Sam Adams
Market Rasen,United Kingdom
Summary
A highly skilled professional with expertise in persuasive communication and strategic planning. Demonstrates confident interpersonal awareness, empathetic listening, and resilience under pressure. Adept at providing constructive feedback and fostering empathy and understanding within teams. Known for creative problem solving and maintaining time efficiency - including in high-stress environments.
A motivated Charity Fundraiser with extensive experience in customer-facing roles in varied campaigns. Proactive and driven with strong sales abilities to increase awareness, memberships and donations. Confident communicator - both verbally and in written formats - with strong public-engagement skills.
Overview
39
39
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Charity Fundraiser
EssIn Ltd
Huddersfield, Kirklees, West Yorkshire
04.2024 - Current
- Customer-facing fundraising - with a focus on one-off donations with notes/coins and/or contactless contributions
- Trained new starters, enhancing their skills and knowledge
- Organised creative fundraising approaches to boost donations - e.g. laminated signs on 'spring clips' denoting the contactless sign and helped to develop an interactive payment grid approach on the I-Pad
- Performed administrative duties relating to fundraising - e.g. weekly bucket counts and paying-in to a local Post Office; recording weekly figures on paper and video for management and charity HO and colour-coding sites for best average daily returns
Charity Fundraiser
Engage & Connect Ltd
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
12.2021 - 03.2024
- Liaised with charities, improving understanding of their needs and goals - for example, attended on-site induction and ongoing training sessions at Martin House Children's Hospice (Wetherby) and Yorkshire Cancer Research (Harrogate)
- Presented up-to-date persuasive pitches to members of the general public based on own reading (e.g. charity websites) and ongoing training
- Trained new starters, enhancing their skills and knowledge
- Formulated effective fundraising strategies for improved donor retention - e.g. implementing the use of take away leaflets with key information on the donation and who the fundraiser was (for feedback)
- Participated in brainstorming to develop new methods to raise funds/staff training sessions through ongoing team training - Yorkshire and cross-county teams
Breakdown Cover Salesperson
RAC
Walsall, West Midlands
07.2021 - 12.2021
- Recognised customer needs through active listening - providing tailored solutions accordingly
- Provided comprehensive product knowledge to facilitate informed customer decisions
- Cultivated strong relationships with customers to promote upselling opportunities and increase retention rate
- Guaranteed customer satisfaction, offering various options to suit customer needs and aspirations
- Increased product visibility by creating compelling sales displays - for example, actively promoting any monthly 'special offers'
- Managed customer feedback, using objection-handling skills to resolve issues
- Responded to telephone and in-person requests for information
- Provided customers with price information and handled financial transactions
Education Consultant and Co-Director
Education Works Ltd
Skipton, North Yorkshire
01.2010 - 07.2021
- Organised and presented regular staff/governor/parent development workshops
- Promoted a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging open and honest feedback and suggestions
- Managed corporate communications, promoting a positive company image
- Analysed results to identify trends and areas needing attention
- Fostered a nurturing and supportive learning environment with open communication channels
- Participated in committees and advisory boards to contribute to development of policies and initiatives for education
- Created presentations and documents to deliver training
- Conducted evaluations to measure performance and developments
Local Authority Consultant
Education Bradford
Bradford, West Yorkshire
09.1996 - 12.2009
- Conducted thorough assessments of educational materials, ensuring higher quality content
- Provided insightful feedback on own/others' course development, leading to substantial improvements
- Coordinated teacher training sessions aimed at boosting instructional effectiveness
- Liaised efficiently with educators and trainers, strengthening collaboration efforts
- Offered constructive critique on trainee performance, fostering their growth and confidence - in numerous educational establishments
- Formed part of an interviewing panel to recruit new staff
- Hired and mentored well-qualified job applicants for teaching and support staff roles, boosting programme success
Primary School Deputy Head / Class Teacher
Leeds City Council
Leeds, West Yorkshire
09.1987 - 05.2000
- Collaborated with parents for enhanced student progress
- Facilitated inter-departmental collaboration for a unified educational approach
- Liaised with governing bodies, strengthening school's external relations
- Deputised in head teacher's absence to lead high-achieving teaching staff
- Helped head teacher develop accurate account of school performance to governors, parents and other stakeholders
- Celebrated and rewarded achievements of individuals and teams
- Forged positive external relationships for improved community integration - for example, approaching sponsors for the school football team
- Recruited and hired qualified staff to build successful education teams
- Conferred with educators to identify current classroom concerns and diversify instructional strategies
- Strengthened community engagement strategies to boost educational opportunities - e.g. Dragon's Den with Year 6 and an Invite Your Family to Tea with Year 4
Education
Bachelor of Education (Hons) - Education
Leeds Polytechnic (now Leeds Metropolitan University)
Leeds 10.1983 - 07.1987
A-Levels - English, History and General Studies
Loughborough Grammar School
Leicester(shire) 09.1980 - 06.1982
O-Levels - English Language; English Literature, Mathematics, History, French and Latin
Loughborough Grammar School
Leicester(shire) 09.1975 - 07.1980
Skills
- Empathetic and understanding
- Persuasive communication
- Campaign execution
- Creative problem solving
- Time efficient
- Resilience
- Public speaking
- Strategic planning
Timeline
Charity Fundraiser
EssIn Ltd
04.2024 - Current
Charity Fundraiser
Engage & Connect Ltd
12.2021 - 03.2024
Breakdown Cover Salesperson
RAC
07.2021 - 12.2021
Education Consultant and Co-Director
Education Works Ltd
01.2010 - 07.2021
Local Authority Consultant
Education Bradford
09.1996 - 12.2009
Primary School Deputy Head / Class Teacher
Leeds City Council
09.1987 - 05.2000
Bachelor of Education (Hons) - Education
Leeds Polytechnic (now Leeds Metropolitan University)
10.1983 - 07.1987
A-Levels - English, History and General Studies
Loughborough Grammar School
09.1980 - 06.1982
O-Levels - English Language; English Literature, Mathematics, History, French and Latin
Loughborough Grammar School
09.1975 - 07.1980