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Community Fundraising Executive Full Job Description: CLICK HERE

📍 Location: South Midlands to Southampton

🕒 Hours: 37.5 (flexibility is required)

Please note that this is a fixed term, 12 month contract

Benefits: TAAS Benefits Table

We’re on the lookout for a Community Fundraising Executive to support the Fundraising Team. Our Community Fundraisers are the face of the charity and do vital work, spreading awareness and bringing in funds that enable us to save lives.

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
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, which provide opportunities to connect, share experiences and help to shape a more inclusive workplace. Want to find out more? Click here - EDI - The Air Ambulance Service

✨ What You’ll Be Doing:

The Community Fundraising Executive works closely with the National Community Fundraising
Manager to deliver short and mid-term strategic plans and priorities for the function. The role is
responsible for growing community awareness of the charity and driving fundraising activity across
the region to meet income targets by proactively seeking out creating new opportunities and
relationships. The key areas of activity the role is responsible for includes generating and building
relationships with community groups, organisations, volunteers and supporters, identifying new
opportunities and leads within the region that will generate new income streams for the charity, and
presenting to local organisations and groups within the region

🚀 What We’re Looking For:

• Demonstrable evidence of behaviour in line with the core values of TAAS throughout career to
date.
• Collaborative approach to achieving departmental and wider organisational objectives
• Passion for the work that TAAS does
• A flexible approach to allow adaptability to the changing needs of the organisation
• Experience as a fundraiser within a charity or a sales environment.
• Comfortable approaching new business opportunities, raising awareness and generating leads.
• Highly motivated self-starter.
• Strong relationship building and communication skills.
• Ability to manage a database effectively.
• Good presentation skills.
• Ability to meet and exceed income targets.
 A tenacious and driven mindset

💛 What’s In It For You:

At TAAS, you’ll be part of a passionate and committed charity that’s making a real difference every day. We value professionalism, compassion and teamwork — and we’re proud of our inclusive, supportive culture.

Whether it’s supporting emergency services from behind the scenes or helping shape the future of our leadership, you’ll play a crucial role in helping us save lives.

The Air Ambulance Service isn’t just a place to work; it’s a place to build a meaningful career.

Click “Apply Now” and help us to keep our helicopters flying and continue saving lives.

Compliance Responsibilities

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.

The role is subject to a Basic DBS check. A full UK driving licence is a requirement for this role.

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.

As an organisation, TAAS are committed to ensuring the safety and welfare of children and vulnerable adults involved in any of our activities. Our commitment applies to all acting on our behalf, i.e., employees, contractors, volunteers, supporters, patient, donors and visitors, meaning that all have a responsibility towards safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults with whom they have contact with. Any new staff starting with the organisation will need to be committed to Safeguarding, complete relevant Safeguarding training and report any concerns they may have. TAAS operate a safer recruitment process, as part of our Safeguarding policy, which includes identifying and rejecting anyone who may be a risk to vulnerable people.

*Please note that we reserve the right to close this before the stated date, should the hiring manager deem there to be enough suitable applicants. We are currently recruiting for this role directly and do not require agency assistance at this time. If you have applyed for this role within the last 6 months, please be aware your application may be automatically declined.