The post holder is responsible for administering the grant application process including launching funding schemes, processing application review and the routine management of existing grant awards. The post holder must also be available to represent the Charity at external meetings and conferences where appropriate.

The post holder will be part of the secretariat to the Charity’s Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP), organising meetings and equipping them with the necessary information to fulfil their role. The post holder will provide support to the Research Grants Manager to ensure the Charity supports only the highest quality research and that the programme’s outputs are continually reviewed – maximising the impact of the Charity’s research investment.

In the last 32 years we have raised over £230m in the fight against childhood cancer. Over the years, working with the scientific community, we have made significant breakthroughs in the treatment of ALL, and have contributed to raising survival rates from 63% to 84% through funding research projects.

 Children with Cancer UK is the leading national children’s charity dedicated to the fight against childhood cancer. Our aims are to improve survival, improve treatments and provide care for children and young people with cancer.

 We are moving into a new phase of growth and are investing in our teams to expand our reach, grow our awareness and continue to invest in research to ensure we can continue our fight against childhood cancer. Our leading pillar of work continues to be research into the cause, treatment and cure of this cruel disease, and we will not stop until every child survives.

Role Overview

The Finance Manager will be responsible for managing the finance function, developing, implementing, and maintaining an appropriate internal control framework, and applying the terms and conditions of contracts and grants.

You will facilitate the maintenance of accurate and up to date financial and accounting records to ensure the effective running of the charity.

You will manage the Finance Assistant and work closely with the Fundraising team and external accountants.

Key responsibilities:

• Support the securing of income opportunities by providing financial information for bids, grants, and applications.

• Create and implement templates to enable the team to provide accurate financial information for submitting bids, quotes and applications and high-level security within the systems to uphold client confidentiality.

• Work with project leads and the senior team to ensure the effective management of funds, including the tracking and reporting expenditures in line with statutory requirements of WIT's filing system. 

• Develop and deliver financial performance information to assist the Senior Team and Trustees in the running of the charity providing valuable financial insights to help make better decisions about formulating and executing the charity's strategy.

• Assist the CEO and Senior Leads in the business planning and budgeting/forecasting processes

• Manage the year-end audit by liaising and engaging with the external auditor and accountant to process payroll and pensions monthly.

• Work with the Senior Team and Finance Sub Committee to provide adequate procedures, measures, and systems of internal control appropriate for the nature and size of the charity and meeting statutory obligations.

• Manage the financial and accounting operations using Xero financial management software and Microsoft Excel

• Produce accurate monthly Management Accounts for the CEO and Senior Management Team, including commentary on significant areas and variances from budgets and Update monthly the cash flow forecast 

• Produce accurate quarterly Management Accounts for review to the Finance Sub Committee, including commentary on significant areas and variances from budgets

• Work alongside the Senior Management Team to prepare detailed annual budgets for approval by the CEO and Finance Sub Committee

• Monitor Gift Aid and submit claims when required.

• Undertaking administrative tasks as and when required, be hands-on and self-sufficient

• Work with the external accountant to complete monthly return payments to Inland Revenue, and year-end returns in a timely, proactive and accurate manner 

• Report safeguarding concerns to the WIT Designated Safeguarding Manager and follow company procedure.

Essential Skills / Experience

• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of financial accounting 

• Qualified (CIMA, ACCA or ACA ) or QBE for the right candidate. Part qualified acceptable, with the right experience

• At least three years of experience in the review and production of accounts

• Excellent IT skills with extensive experience in working with online accounting systems, Excel and MS Office

• High proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs etc.)

• Experience in using Xero online accounting system

• Experience in dealing with auditors and a clear understanding of their requirements 

• Experience Overseeing SORPs and Charity Accounting 

• Thrives in a socially motivated environment and can work at speed in a constantly changing environment

• Experience in people management and a team player

Timeline

• To apply, send your CV and covering letter by 5 pm on 17th June 2022

• Applicants shortlisted for an interview be interviewed within one week

• The official role start will be in end-June 2022

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Start date: ASAP

Salary: £27,000 - £33,500

Location: Various.  South Quay and Hackney.

