Grants Manager

Why work for Great Western Air Ambulance Charity?

When you work for us, you feel part of something special. By the time you come into work in the morning, our crew may well have saved the life of someone you know, someone living in your local community.

From fundraisers to highly skilled paramedics and senior consultants, we are a team, working to save lives that would otherwise be lost. The job can be high pressure, but it is deeply satisfying, and every member of the team is committed to this service, and to saving as many lives as we can.

We pride ourselves on being an excellent employer. We are small enough to feel like a family, but large enough to have a professional set-up. Together we raise over £4m a year to keep our service running.

We are keen to represent the diversity of the people we serve, and welcome applications from communities who may be under-represented in our workforce or the type of roles we are recruiting for. If you would like to see any of our HR-related policies, please email [email protected] outlining what policies you would like to be sent and asking us any questions you might have about whether GWAAC is the right employer for you. We're not perfect but we always aim to be better, so please let us have any feedback at all about your experience of us, so we can reflect, learn and improve.

Although we think the biggest perk to working with us is knowing you are helping to save lives, here are some other benefits for our employees:

Grants Manager

£34,500 - £38,000 FTE (21 - 35 hrs per week)

Does your storytelling open doors? Do you have the ability to build relationships that last? Can you help in turning a project from a dream to a reality?

Then we might have the perfect job for you!

At Great Western Air Ambulance Charity, we’re looking for a new Grants Manager to support the work of our growing regional charity. This role focuses predominantly on trusts and foundations, with responsibility for a growing portfolio of grant funding requirements.

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We’re looking for someone who understands that one size doesn’t fit all when it comes to grants; someone who can adapt their approach to the person in front of them and help turn a long-term vision into reality. The role is suitable for someone with a proven track record of delivering significant grant funding, securing multi-year partnerships, and providing excellent stewardship and reporting.

We’re looking for a candidate who is dedicated to doing their best, a person who can work independently but can collaborate with clinical and fundraising colleagues, who has compassion for our supporters and stakeholders and who is curious about exploring new approaches and keen to learn and develop. The successful candidate will have great written communication skills and experience of developing projects and funding requirements.

GWAAC is a great cause to fundraise for, we have amazing stories to tell and exciting opportunities to grow our service further. Our work is very rewarding for our team too – at GWAAC we know that we are contributing to saving local lives every single day, equipping our clinical team for tomorrow, and building for our charity’s long-term future.

You would be joining GWAAC at an exciting time, as the charity continues to innovate in the field of pre-hospital care. You will be supported in developing your skills and be part of a dedicated team committed to saving local lives.

GWAAC is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates from a range of backgrounds and experiences. GWAAC puts people first and upholds a culture of safeguarding.

To apply, please review the Job Description and Person Specification, and send a covering letter and CV, of no more than 6 sides combined, to [email protected] by 9am on Wednesday 4 November.

Please contact us if you require reasonable adjustments.

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