The Fundraising Events Manager drives the delivery of a high-impact, diverse events program that brings our vision to life. From major fundraising galas and milestone celebrations to hands-on community and donor experiences, this role is central to growing fundraising income, deepening supporter relationships and raising the organisation’s profile across the community. As well as external community engagement the Fundraising Events Manager will also deliver key internal events like the Annual Staff and Long Services Awards and AGM.
With full end-to-end project management responsibility, the Events Manager leads the planning, delivery and evaluation of large-scale, high-profile and milestone events, including significant organisational anniversaries such as the upcoming 2027 centenary celebrations. The role also delivers an exciting calendar of recurring events throughout the year, including regular Ambulance Launches, the annual Onesie Appeal, Restart a Heart Day in October and the annual Golf Day.
Job Description
Why join Wellington Free Ambulance
Wellington Free Ambulance’s vision is to be a trusted and reliable ambulance service that provides excellence in emergency response and connected services to move our communities to better health.
We’re the only emergency ambulance service for Greater Wellington and Wairarapa and proud of the place we hold in our communities, and the high-quality care that our people deliver every day. As well as providing emergency ambulance services, Wellington Free Ambulance also provides a Patient Transfer Service that transports patients to and from scheduled healthcare appointments, a Clinical Communications Centre answering 111 calls, and Event Medical support to a huge number of community, sporting and festival events. We also teach our communities lifesaving CPR skills through The Lloyd Morrison Foundation Heartbeat Programme.
Wellington Free Ambulance has been described as having a boutique feel due to the specific region we serve. Our region covers an area from Cook Strait in the south to just north of Waikanae around Peka Peka on the Kāpiti Coast. In the Wairarapa, our area goes as far north as Mt Bruce. In total, around 500,000 people call our region home. Thanks to our boutique feel, when you join you become part of our whānau and really do make a huge impact on our communities!
Wellington Free Ambulance is committed to building an inclusive workforce with a focus on equity, diversity and inclusion to provide a stronger internal and external culture and to improve our organisational performance. We value and embrace differences in all people and encourage diverse ways of thinking and being.
Who we are looking for
We are looking for an experienced and motivated events management professional with a proven ability to deliver high-quality events with minimal supervision, ideally within a fundraising environment.
Desired Skills and Experience
It is essential that you have:
At least two years’ event management experience delivering successful events end to end – preferably in the not-for-profit sector.
Exceptional planning, organisation and time management skills, with the ability to juggle competing priorities
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, and a collaborative, can-do approach
A demonstrated experience managing event budgets, negotiating with suppliers and tracking financial outcomes
A creative, solutions-focused mindset with outstanding attention to detail
An ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and remain calm under pressure
A genuine commitment to delivering high-quality experiences for supporters, stakeholders and partners
For more detailed information about the position and its requirements, please refer to the full job description here.
