Fundraising Lead

County Air Ambulance Trust

Job Title:  Collections Team Fundraising Executive.

Location:  working from our Birmingham office in Erdington.

Salary: £38,000 per year.

Hours: Full-time – 37.5 hours per week

Type: Permanent – with 6 month probationary period. 

On completion of your probationary period you’ll be eligible to access our pension scheme and other employee benefits, including our health cover and generous annual leave allowance.

Organisation overview:

The County Air Ambulance Trust has been providing essential funds that help to save lives for over a quarter of century, registered as a charity in 1996. From its regional beginnings it has become a national charity and since 2009, following the launch of the HELP Appeal, the charity has been raising much needed funds to provide life-saving helipads where they are needed most.

Our  HELP (Helicopter Emergency Landing Pads) Appeal is the only charity in the country funding helipads at NHS hospitals.  Our mission is to ensure that patients receive timely care by facilitating rapid air ambulance access to hospitals, enhancing patient survival and recovery prospects.

We raise income from a variety of initiatives including fundraising events, Trust applications, our lottery and individual supporter donations.  Our Collections Team raise income from counter charity-box and supermarket collections, with circa 5,000 charity boxes distributed around the country.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

·             Engage with and support organisations to foster their continuing support.

·             Support the management of specific projects -these may entail aspects of direct marketing, telephone canvassing, volunteer management, planning and implementation of our supermarket and retailer collections and other aspects of fundraising work.

·             Support our events plans by promoting ticket sales and attending events as appropriate.

·             Research grant making trusts to assess potential, completing trust applications as appropriate.

·             Carry out talks and presentations to supporter groups and represent County Air Ambulance Trust at local events and cheque presentations.

·             Organise collections with local box collectors, collating and logging all relevant information.

·             Support the recruitment of new tin collectors providing taster sessions and training.

·             Contact supermarkets and other high footfall locations to arrange bucket collections.

·             Count and bank bucket collection monies in line with County Air Ambulance Trust procedures.

·             Ensure accurate records are held of income received, entering data onto our charity database ensuring all records are kept up to date.

·             Maintain positive working relationships with colleagues in a small team

·             Ensure all fundraising activity is compliant with GDPR, Fundraising Regulator, Charity Commission and Gambling Commission governance.

·             We expect all staff to undertake any other duties within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job, as requested by your line manager on behalf of the charity.

Person Specification:

·             Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a proven ability to present to a diverse range of audiences.

·             Able to develop and maintain fundraising relationships, with a proven track record of new business and income development.

·             Confident and personable with an ability to influence, motivate and inspire supporters.

·             Able to work under pressure, managing and prioritising a busy workload.

·             Organised and able to meet deadlines and targets.

·             Understanding of working with outside supporters or volunteers.

·             Team player who embraces collaborative working.

·             Computer literate. Microsoft office experience.

·             Experience of accurate record keeping and or database management.

·             Full UK driving licence, access to own vehicle and willingness to travel.

·             Previous fundraising experience

·             Awareness of current trends and developments in fundraising.

·             This role will occasionally involve some evening and weekend working so flexibility is essential.