Join Our Mission to Help Save Lives – South Community Fundraising Assistant – FTC 15 months

Location: Home-based (travelling within the South Yorkshire area).

Hours: Full-time, flexible, with regular evening and weekend work.

Contract: 15-month fixed term

Salary: Starting salary of £25,626 p.a

Closing Date: Monday, 30th June 2025 at 5 pm

Are you passionate about making a real difference in your community? Want to be part of a life-saving mission every single day?

At Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA), our helicopters are ready to respond to emergencies across Yorkshire – thanks to the generosity of the public and the dedication of our team. We are looking for a Community Fundraiser to help grow and support our fundraising efforts across our Sotuh region, shown as SOUTH on the map below.

About the Role

Working closely with the Regional Team, you will manage and fully participate in fundraising activities across the region to ensure the annual financial income and expenditure targets are achieved, thereby ensuring the life-saving air ambulance is available to the people of Yorkshire.

You will ensure all donors have a great experience and feel fully supported and engaged when raising funds for the Charity in line with the Charity’s principles and values.

You will support established volunteers and recruit new volunteers within the region when necessary.

What You’ll Do

• Assist in managing the South region’s events diary. Organise, manage and attend community events/functions and ensure appropriate fundraiser or volunteer attendance as required.
• Act as the first point of contact for fundraising events and supporters.
• Utilise the CRM system (donor and financial recording system) to effectively manage our donors, maximise income, and follow up all events, ensuring all funds from notified events are received and recorded correctly and that donors are suitably thanked.
• Act as representative of Yorkshire Air Ambulance by raising awareness through public speaking engagements, attending cheque presentations, and representing the Charity at community fundraising events throughout the South region.
• Recruit, induct and manage the volunteers and ensure they comply with the Charity’s policies and procedures.
• Working in partnership with the Communications & Marketing team to promote and thank fundraising activity within the region in line with the Charity’s policy, to maximise income generation within the community.
• Contribute to the Charity’s Growth Fundraising Strategy, including promoting the ‘Saving Lives Lottp’ and other new initiatives.
• Take responsibility for handling, counting and banking cash raised at fundraising events.
• Comply with the Charity’s policies and processes, including Financial, Health & Safety (including carrying out risk assessments), GDPR, data protection and ensure effective governance.
• Demonstrate a willingness to drive the Charity’s mobile education unit as required; full training will be provided.
• Work with the team to manage the region’s stock and fundraising resources.
• Plan for and attend regional meetings/planning meetings/volunteer meetings.
• Undertake other duties and training as may reasonably be required from time to time.

What We’re Looking For

Essential:

• Previous experience in community fundraising, customer service, sales or an income-generating role.
• Experience in developing and maintaining long-term customer/donor relationships.
• A willingness to travel and work unsocial hours, both in the evenings and at weekends.
• Computer literacy (Microsoft Office Outlook/Word/Excel/PowerPoint).
• Have suitable home-based accommodation to provide a satisfactory working environment.
• Clean driving license and access to own car, although a Charity vehicle is provided for work mileage.

Desirable:

• Experience in project/event management.
• Experience in presenting to a variety of groups.
• Residing within the South region.
• Experience of working from home.

What We Offer:

• Starting salary of £25,626 p.a.
• 15-month fixed-term contract.
• 25 days paid holiday per annum plus statutory Bank Holidays (pro-rata).
• Time off in Lieu of evening and weekend work, where applicable.
• Work Life/Family Balance – a commitment to helping you achieve a work life balance, including flexible working opportunities (role dependent), enhanced family leave packages, including maternity, paternity and adoption/surrogacy.
• Regular team building and away days with a calendar of events and social activities.
• Commitment to training and personal development for all staff, including access to short online training sessions.
• Contributory pension scheme (contributions matched by the Charity up to 8% and annual pensions advice).
• Life assurance plus access to an Employee Assistance Programme covering Financial, Mental and Physical Wellbeing.
• You will be provided with: Uniform, laptop, phone, small van and other items required for you to perform your role effectively.

You can download the full job information pack below.

How to Apply

To apply for this position via our website:

• Complete the form below
• Provide a CV and covering letter stating how your experience, knowledge, abilities and skills match the job requirements along with why you are applying.
• Complete the optional Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form (available to download below).

For other recruitment queries, please contact recruitment@yaa.org.uk

The closing date for this vacancy is Monday, 30th June 2025 at 5 pm.

Interviews will take place on TBC

If you wish to discuss the job role in more detail, please contact Holly Whitehouse, Regional Fundraiser – South, on 07768 175727.

GDPR & our Recruitment Privacy Statement:

The Yorkshire Air Ambulance complies by law with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the EU General Data Protection Regulation.  Please read our Recruitment Privacy Statement.  This advises you of how the Charity collects and processes your personal data.  The Privacy Statement also declares how the Charity will comply with GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.  Please ensure you download and read the Statement before submitting your application for employment.