We are seeking an experienced Grants Officer or Senior Grants Officer to support our growing grants team to design, delivery and review grant programmes on behalf of our clients.

Salary: 

Grants Officer: £23,161 - £30,210 (London), £20,161 - £27,210 (North East)

Senior Grants Officer: £30,210 - £36,000 (London), £27,210 - £33,000 (North East)

Introducing Rocket Science

We are a highly regarded specialist grant making and consultancy organisation with offices in Edinburgh, Newcastle and London. We have a commitment to helping disadvantaged individuals, families and communities to enhance the quality of their lives. We specialise in the fields of employability, health and social care, housing and homelessness, learning and skills, third sector development, and local economic development.  We recognise the importance of considering intersectionality in all we do, and in gender-informed approaches, and we are currently growing our portfolio of work in these areas.

We offer clients an end-to-end Grant Management service, supplying services in accordance with the government’s Grant Standards, meeting performance targets in addition to administering the funding. We use cloud-based Grants Management Service (GMS) Flexi-Grant® and Blackbaud Grantmaking.

Our service includes

• Co-design and development of Funds’ purpose/scope, process, documentation and setup on a dedicated grants portal
• Coordination of the application process, assessing applications and providing advice to our clients’ decision-making panels
• Managing ongoing monitoring and reporting between funded projects and our clients including some site visits.

Our staff are provided the opportunity to work on a wide variety of exciting projects across a range of our specialist areas. Current and previous grant Funds include the Government Equalities Office Returners Fund, Department for Work and Pension’s Challenge Fund, Greater London Authority Young Londoners Fund, North of Tyne Combined Authority, South Tyneside Council, L&Q Place Makers Funds and the Violence Reduction Unit.

We also provide value-adding consultancy to support the Grant Management service where we work with clients to improve the performance of services for the public, and we work as independent advisers, researchers, evaluators, facilitators, trainers and mediators. 

The person we are looking for is expected to have:

• Experience working with the public or third and community sector – or in a position in the private sector that had direct engagement with public or third and community sector organisations
• Ability to work independently and initiate, plan and prioritise workloads and meet tight deadlines including an ability to work across several projects at once
• Highly proficient in the use of MS Office tools to support and enhance your role
• A quick learner of new systems and willingness to learn to use our cloud-based Grants Management Systems to administer our grant programmes
• A good telephone manner and commitment to excellent customer service
• An interest in Rocket Science’s specialisms and areas of work
• Knowledge of grant management processes including use of grantmaking software/solutions
• Experience of assessment of grant applications

Grants Officer

• Full time, Permanent
• £29,190 - £31,765 per annum plus pension, medical and dental insurance
• 25 days holiday (plus 3 additional days to be taken between Christmas and New Year)
• 4pm finish on Fridays
• Central London location (Covent Garden) – Hybrid work pattern – minimum of 3 days from the office, maximum of 2 days at home. Please note staff are currently working from home in accordance with the latest government advice.

REPORTS TO

Grants Team Leader

OVERVIEW

The Masonic Charitable Foundation is looking for an empathetic individual who understands the charity sector and is motivated by helping others. As Grants Officer you will assess and process applications from individuals and families and will work effectively with a range of stakeholders.

You will need excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong numeracy skills, and will take an organised approach to work, prioritising effectively while working quickly and accurately. You will be a team player who is willing to support colleagues and prioritise the needs of the team. Previous experience in a comparable role would be advantageous but appropriate training is available for the candidate with the right skills.

Day to day responsibilities include processing and assessing applications from individuals and families for a range of support (including financial, medical, mobility and respite care), making financial assessments, scheduling payments, preparing reports for decision makers, reviewing support provided, maintaining regular contact with applicants and keeping the grants system up to date.

The successful candidate will join a busy and friendly department and have the support of their peers, a Senior Grants Officer and their Team Leader to enable them to settle into their new role. 