About Us

Inspire and 15billionebp support young people to create a positive future for themselves. We connect young people with the world of work, challenge stereotypes and celebrate local talent. We are charities based in east London dedicated to promoting social mobility and raising aspirations. With over 30 years of experience in delivering high quality services and programmes, we support and educate children and young people on the opportunities available to them and the skills required in order to prepare and present themselves for these.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Programme Manager to join our Delivery Team.  This is an excellent opportunity for an organised, enthusiastic and confident individual to join us.  The role has responsibility for managing service delivery with engaging work related learning content for primary school pupils and ensuring trips and activities are sourced, managed and worthwhile for students.

This is an integral role within our team with a focus on delivering our flagship primary programme ‘World of Work’, as well as Children’s University East London. All delivery is aimed towards enabling children and young people to learn about the world of work and the opportunities available to them.  You will work closely with schools, employers and business volunteers to deliver fun, engaging and labour market-relevant careers related activities and workshops to partner schools across London boroughs. You will have the chance to be creative through planning, delivering and evaluating the programme to ensure that services are current and meet the needs of relevant stakeholders.

As a member of the Delivery Team, the Programme Manager may also manage and support the delivery of wider services across other teams within the charity where required. 

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Managing development, delivery and coordination of programmes including creation and delivery of bespoke programmes commissioned by corporate partners.
• Managing programmes working with young people with additional needs.
• Evaluating and refreshing service delivery including development of new programmes.
• Working alongside other members of the Delivery Team to ensure effective recruitment, training and retention of volunteers across all programmes delivered by the charity.
• Development and delivery of training to those participating in delivery of programmes.

Please see job description for more details.

How to apply

In order to apply, please submit your CV and covering letter.

15billionebp is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Closing date

This position is available immediately.  We will review applications as we receive them and aim to appoint as soon as we meet the right person.

Interviews will include a skills based test.

Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive we will not be able to contact unsuccessful applicants.

Curing Parkinson’s needs world-class collaborative science involving researchers, clinicians, the pharmaceutical industry and, most importantly, people who are living with Parkinson’s. This collaboration is at the heart of our research programme.

Our leadership and funding enables the world’s leading neuroscientists and neurologists to prioritise, together, the next generation of drugs for clinical trial.

With ambitious plans for growth, we are looking for a Digital Manager to shape our use of all things digital, from our new website to our social media channels and fundraising campaigns. We know that that there’s so much more that can be done - this is a genuine chance to have a big impact at a dynamic charity.

You will work closely with our fundraising and marketing team as well as our research team. You will be responsible for increasing visitor numbers and engagement with the charity across all of our digital platforms.

You’ll need to be digitally savvy and know your way around Wordpress, SEO and Google grants. We want someone who will ensure we are early adopters for digital trends.  You’ll need to be able to blend strategic thinking with hands-on delivery.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.

Independent Age works to ensure that as we grow older, we all have the opportunity to live well with dignity, choice and purpose. To achieve this we provide information, advice and connection services for older people; campaign on the issues that matter most to them around health and care, poverty and loneliness and provide capacity building support to others working in the sector.

This is an exciting time to join Independent Age as we work to increase our profile, impact and reach so more people can live a happy, connected and purposeful later life. We want to find talented individuals from diverse backgrounds to join us on this journey.

The Policy Manager will use the evidence and insight gained through our services and campaign network to identify the problems that older people face and come up with innovate policy solutions to improve their lives. They will then work with colleagues across the organisation, particularly Public Affairs, Campaigns and Media, to influence policymakers and make their policy calls a reality.

We are looking for someone with significant experience of scoping and developing policy calls. The successful candidate will have a robust understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methods, including of commissioning research from academics and third parties. They will have strong written and verbal communication skills and a determination to make like better for people in later life.

At Independent Age we live by our values. We are Purpose-driven; compassionate; expert; collaborative; accountable; inclusive.

We champion inclusion and celebrate diversity within and outside our charity to create a culture where everyone knows that they belong and can bring their whole self to work.  We hire from a variety of backgrounds as we know this makes our charity stronger.

