Our vision is to bring hope to every one of our patients across London, when they need us most, where they need us most. We’re a charity that works alongside the NHS and our life-saving service is made possible by our supporters.
Building on the strong success of the past two years we have the opportunity to become leaders in innovative philanthropy and to achieve this we’re investing in the right skills and experience to strengthen our talented team and build on a solid foundation, with the ambition to become a world leader in philanthropic giving.
The Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships will provide strategic, commercial and visionary leadership for London’s Air Ambulance Charity’s high-value income portfolio, shaping and delivering an ambitious, insight-led Philanthropy and Partnerships Strategy aligned to the charity’s 15-year strategy. With overall accountability for sustainable and transformational income growth, the role will maximise the financial and strategic value of philanthropy and partnerships, diversify income and identify new opportunities, markets and relationships that can accelerate the charity’s long-term ambitions.
A key focus will be to build a strong organisational culture of philanthropy, bringing together leaders, trustees, clinicians and colleagues to identify and maximise high-value fundraising and strategic partnership opportunities. The postholder will lead and develop a high-performing philanthropy and partnerships team, fostering a culture of ambition, accountability, commercial discipline, innovation and continuous improvement, while building trusted relationships that deliver lasting value for the charity and the communities it serves.
We’re looking for an ambitious, commercially astute and highly credible relationship leader who can help us take our philanthropy and partnerships programme to the next level.
You may come from a senior philanthropy, corporate partnerships or fundraising background, or from a commercial environment such as business development or strategic relationship management. What matters most is your ability to build influential relationships, identify and develop opportunities, translate them into compelling propositions and deliver sustainable growth and impact.
If you’re a strategic relationship leader who knows how to turn opportunity into growth, bring people with you and use your commercial expertise to create meaningful social impact, we’d love to hear from you.
Our Benefits
Working environment
- Hybrid working for most roles, with time split between our offices at Mansell Street or The Royal London Hospital and remote working
- Flexible working arrangements for most roles, with a 35-hour working week (for full-time employees) and core hours of 10:00-16:00
- A collaborative culture built around our values: compassionate, courageous and pioneering
- Access to a variety of learning and development opportunities to support your career growth
- A commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging, supported by our employee-led network, All Inclusive.
Supporting your wellbeing
- 27 days of annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part-time employees)
- Additional office closure between Christmas and New Year, giving you an extra three days leave each year
- Additional annual leave awarded for long service
- One day's paid moving leave each year
- One day's paid volunteering leave each year to support causes that matter to you
- Compassionate leave
- Enhanced sick pay, providing up to five weeks full pay in a rolling 12-month period from day one of employment
- Access to a free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme, offering support for emotional, financial and legal matters, plus a wellbeing app.
Supporting your financial wellbeing
- Generous pension scheme with a 10% employer contribution when you contribute 5%
- Medicash health cash plan, helping you claim back the cost of everyday healthcare expenses
- Access to a wide range of employee discounts through sites including Blue Light Card, Health Service Discounts and Perks at Work
- Season ticket loan
- Cycle to Work scheme.
Supporting your family
- Enhanced maternity pay, offering company maternity pay at 75% of your annual salary for weeks seven to 26 of maternity leave
- Life assurance cover equivalent to four times your annual salary.