Project Manager - London Marathon FTC

The Air Ambulance Service; Newbold on Avon; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced annual leave

Annual leave purchase

Life assurance

Blue Light Card

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

The Air Ambulance Service is seeking a Project Manager to lead our London Marathon fundraising programme and drive income for a vital charity. You will own end-to-end planning, governance and reporting, coordinating with fundraising colleagues to align with wider objectives and deliver an exceptional supporter experience.

You will manage plans, budgets and risk registers, using data to optimise performance and steward participants.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in project management, ideally within fundraising, events or the charity sector.
• Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects from inception to evaluation.
• Demonstrable success in delivering income-generating activities and meeting financial targets.
• Excellent organisational, planning and prioritisation skills.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience using data and insight to improve performance and supporter engagement.
• Experience of working on a challenge event portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end planning, delivery and evaluation of the charity's London Marathon fundraising programme.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, timelines, budgets, risk registers and reporting mechanisms.
• Ensure effective governance and project management processes are in place to deliver programme objectives.
• Maximise fundraising income from London Marathon participants through effective supporter journeys, communications and stewardship.
• Work closely with fundraising colleagues to ensure the marathon programme complements and strengthens wider fundraising objectives.
• Create and deliver a high-quality supporter experience that inspires, motivates and retains participants as supporters.
• Compliance responsibilities across Health & Safety, Safeguarding, Data Protection, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Quality.

Skills

Project management

Fundraising

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Data analysis

Events

Relationship building

Job description

Do you thrive on delivering high-profile projects that make a real difference? This is a unique and exciting opportunity to lead one of our most important fundraising initiatives and maximise the potential of the world's largest annual fundraising day., We're seeking a driven Project Manager to lead our London Marathon fundraising strategy, inspiring supporters and generating vital income for our charity. If you're looking for more than a job, motivated by purpose and ready to make a real impact to an organisation that is committed to saving lives every day, then this may be the opportunity you've been waiting for.

What We Offer:

• Enhanced annual leave, with even more added as your service grows
• Additional annual leave purchase options
• Core working hours 10:00am - 15:00 pm
• Enhanced sick pay
• Life assurance
• Blue Light Card eligibility and access to generous discount schemes
• A supportive, purpose-driven team
• Access to our comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
• As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, our people are encouraged to get involved in our internal EDI networks. Want to find out more? visit our website www.theairambulanceservice.org.uk.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Lead the end-to-end planning, delivery and evaluation of the charity's London Marathon fundraising programme.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, timelines, budgets, risk registers and reporting mechanisms.
• Ensure effective governance and project management processes are in place to deliver programme objectives.
• Maximise fundraising income from London Marathon participants through effective supporter journeys, communications and stewardship.
• Work closely with fundraising colleagues to ensure the marathon programme complements and strengthens wider fundraising objectives.
• Create and deliver a high-quality supporter experience that inspires, motivates and retains participants as supporters., In addition to specific compliance requirements within your area of expertise, you also hold responsibility in your specialism for:
• Health & Safety and Environment
• Safeguarding
• Data Protection
• Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Quality
• You are expected and encouraged to raise and escalate appropriately any potential breaches or areas for improvement regarding the above.

Essential

• Proven experience in project management, ideally within fundraising, events or the charity sector.
• Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects from inception to evaluation.
• Demonstrable success in delivering income-generating activities and meeting financial targets.
• Excellent organisational, planning and prioritisation skills.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience using data and insight to improve performance and supporter engagement.
• Experience of working on a challenge event portfolio

Desriable

• Proven experience of managing or delivering a charity London Marathon fundraising programme.
• TAAS is an inclusive working environment where Equality, Diversity and Human Rights are guiding principles, individuals are respected and a value of having a diverse workforce is recognised. The recruitment, employment and development of people are based on qualifications, experience and competency to do the job, eliminating personal bias or prejudice.

Organisation The Air Ambulance Service View profile Registered Charity 101 - 500