If you are passionate about our cause, share our values and believe you have the skills for this role, then we’d love to meet you. 

We offer two incremental salary increases for everyone joining us, one at successful completion of probation and the second on the first anniversary of starting with us.

We know that a good work life balance helps us perform at our best, so we provide support to attain this with flexible working hours and regular remote working opportunities. We also offer great benefits including 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a generous pension scheme with life assurance and fantastic learning and development opportunities.

Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding those we work with. We therefore ask that you supply your full work history with explanations for any gaps in the application documents you submit and if offered the post, we will require two employment references including your current or most recent employer.  

Open to considering a job share and part time hours.

To apply, please visit our website to submit a cover letter detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the Job Description and Person Specification, along with your CV.

Interviews will be held on Monday 13 and Tuesday 14 June

This is an exciting opportunity to embed some newly developed grant awarding processes within the Charity whilst the current Grant Manager is off on maternity leave.

As a senior member of the operations team, the post holder will lead Alder Hey Children’s Charity’s grant awarding process, liaising with key members of Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust on their grant applications and reporting on outcomes.

This role will play a key role in ensuring that the fundraising teams have the information they need to raise funds for specific projects and report back to funders and donors on impact and how their donations have made a vital difference.

This role will also manage Alder Hey Children’s Charity’s commitments as regional Lead Charity for NHS Charities Together Stage 2 Funding Programme for the next two years.

Key responsibilities will include:

Strategic Planning, Financial Management & Reporting

Work with the Trust to develop and implement strategic, multi-year plans and charitable spending budgets; identifying upcoming funding requirements under the four pillars of funding (Campus; Medical Equipment; Research & Innovation; and Magic).

Monitor progress against strategic plans, Key Performance Indicators and charitable spending budgets; producing regular reports for the Charitable Spending Committee.

Grant Applications

Lead on the promotion of opportunities available to apply for Charitable Funding.

Embed the new grant applications process, ensuring it provides detailed, relevant information to allow Charitable Spending Committee to access applications and monitor performance; smoothly links into the Trust’s processes and is accessible to all applicants across the Trust.

Support grant applicants through the process, linking them with the relevant fundraising team where appropriate.

Grant Awards

Manage the grant award process, ensuring that applications are reviewed and approved in line with the agreed authority levels.

Provide successful applicants with award letters and grant terms and conditions with the support of the Grants Assistant.

Grant Reporting

Work with successful applicants to ensure that reports are received on a timely basis in line with grant requirements with the support of the Grants Assistant.

Lead on internal liaison to ensure that fundraising teams have the information they need to report back to funders and donors on how their donations have made a vital difference.

Work with the Finance Team to collate financial information on grant awards for reporting to the Charitable Spending Committee and funders.

Communication & Relationships

Develop an internal communications plan, promoting both the opportunities available to apply for Charitable Funding within the Trust and the impact of projects that have been funded by the Charity. Promote the work of the Charity throughout the Trust and with funders.

Develop key relationships throughout the Trust that support the grant award and reporting process.

Develop and maintain strong working relationships with the Finance Team, working together to provide a smooth process.

Lead on providing and co-ordinating information to the Head of Marketing for the yearly impact report and Annual Report for the Financial Statements.

Be an active and supportive member of the Alder Hey Children’s Charity team, contributing to the team’s development and working collaboratively with colleagues and volunteers.

Regional Lead for NHS Charities Together Funding

Manage the operational requirements of Alder Hey Children’s Charity as the regional lead charity for NHS Charities Together Stage 2 Funding Programme.

Ensure strong communication and information sharing between all regional projects and all partners in the projects including strategic regional stakeholders.

Ensure strong processes are in place for monitoring and evaluation across all projects.

Provide robust and timely reporting, including evidence of impact and effectiveness of cross-sector partnerships in contributing to strategic priorities, back to regional stakeholders and national funder, NHS Charities Together.  

Innovation & Development

Be the lead specialist in grant awarding and maintain strong knowledge of relevant legislation and good practice.