MAIN DUTIES

• To accurately process applications for assistance from individuals and families.
• To approve grants within delegated authority levels and to prepare reports for escalated decision making.
• To ensure the grants system records are accurate and up to date.
• To work with colleagues, stakeholders and external suppliers to provide an excellent service to applicants.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

• Excellent customer service skills
• Strong written skills
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• High level of numeracy
• Ability to prioritise, organise and manage own workload
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships, internally and with stakeholders
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to understand and apply policy
• Ability to tailor communication to suit the audience
• IT skills, particularly MS Office

Desirable

• Experience of grant processing and/or assessment
• Good understanding of UK state benefits

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit a CV and covering letter explaining why you are interested in the role and how you meet the person specification. Please note that we will be unable to consider your application without a covering letter.

Deadline for applications:  9:00am - 24th January

Date for interviews:  Week commencing 31st January

Prospectus is delighted to be working with Moorfields Eye Charity as they seek to recruit a Grants Officer to join the Grants and Research Team.

Moorfields Eye Charity believe that they can help bring new treatments to patients and people with eye diseases faster than ever before. By raising funds for the crucial research, education and patient support they are able to help ensure that they remain at the forefront of eye health and research.

The Grants Officer position is an exciting and varied one, responsible for grants management of a portfolio across the charities funding programmes, supporting the communication of funding outcomes and evaluation of impact across the charity's priority areas. The post holder will support the entire grant management life cycle, from pre to post award as well as support the fundraising and communication teams' activities by providing information on the charity’s grant making programmes and the outputs and impact of grant activities.

The successful candidate will have a degree in biomedical sciences or equivalent with experience of the research environment in an academic setting. You will have ambition to develop a career in grants management as well as have a particular interest in eye health. You will be a confident communicator, with very strong IT skills and the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team. Organisational skills, a methodical approach to working are key to the success of this post as is excellent attention to detail.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

In order to apply, simply submit your CV. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and arrange for a call to assess your suitability and discuss the role further. Please note that the role may close earlier than the date advertised.

Prospectus is delighted to be working with a new organisation The Big Ask to recruit a Grants Officer who will support their grant making activities, ensuring that their funding has the maximum possible impact.   
   
The Big Ask has been established to make and oversee grant funding to charities with a focus and expertise in the areas of education, training and mental health. They are a community of funders that exists to reduce social inequality in the UK. They champion, fund and increase the impact of high potential charities that use education, training and counselling to bring about positive, lasting, measurable plans in people's lives.   
   
Please note this role would expect 1-2 days in the London office once restrictions are lifted.   
   
The overall purpose of this role is to undertake research to identify charities/social enterprises working across the UK which align with The Big Ask's areas of interest. This will include analysing accounts, annual reports and finances to ensure effective grant-making, undertaking research to identify potential investors/donors and identifying emerging trends in philanthropy. You will also be the first point of contact for charities/social enterprises, responding to their questions and queries by phone and e-mail. 
   
To be successful as a Grants Officer you will have experience working on research projects, a commitment to the voluntary sector and to tackling disadvantage and an enthusiasm for collaboration and teamwork. You will also be able to analyse and synthesise large amounts of data as well as strong data presentation skills and an ability to summarise complex information. With excellent written and verbal communication skills, you will be able to manage your own time and have an understanding of the importance of impact monitoring, evaluation and reporting.   
   
In order to apply, simply submit your CV, cover letters are not required. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and arrange for a call to assess your suitability and discuss the role further. 
   
As a specialist Recruitment Practice we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. 
 

Grants Officer

• Full-time, 34 hours per week
• £29,190 - £31,765 per annum (depending on experience) plus pension, medical and dental insurance
• 25 days holiday (plus 3 additional days to be taken between Christmas and New Year)
• 4pm finish on Fridays
• Central London location (Covent Garden). Hybrid work pattern – minimum of 3 days from the office, maximum of 2 days at home

REPORTS TO

Charity Grants Manager

OVERVIEW

The Masonic Charitable Foundation has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Grants Officer. Reporting to the Charity Grants Manager, this individual will work on the various charity grants programmes, including Large Grant and Small Grants. The role is varied, including: evaluating applications, supporting charities, developing strong working relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders and preparing reports and updates as required. There will also be travel nationally to monitor and assess charities as well as to promote MCF and the Charity Grants programmes to Donors.

The current MCF Charitable Grant themes include: Children and Young Person support, Later Life support, Medical Research and Hospices. The successful candidate will have knowledge and experience of at least one of these areas.

