• Generating weekly and monthly sales report, and presenting such reports to supervisor.
• Remaining up-to-date with industry best practice.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Business Administration or Marketing Communication or Equivalent.
• 1 to 2 years of professional experience in managing merchandising activity or business administration is preferred but not mandatory.
• Fresh Graduates are welcome to apply.
• Experience of working with an international NGO would be a plus.

Required Skills and Competencies

• Intermediate skill in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills to work on budgets and understand sales figures.
• Proactive, energetic, collaborative, and comfortable to work well as part of a team and to build and maintain effective working relations with a range of people.
• Good interpersonal skill with ability to function in an international environment.
• Able to work under pressure and tight schedule in a dynamic environment, and to quickly identify problems and recommend solutions.
• Sound decision making skill, and ability to plan and prioritize.
• Good command in English communication (verbal and written).
• Passionate about Individual fundraising project development and environmental issues.
• Adhere to WWF’s values which are passionate and optimistic, challenging and inspiring, credible and accountable, and persevering and delivering results.

Working Relationship

Internal

Work closely with and under supervision of Individual Fundraising Coordinator and in coordination with the Communication and Conservation teams.

Network

Liaise with the APGT, GDC, and other WWF offices in knowledge exchange.

External

Coordinate with suppliers, vendors, distributors/sales agencies, and related stakeholders.

How to apply :  Interested candidate, please submit your 'resume and motivation letter' stating your expected salary to hr.th@wwfgreatermekong.org by  June 15th, 2017  or submit by mail to WWF-Thailand 92/2 Soi Paholyothin 5, Paholyothin Road, Samsen nai, Phayathai, Bangkok 10400 Tel : +66 (0) 2 619 8534-7

 For more information, please visit our website at http://www.wwf.or.th/en/

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Otherwise, your resume will be filed into our candidate database for future reference and consideration.