Develop and maintain specialist knowledge of trends and developments in the sector, through completing relevant training, reviewing relevant press and publications and keeping up to date with industry news.

Work with the database manager to develop a solution within the CRM system for tracking grant awards and reporting.

Other Duties

Line management of the Grants Assistant.

Be an outstanding advocate for Alder Hey Children’s Charity in line with the core values of the organisation.

Gain and maintain in-depth knowledge and understanding of the charity’s work, priorities and future plans and act as a spokesperson for the Charity when required, including representing at external events as appropriate.

Any other reasonable duties as required by your line manager. 

Our Values

Here at Alder Hey Children’s Charity, our values guide the way in which we work. By being courageous, working together, being passionate about our work, and making sure that we are creative in what we do, helps us to deliver the support necessary so that our Hospital can continue to deliver the very best care for our young patients and their families. Our values are:

Courage: we try new things and take risks to innovate and drive forward new ideas. We have the courage to speak up and take a stance. We are accountable, responsive and responsible. We are unstoppable.

Together: we work together as one team, sharing our knowledge and learning. We work in partnership with patients, families, supporters and colleagues. We are respectful, celebrate diversity and empower each other to achieve our aims.

Passion: we are passionate about what we do and why we do it. We work together to share and grow. We inspire others.

Magical: we are fun, creative and child led. We create special moments, provide little extras and go further for our brave young patients. 

Location

This role is office based within Alder Hey Children's Hospital, requires regular evening and weekend working, and frequent travel throughout the North-West.

How to apply

You can apply by clicking the link below. Applications must include your CV and a covering letter which explains how you meet the requirements of the role.

Additional information is included within the Job Description and Person Specification. If you have any questions about the role please contact Sarah Fletcher, Director of Finance & Operations (details available on the Charity website).

Closing date: Sunday 19th June 2022

Interviews: Wednesday 29th June 2022

Alder Hey Children’s Charity will make every endeavour to make any reasonable adjustments for applicants who require assistance in carrying out their duties due to a disability. Alder Hey Children’s Charity is committed to equal opportunities and positively welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Alder Hey Children’s Charity is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. The post holder may be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure check.

The Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) was established in 2011 with a £35 million endowment from the Big Lottery Fund to spend over a 20-year period on providing UK-wide support and advocacy for ex-Service personnel and their families to make a successful transition back to civilian life.  The Trust awards grants and commissions research to generate an evidence base to influence and underpin policy makers and service providers, and to build the capacity of the Armed Forces charities sector. 

Role overview/ Purpose of the post:

The main purpose of the Grants and Projects Administrator is to support the development and delivery of the Trust’s grant programme, working closely with the Grants Manager and Operations Manager to ensure that assigned individual projects and collective grant-making activities are supported, ensuring the functions of the Trust work as smoothly as possible.

Forces in Mind Trust operates a hybrid working policy allowing office-based work where required and home-based work when appropriate. This policy applies to the G&PA role.

Role responsibilities:

Grant Administration

• Assist the Grant Manager, Health Programme Manager and Senior Grants and Data Officer by providing administration to a high standard across the whole grants cycle, including producing letters, administering payments to grantees, and monitoring and tracking grant reports.
• Lead on keeping track of grant payments and obtaining receipts, and uploading the necessary information for grants and payments to be made.
• Monitor and manage a caseload of multi-year grants and support the wider grants portfolio as needed. 
• Work with the Policy and Influence team to assist with the overall evaluation and impact of projects.
• Assist in the preparation and distribution of documents for Programmes Committee and Board meetings, and any other Programme related meetings, supporting the meetings, taking minutes where required, and follow up as required.

Database administration

• Work closely with the Senior Grants and Data Officer, and Grants Manager to contribute to the development and upkeep of the Trust’s CRM (MS Dynamics), working with colleagues to ensure that grantee information is accurately maintained on the database.
• Collect and extract data for monitoring and evaluation purposes

General Tasks

• Receive and manage telephone and email enquiries, dealing with them in a timely and efficient manner, redirecting or taking messages as appropriate and using initiative to deal with queries.
• Responsible for administering all the Trust’s payments.
• Support the Operations Manager to continuously improve the systems and processes of the Trust to ensure that the operations run as smoothly as possible.
• Undertake any other duties in support of the Trust’s work as may reasonably be required.
• Support the overall smooth running of the Trust working closely with other members of the Executive Team as required on meetings organisation, travel/accommodation and diary coordination.
• Be proactive in suggesting ways of improving and automating systems and processes.

