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About Wales Air Ambulance

Wales Air Ambulance delivers advanced lifesaving medical care to people across Wales, 24/7. We are the only air ambulance charity, based in, and dedicated to, the people of Wales and rely entirely on your charitable donations to raise £11.2 million every year to keep the helicopters in the air and rapid response vehicles on the road.

With a motto of “Serving Wales, Saving Lives” and a Royal Patron, His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, who himself has been an active HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Services) pilot, we are absolutely committed to delivering the very best service we can for the people of Wales.

We have successfully grown our service over the last twenty three years from a single aircraft operating five days a week from a single base in South Wales to the four aircraft 24/7 service model that we have today.

We are on standby to attend those suffering a life or limb-threatening injury or illness, with some of the most advanced air ambulances and rapid response vehicles in the UK. Our Charity is delivered via a unique Third Sector and Public Sector Partnership. The Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service (EMRTS) supplies highly skilled NHS consultants and critical care practitioners who work on board our vehicles.

With bases across Wales, the highly skilled crew on board can carry out medical procedures which would usually only be available within a hospital setting. They can deliver blood transfusions, administer anaesthesia and undertake emergency operations at the scene of an incident, before taking the patient directly to specialist care. For the patient, this can mean hours saved in receiving the appropriate treatment when compared to standard care.

Our ambition knows no bounds and we strive to continually innovate – from leading the field with our clinical research and development to using robotics to automate our Lottery administration.

We are a proud employer of over 100 passionate employees who undertake a range of functions, all of which support our lifesaving work across Wales. We are equally proud of our volunteers who selflessly give us the gift of their time to help us in our work.

We are driven by our Values, which sit at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to doing the right things for our patients, their families and our supporters. Teamwork is very important to us and is vital to the delivery of our strategic ambitions. Our mantra is being greater than the sum of our parts – every single person makes a difference to our work.

About the role

The Regional Fundraising Manager will play a crucial role in delivering our regional fundraising strategy, proactively recruiting, managing and motivating supporters and volunteers to undertake fundraising and awareness activities to ensure sustainable, long-term income and growth for the charity.

Collaborating closely with colleagues across our Fundraising and Retail Teams you will champion our fundraising products, events, and campaigns to engage supporters.

You will also raise profile in priority geographical areas to grow volunteer, supporter and ambassador involvement as well as identifying opportunities to maximise fundraising activity and core income.

A minimum 60% of work time will be spent face to face either at a hub/ office, an airbase, or as a result of external engagement.

Main Duties and Responsibilities
Responsibilities will include but will not be restricted to:

• To achieve or exceed targets and Key Performance Indicators – financial and non-financial, and contribute to achieving targets as agreed with the Community Fundraising Manager.
• Carry out new business research and acquisition activity identifying new corporate partners, organisations and third-parties, delivering proposals and presentations where required.
• Maintain a programme of relationship management and engagement with all relevant individuals, community groups and corporate donors to achieve donor retention creating future actions/opportunities.
• Produce financial and other summary reports as required, and proactively report on progress against targets and the budget, making recommendations and taking action for any activity that is underperforming promptly to ensure the team achieves the budget.
• Work with the Volunteer Team to deliver recruitment drives, induction and retention activity for vital volunteer resources in your assigned area, including the development of an effective network of volunteer-led fundraising groups.
• Work collaboratively with retail managers and the wider retail department, to share, train and co-ordinate volunteer resource including hosting regular volunteer meetings keeping volunteers informed.
• Proactively recruit event participants for nationwide WAA events and fundraising initiatives as targeted, with a particular focus on new community-led fundraising products, and legacy giving events
• Accurately update and record constituent records, income and actions using the charity’s CRM database. Use the database to assist regional strategy and budgeting. Ensure you adhere to GDPR rules and all other appropriate regulatory guidelines.
• Organise, attend and evaluate major fundraising and supporter engagement events/activities to generate significant income, support and profile.
• Work with the Community Fundraising Manager to develop and implement action plans, with a broad range of fundraising activities and strategic projects, targeting all income streams and sectors of the community.
• Be an ambassador for the charity, generating and delivering on relevant opportunities to speak as a representative on behalf of Wales Air Ambulance to groups and organisations, utilising volunteer representatives where appropriate.
• Process banking and respond to all queries (internal and external) promptly adhering to cash handling policy at all times.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues in the fundraising and wider departments to discuss/share new fundraising initiatives, contributing to the achievement of targets including referrals to other departments.
• Ensure fundraising activities are in line with charity policies, GDPR, values and Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Practice.

To find out more about this lovely role please contact us via the form on this page.