Specialist Fundraiser

5 months ago

StocktononTees, United Kingdom Great North Air Ambulance Service Full time

The Great North Air Ambulance Service

Job advert

**The Role**:Specialist Fundraiser - North East

**Department**: Fundraising

**Location**: Based at Progress House in Eaglescliffe, Stockton on Tees, with regular travel across the North East. Flexible homebased working also available. Must have full driving licence, charity vehicle provided.

**Salary**: Band 3 £24,000 - £28,000 per annum

**Contract Type**:Permanent

**Hours**: Full time/Part time job share available, up to 37.5 hours per week to include occasional unsocial hours, including weekends and evenings as determined by business needs. Flexible working hours available.

**Introduction**

The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) is a fast paced, growing charity which operates two helicopter air ambulances 365 days a year, across the North-East, North Yorkshire, Isle of Man and Cumbria.

Our service is funded entirely by public donations and needs to raise more than £8.5m every year to maintain this life-saving service in our region.

About you and the role

Do you have a passion for charity and have experience of building valuable partnerships? Be part of an exciting, innovative team where your skills directly impact the life-saving work of the charity.

From your desk, you’ll hear the rush of the helicopter engines as they fire up in preparation for the next mission - one of around 1,900 the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) launches every year.

Your role will be integral in making sure the next time the emergency bell rings; the team can respond yet again.

We’re looking for a Specialist Fundraiser who can help take our fundraising to the next level.

You will help shape our corporate and major donor supporters, raising income and awareness through growing partnerships and building relationships with supporters. Accordingly, you’ll be adaptable in your approach, a natural communicator, and highly organised.

This is an exciting role to support the growth of the charity and further strengthen the current fundraising.

This role is perfect for someone who wants their skills to make a real difference and help save lives.

**Main Duties and Key Responsibilities**:
1. Build and maintain new and existing partnerships and relationships to develop long term support.

2. Provide excellent customer service, and work closely with the wider income and engagement team to ensure quality stewardship.

3. Research corporate and major donor prospects, identifying new prospects/leads and develop a strategy of approach.

4. Represent the charity at meetings and external events, networking, delivering pitches and presentations and attending photo opportunities.

5. Work in collaboration with the Specialist Fundraisers to develop and deliver sponsorship, partnership and charity of the year (COTY) packages.

6. Provide guidance to the Fundraising Team for their management of COTY partnerships with community focused and high footfall business types ensuring supporters have access to relevant fundraising advice, guidance and accurate signposting, whilst promoting best practice in fundraising.

7. Support the Fundraising Lead in the delivery of income generation objectives at regional level through the promotion of all relevant fundraising initiatives and campaigns to corporate and major donors.

8. Maintain accurate data on the charity’s CRM system to identify trends and opportunities within fundraising as appropriate.

9. Act as first point of contact for all corporate enquiries and requests from across the region.

10. To maintain an active and professional social media presence working in line with marketing and communication’s guidance.

11. Maintain and develop knowledge of the corporate fundraising market, whilst networking with other charities and attending sector events and training as necessary.

12. Provide regular feedback and reporting on work activity and outcomes.

14. Adhere to internal processes and systems in line with role requirements, best practice, and legislative requirements.

15. Provide support to Specialist Fundraiser in other regions as and when required.

16. Assist the Fundraising Lead as necessary and take on duties as required

The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessary by the organisation and the overall business objectives.

**Why work for us?**

By joining the GNAAS family you will be part of a fantastic team all working together. All our roles require innovative thought processes and a willingness to learn new skills. If you are looking to be part of a vibrant and positive environment and are excited by the opportunity to support the charity’s Events function, then this could be the job for you

Our range of employee rewards and benefits include:

- A generous annual leave entitlement, starting at 23 days holiday in addition to bank holidays, increasing to 27 days with service
- Access to Bupa and Simply Health private healthcare schemes

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