Project Manager – London Marathon FTC

The Air Ambulance Service; Rugby; Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced annual leave

Leave purchase options

Core working hours 10:00am - 15:00 pm

Enhanced sick pay

Life assurance

Blue Light Card eligibility

Employee Assistance Programme

EDI networks access

Job summary

The Air Ambulance Service in Rugby is seeking a Project Manager to lead our London Marathon fundraising programme on a fixed-term contract ending June 2027. You will oversee end-to-end planning, delivery and evaluation, coordinating multi‑stakeholder activity and ensuring a high-quality supporter experience.

This role requires strong project management, budgeting, governance and stakeholder relations, with the ability to maximise income from London Marathon participants and align activities with

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 end-to-end planning, delivery and evaluation of the London Marathon fundraising programme.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, budgets, risks and reporting.
• Ensure governance and PM processes to deliver programme objectives.
• Maximise income from participants through supporter journeys and stewardship.
• Collaborate with fundraising colleagues to align with wider objectives.
• Deliver a high-quality supporter experience that inspires and retains participants.

Skills

Project management

Fundraising

Stakeholder management

Planning & organisation

Communication

Data-driven

Events experience

Job description

Project Manager - London Marathon FTC

Full Job Description: Full details for this role, including a full job description and Benefits summary can be found on our Organisations website.

Location: Rugby, Hybrid Working, CV21 3RQ

Hours: Full time. 37.5 hpw

Fixed Term Contract - Ending June 2027

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.

What We’re Looking For:

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.

Compliance Responsibilities

• Health & Safety and Environment
• Safeguarding
• Data Protection
• Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Quality

You are expected and encouraged to raise and escalation appropriately any potential breaches or areas for improvement regarding the above.

The role is subject to a Basic DBS check.

Environment 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.