The ideal applicant will already have experience within the third sector and have some knowledge and experience of grant-making either through a grant-making organisation or as a fundraiser applying for grants. They will have the ability to build and maintain positive relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.

To be successful in this role it is essential to have strong report writing skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to complete analytical assessment. It is also highly desirable to have research skills, presentation skills and an understanding of charity finances and accounts.

Person specification:

Essential

• Experience of grant-making within the third sector.
• Experience of one or more of the Charity Grants themes.
• Working knowledge of databases
• IT literate – Microsoft Office

• Analytical Skills
• Organisational Skills
• Report writing
• Accuracy
• Good telephone manner
• Numerate
• Communication Skills

Desirable

• Working knowledge of Salesforce
• Understanding of Freemasonry
• Presentation Skills
• Research Skills

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit a CV and covering letter explaining why you are interested in the role and how you meet the person specification. Please note that we will not consider your application without a covering letter.

We are looking for a Beijing or London based Senior Grants Officer to join our Development Department and manage a large portfolio of grants that fund the organisation’s work in China and the rest of Asia.

Our Development Department is responsible for raising funds to enable the organisation to deliver its mission – using the power of the law to protect our planet. Our China programme works closely with progressive actors in the Chinese government to develop strong, modern and multi-stakeholder environmental and climate governance, mitigating China's environmental and climate impacts

Main Duties

• Process and review grant agreements
• Create grants material including cases for support, funding proposals and reports
• Maintain and strengthen relationships with funders
• Attend donor and grantee gatherings, workshops and events
• Manage reporting and grant renewal process
• Maintain funder database systems

Role requirements

• Experience in managing six and/or seven figure grants/gifts
• Experience in reporting to private foundations including trusts and foundations 
• Experience drafting proposals and securing funding from foundations and other funding institutions 
• Significant knowledge of budgeting, and organisational finances 
• Knowledge of the policy and operating environment for NGOs in the Chinese context (desirable);
• Fluent (CEFR level C2) in English

Further Information

Flexible working: Post-covid, we are giving our staff the choice to decide where they want to work for 80% of their month, with the other 20% of their month being office-based. See our Benefits page for more.

ClientEarth values diversity and inclusion and the benefits this brings. We aim to appoint the most suitable candidate at all times and welcome applications from people from all different backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) candidates, as these groups are currently under-represented in our organisation.

Please note that ClientEarth is only able to employ those who have the pre-existing legal right to work in China or the UK.

ClientEarth is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice or legal services to third parties.

Grants Officer x2
1x covering West and North West London
1x covering East London and Uniformed Groups
£28,740
Full-time - Permanent
Canary Wharf, East London

Are you interested in working for a Charitable Foundation that supports schools and youth organisations across London and Essex?

Do you want to work for an organisation that positively promotes young people and celebrates their achievements?

Do you have excellent administrative, organisational and analytical skills?

If so, could you join our dynamic Grants Team as our next Grants Officer?

About Us

The Jack Petchey Foundation is a dynamic Foundation, set up in 1999 by Sir Jack Petchey CBE to inspire and motivate young people and recognise them for their achievements. To date, the Foundation has invested over £145 million in young people across London and Essex.

This is an exciting time to join our team, as we work to ensure that young people across London and Essex are recognised for their achievements and supported to be the best that they can be.

About the role 

We are looking for 2 enthusiastic people to join our dynamic Grants Team and help expand our grant programmes. The focus of the role will be to support Schools and Youth Organisations in either North West and West London OR East London and Uniformed Groups to run the JPF Achievement Award Scheme and associated JPF programmes.

The role will require you to develop membership of the JPF Achievement Award Scheme, promoting this to Schools and Youth Organisations that are not currently part of the scheme, as well as identifying growth and expansion for those already on the scheme. You will also be responsible for promoting, assessing and managing other JPF small grants and programmes, as well as representing the foundation at a large number of prestigious where we celebrate young people’s achievements.

About the person

You will be a team player who can demonstrate a close alignment with JPF values, strong communication and organisational skills and the ability to think creatively and analytically.

You will need to be flexible and be able to work in a fast paced, varied and diverse office.