Relationship building

• Build supportive working relationships with all team members, enabling and assisting them when needed.
• Provide support to Trustees as required and help to solve issues as they arise.

Applications:

Please download the full job description, and then download and complete the Application Form.

Are you the A B Charitable Trust Grants Manager?

• Are you committed to defending human rights and human dignity, and interested in issues affecting marginalised and excluded people?
• Do you have a personal or professional connection to one or more of our priority areas and experience or an understanding of grant making?
• Are you emotionally intelligent and able to form and develop strong working relationships with a range of individuals and groups?

If so, you might well be the right person to join the A B Charitable Trust at this exciting time.

About the A B Charitable Trust

The A B Charitable Trust funds charities that support marginalised and excluded people, with a focus on:

• Migrants, refugees and asylum seekers
• Criminal justice and penal reform
• Human rights, particularly access to justice

The Trust was founded 32 years ago to promote and defend human dignity. Our grant total was £4.7 million in 2021/22 and is expected to be over £5.7m in 2022/23. The trust is on an exciting journey of growth and this year we are undertaking a strategic review so that we can increase our funding to essential work and have a greater impact.

About the role

The Grants Manager’s role will work closely with the team, trustees and grantees to assess applications and deliver a range of grants. They will work across all three of our priority areas, and will be expected to develop their knowledge in one or more of our areas of interest. Their ability to work closely with grant holders, developing supportive and constructive relationships with them, will be paramount. This is a busy and exciting moment to join the Trust and, because we are a small team, it is an opportunity to be involved in delivering and continuously developing how the Trust will grow over the coming years.

About you

This could be the right opportunity for a range of potential candidates but the A B Charitable Trust would particularly like to hear from you if you: have an understanding or experience of grant making, have emotional intelligence, are a good communicator and relationship builder, are a team player, are flexible, are organised, and have a demonstrable passion for our work. We are particularly keen to hear from candidates who have a live connection to the kinds of organisations and groups we fund and/or lived experience of our priority areas.

We value, welcome and respect all the differences that make us who we are, including: age, cultural background, disability and mental health, ethnicity and race, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, and social background.

How to apply

Download the Candidate Information Pack. You will also need the application form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form.

Purpose of the role

Support the Programme Managers in the delivery of a portfolio of grant programmes to charities and organisations. The role may also be asked to manage low value/risk programmes as part of a defined developmental pathway.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide day-to-day support to three or four grant programme managers as required, this may include completion of due diligence, maintaining grant records, monitoring the grant programme email boxes and communication with applicants.
• Compliance with all funding contract/grant agreement conditions regulations and guidance, including ensuring full GDPR compliance.
• Support Programme Managers with pilot projects/programmes to evaluate demand, impact, value for money, process improvement etc. attending project meetings as required.
• Provide support to the Programme Managers on the design and development of new grant programmes.
• Subject to experience, manage a small discrete grants programme(s).
• Undertake any other reasonable management request, including duties as can be reasonably expected to ensure the smooth running and efficiency of the Motability Grant Programme Team.

Qualifications, Training, Professional Memberships or Accreditations

Desirable:

• Programme, project or grant management experience/training.
• A levels/applicable HND or equivalent.

Additional note:

The successful candidate will be required to complete an induction schedule developed to fit their role profile.

Approach and timescale will be discussed once in post.

Experience and Track Record

Essential:

• Previous grants, project or programme support experience.

Desirable:

• Experience working in a grant providing charity.
• Previous exposure to mobility challenges.
• Experience of the disability sector (including hidden disabilities).

Capabilities Profile – Technical Skills/Knowledge

Essential:

• Strong IT skills.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of programme management and grant funding.
• Experience of using CRM.

