Help set up and co-ordinate a series of focus groups.

We need someone to support in coordinating a series of focus groups:

This will entail
a) helping locate phone numbers and email addresses (we will do this together),

b) mailing out to a group a series of email invitations to the focus group (usually for the following week). We will supply the template letter and an email address.

c) making a series of calls and contacting people who have been invited to join the focus group in South London. There will be 10 - 20 people invited to each focus group and up to 10 focus groups in total.

d) finding a value for money community venue in the area (often we may be able to use the same one or two) and booking it / making arrangements.
The people being contacted are all representatives of voluntary bodies / not for profit organisations / charities in the area. Mainly the task is one of following up the email and asking them if they would be up for coming. It is NOT a heavy sales job (or at least not very much). If they can't / don't fancy coming that's fine. A little bit of persuasion for the "oh I would but I'm very busy" would help. We want u 6 - 8 for each focus group, so if the first dozen contacts fail we need to find a few more.

What it does need is persistence. Often there is no-one answering, or a receptionist who sees it as a duty not to let you speak to anyone. Often it is not easy to find a working contact number (we will help in supplying these as much as possible).

For obvious reasons this is a UK only job. Suits a friendly extrovert who likes chatting on the phone and doesn't give up. It's not difficult but it's not money for old rope either. Oh - and you'll need to liaise with us loads by phone, email, whatsapp too. If you are South London based you are welcome to come.

This is a freelance role paid by the job not by the hour. About £40 per group? Have entered a nominal figure but you are welcome to quote your own realistic cost.