Capabilities Profile – Leadership, Management or Personal Skills/Knowledge

Essential:

• A passion to make a difference for our beneficiaries.
• A strong and demonstrable commitment to Diversity and Inclusion.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Well organised, with strong time management/prioritisation capabilities.
• Strong team player, able to work across multiple disciplines with both internal and external stakeholders.

Reporting line

Reports to: Impact Grants Programme Manager, Charitable Operations, Motability.

Key Interfaces:

• Grant applicants/beneficiaries.
• Multiple internal and external stakeholders as required.

Resources, scale and scope of role, location and any travel factors:

• The role is based In Harlow, Essex at Motability’s offices. Some travel may be required for training and offsite meetings.
• A blended working arrangement may factor in the role, to be agreed with the Head of Grant Programmes and Director Charitable Operations.

⭐️ WHAT MOTABILITY CAN OFFER YOU ⭐️

A career with Motability can offer you so much more than earning potential. We pride ourselves in offering some fantastic benefits and a culture to match, some of which includes;

�� Holiday – 26 Days + 8 Bank Holidays, increasing to 28 days after 5 years’ service

❤️ Health and Wellbeing – We offer private health care with BUPA alongside an Employee Assistance Programme, eye tests, flu vaccinations, enhanced sick pay and discounted corporate gym membership. We take your physical AND Mental Health seriously, with our dedicated mental health first aiders you will have support and understanding from your colleagues.

�� Family Friendly – We offer enhanced Parental Leave inclusive of Adoption Pay and we understand that families require flexibility, we provide time off for dependants, flexible working hours and the option to work from home. Life Assurance is 4 x your salary.

�� Diversity and Inclusion - We value everyone’s unique qualities and celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels safe to be their authentic selves, no matter their age, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, neurodiversity or otherwise. This is embedded in to our values and we celebrate our differences and create awareness throughout the year.

�� Celebrating Success – We love to recognise people that go above and beyond with our Spotlight Award as well as having team celebrations and social events throughout the year.

☕️ Our culture - In the Motability office we “dress for our day”, it’s an incredibly welcoming and inclusive environment where we look to support your career, we offer a mini bus service from Harlow Town centre and station for those using public transport to reach us and there are plenty of free hot beverages for when you arrive.

�� Pension – Up to 15%, inclusive of a 10% non-contributory addition and Motability matching your contributions up to 5%

We are a disability confident employer, feel free to make us aware of any reasonable adjustments you might need.

Due to the number of applications we will only contact those candidates who are successful.

Do you want to be part of an charity that is proud of their values? Their values are fundamental ethics and principles that underpin everything they do at the charity.

Do you want to work in a dynamic and supportive culture? Do you want to be part of a charity who are committed to EDI?

This exciting opportunity offers hybrid working in the London office and home working. This is a full time role but they would consider candidates that are looking for 4 days a week.

As the Grants Insight Manager you will support the charity's Grants and Insight team to maximise the benefits the grant-making brings to the patients, families, visitors, and staff at the Trust.

You will support colleagues to develop strategic evidence-based programmes, engaging with stakeholders from within the Charity, Hospital, community and patient groups to determine priorities and develop impactful projects. Where a project has fundraising potential you will work with fundraising colleagues to gather data to help create cases for support.

Once funded, you will support the team and the fundraising & communications team with the smooth reporting of grants impact to funders, trustees, senior Trust staff, and other stakeholders.

The Charity has a Senior Grants Executive working on Special Purpose Funds and you will work closely with the Senior Executive to support the reporting and evaluation of the grants they make. A new Salesforce Grants Management System will help them to track grants, analyse progress, and gather data on impact.

Do you have practical qualitative and quantitive data gathering techniques? Experience of developing impact and evaluation frameworks?

If you are interested in hearing more about this opportunity please get in touch now for a detailed job description.

The closing date for CV's is Monday 23rd May

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

Grants Manager 

We are seeking a Grants Manager to take lead responsibility for individual grant programmes for a leading health charity at an exciting time of growth. 

Position: Grants Manager 

Location: Homebased with occasional travel to Warwick

Salary: £42,000 - £48,000 per annum 

Hours: Full time – 35 hours 

About the role:

As Grants Manager you will be responsible for managing a small team within a geographical portfolio reporting to the Senior Grants Manager/Head of Grants to leading the delivery of the grant making and grant management process, awarding funding to Member Charities.

In addition to line management, you will manage a more complex portfolio of grants, taking a relational approach to grant making and acting as a key contact point for internal and external stakeholders. You will take lead responsibility for individual grant programmes and ensure consistency in interpretation of programme criteria and assessments across the grants team engagement. The experience level of this post means that the role will hold higher responsibility in terms of delegated decision making and escalation of more complex issues across grants management functions and provide line management the Senior Grants Officers and coaching and support for team members. 

The role is an integral part of the Grants Team which collectively delivers the grants programmes of the Charity to further the organisational impact strategy. 

About You:

To be successful in this role you will need to have the ability to work at a strategic level, be excellent at building relationships and strong leadership and management skills.

You will also bring with you the following experience:

• Significant knowledge of grant making and grant programmes in excess of £1million 

• Strong knowledge of grant making processes and systems, ideally gained from a variety of sources

• Strong experience of relational grant management 

• Good understanding of the landscape of grant making, ideally within the voluntary sector, health sector or NHS 

• Good experience of grant management systems, e.g. Salesforce 

• Strong understanding of charities and charity governance 

• Experience of monitoring, evaluation, and impact measurement 

• Significant leadership and  people management experience, could be gained through leading staff or volunteers. 

• Strong reporting and analytical skills. Evidence of creative thinking and problem-solving skills. 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.  Able to assimilate information clearly and prepare appropriate, clear, and concise content. 

• Strong presentation skills, confidence to deliver presentations, training, or grants + support 

• Experience of co-production, collaboration and partnership working 

• Self starter with ability to work remotely with a UK wide team 

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Grants Manager, Grant Programmes Manager, Grants and Programmes Manager, Grant Scheme Manager, Charitable Grants Manager, Head of Grants Management, Grants Operation Lead, Grants Director, Trusts and Grants Manager, Senior Grants & Programmes Manager, Programme Funding Manager, etc.

Office and hybrid working in Leeds, or homeworking

We are working in partnership with brainstrust, a charity that helps people diagnosed with a brain tumour, and their loved ones, access proactive support, a community, and good information that can improve knowledge and understanding, reduce anxiety, increase preparedness for events, instil control and improve satisfaction with treatment. They work in clinical settings to secure the best possible care for those with a brain tumour, campaign to solve real issues and provide personalised support and resources that help people with a brain tumour, and their loved ones, to live the life they want after diagnosis.

We are seeking a Grants and Trusts Fundraising Manager, who working directly with the Chief Executive, will maintain and develop an essential income stream for the organisation. The postholder will manage the existing grants and trusts funding pipeline (c. £160k secured), research and develop new opportunities, and build and steward funder relationships to deliver a sustainable pipeline, including timely and accurate reporting to funders. You will be working with a dynamic, energetic, and supportive team who are truly passionate about changing lives.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate:

• Minimum of two years’ experience successfully working in a fundraising role, ideally with a proven track record of achievement in Grants and Trusts fundraising.
• Excellent written skills to create accurate, powerful, compelling, and persuasive proposals/bids and other copy in a range of formats and tailored for the audience.
• Experience of prospect researching and managing pipelines.
• Experience in stewarding and reporting to funders.
• Knowledge of budgets important, but ability to prepare budgets is not essential.

We are seeking an individual with a creative approach, with the ability to build relationships with people from a range of backgrounds and levels of seniority, manage a variety of tasks to meet deadlines under occasional time pressure, and with the capability to adjust communications according to the audience. Working autonomously and collaboratively is expected. 

For more information, please contact Katherine Anderson-Scott, Charisma Charity Recruitment, your application should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law.

Closing date for applications: 24 May 2022, however applications are being reviewed and interviews are being conducted on a rolling basis, so please apply without delay to avoid disappointment.

Do you have fundraising & communication skills? Could you inspire engagement, financial giving & commitment to a great charity supporting children and young adults? If so, then the Barnstondale Centre needs you!

Job Title: Fundraising and Communications Manager

Responsible to: CEO

Hours: Full time (will consider flexibility for part-time hours for the right candidate)

Work Location: Office - Barnstondale Centre, Wirral, Merseyside CH61 1BX (this role can be a mix of in person and remote working)

Salary: £28,000 - £31,000 FTE (dependent on experience) plus 5% matched pension contribution

Term: 12-month fixed term contract (with a possibility of extension dependent on funding)

Direct Reports: None

Role Overview

We are looking for a creative self-starter to work directly with the CEO and Business Manager on the delivery of the charity's new fundraising strategy as we look to grow our donor portfolio and engagement with our supporters. This is a role that offers you real scope, challenge and reward and the chance to contribute and enhance an organisation supporting vulnerable and underprivileged children, and their families.

The focus of this role will be researching and writing high quality, targeted funding applications to a range of charitable trusts and foundations and other grant making bodies, including local authorities. There may also be times when you will be required to respond to other fundraising opportunities that arise (e.g. major donors, corporate, community or events fundraising). You will need to be confident in representing Barnstondale externally and coordinate and maintain strong working relationships. You will have a flexible and motivated attitude to work, have a confident and persuasive writing style, and work with a high level of integrity.

Barnstondale Centre Overview

The Barnstondale Centre has a strong reputation for providing a range of residential trips and outdoor activities for schools and youth groups of all abilities.  We are passionate about encouraging young people to have fun and adventures in the outdoors, teaching them life skills and enhancing their self-esteem. Through successfully facing up to the challenges which outdoor activities provide, overcoming fears and apprehensions along the way, young people make major strides in confidence, with implications for all aspects of their development. We have been accommodating visitors for more than 60 years and became a registered charity in 2001. Although predominantly from the Northwest region, we also accommodate visitors nationally and as far afield as Ireland and France.

Since the formation of the charity, we have provided a safe and inclusive environment for people of all abilities to enjoy; in a normal year we support over 6000 young people. Barnstondale is for many, their first time experiencing the outdoors and their only holiday or respite of the year.

More details of this role, including the role's main duties and person specification, can be found in the attached Job Description.

The Julia and Hans Rausing Trust is a charitable fund that supports organisations and charities, primarily in the UK. The Trust is a significant independent funder, currently giving some £50m annually in grants.

Since its formation, the Trust has provided over 1,000 grants totalling more than £290 million, with activity having increased significantly in recent years. The Trust supports initiatives within three broadly defined areas: Health and Wellbeing; Welfare and Education; and Arts and Culture. In addition to supporting projects of national scope, the Trust has specific programmes in Gloucestershire and in Kensington & Chelsea, London.

The strategic plan for 2022 focuses on eight funding streams within the Trust’s broad giving areas, with an emphasis on welfare. Key funding streams are poverty, disability, addiction, and domestic abuse.

The Role

This is an exciting time to join the Trust, with anticipated future growth in giving and continued development of the infrastructure supporting this work, creating an opportunity to be at the heart of one of the UK’s major independent funders.

This key role will work closely with the Head of Grants and wider team, ensuring that the grant-making activity runs effectively and efficiently. The role will play a lead part in financial review of grant proposals and supporting the team in due diligence and ongoing financial assessment of grant expenditure across a large portfolio of grants. The role will also support increased impact and evaluation of the Trust’s funding.

The Candidate

• At least 10 years’ experience in a senior role involving grant assessment, financial or legal work.
• Demonstrable experience of financial review and risk assessment of charities and funding proposals.
• Ability to develop, improve, and maintain effective financial review processes and systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organised with a good attention to detail.
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently and without close supervision.
• Ability to work under pressure and respond to tight deadlines.
• A flexible approach, able to manage competing workloads.
• Ability to manage sensitive information with discretion and tact.
• Friendly and with an enthusiastic approach.

For further information and details on how to apply, please click the link below.

Closing date for applications:  Monday 23rd May 2022.