In return, we offer 20 days plus bank holidays and three additional discretionary days during the Christmas office closure, an opportunity for hybrid working, a commitment to staff learning and development and a range of additional staff benefits.

For further information and an application form, please click the apply button!

CVs will not be accepted

Closing date for applications:  31 January 2022
Interviews:  9 February 2022

No agencies please

JPF is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we seek to build a team that reflects the diverse communities that we serve. We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates as they are currently under-represented in our team.

Civitas Recruitment are proud to be working with a fantastic charity that are dedicated to ensuring that anyone effected by blood cancer receives the right information, advice and support. The charity focuses on the support that is needed now to help those affected by blood cancer cope during a diagnosis and beyond. A great opportunity exists for a Grants and Trusts Fundraising Officer to join the charity. As Grants and Trusts Fundraising Officer, you will develop the charities grants and trusts income strategy in line with their charitable objectives, to grow this area of fundraising. You will prepare, compile and submit high quality funding proposals (both national and regional throughout the UK) and budgets in accordance with timetables and application criteria. The role is home based within the UK.

Who are we looking for?

Ideal candidates will have a proven track record of grants and trusts fundraising. As Grants and Trusts Fundraising Officer, you will ensure bids have a common and consistent message; quality control written applications, therefore outstanding writing skills with the ability to draft a variety of documents is essential for this role. You will be able to analyse data from different sources including databases. Understanding of how social media can be used to fundraise would be an advantage however it is not essential for the role. 

If the above role description sounds of interest and you feel like you meet the criteria; please apply immediately or for further information, please contact Syed at Civitas Recruitment for a full JD and informal discussion. Early applications are encouraged as we will be reviewing on a rolling basis.

£24000-£48000 +

Pluralism, Diversity, international campaigns, climate change, Transnationals Corporations and human rights, neurodiversity, UN work. These are only some of the projects that form the exciting and wide portfolio of NGOs being helped by Sikh Welfare Research Trust (SWRT).

We now seek a Grants and Funding officer to help identify grants, write bids, manage diligence and network with funders and grant making bodies for the organisation that are in the SWRT network which include.

An international organisation with UN Special ECOSOC consultative status with project affiliations in several countries, the Sikh Human Rights Group (SHRG) with a few UK based projects and several international projects including some in India, USA, Brazil, South Africa among other countries. Projects range from climate issues, environmental pluralism, diversity, disability, Transnational Corporations, tackling poverty, gender issues, small farming global campaign.

Sri Guru Singh Sabha is one of the largest Sikh religious institution with many community orientated welfare projects for young people, elderly, health and community fitness.

Sikh Welfare Research Trust is a charity that supports and capacity builds other voluntary sector organisations. It also conducts social research and provides logistics advice.

British Sikh Consultative Forum is a national body of Sikh institutions primarily engaged in inter faith, community capacity building, community volunteering and interface with Government.

The Fundraising officer will work closely with a team of human rights officers, project officers and administrators to understand projects and campaigns, research, write and present funding bids, proposals and relevant documentation, assist with management of project and further ensure necessary due diligence is carried out in the project.

The Funding officer will help set up a funding and grants team.

The Officer will engage corporate, trusts and foundation funders too, develop relationships and write appropriate funding proposals.

The officer will maintain links and understand needs of funding streams and grant making bodies.

We seek a candidate with at least 3 years experience in the funding sector and with a proven record. A creative mind, likeable and outgoing personality and ability to get on with diverse communities will be an asset.

The successful candidate will initially work for 3 months with prospect to renew for a year depending on progress.

The pay will be £24000 upwards a year with a pre agreed bonus and wage increment attached to each major grant and funding stream. The right person can earn considerable money with no upper limit depending on results.

Working hours will be flexible and can involve evening and weekend work.

Hammersmith United Charities (HUC) provides grants to community organisations in eight wards in Hammersmith to tackle poverty and disadvantage and enable local people to live fulfilling lives. 

HUC has a rich history going back more than 400 years and we have ambitious plans going forward. You will play a key role in HUC's development, supporting the grants programme, enabling us to communicate effectively with our different stakeholders while, at the same time, amplifying the voice of the local groups we support.

You will need to be comfortable with administrative duties, with being creative and excited by the opportunity to make an impact with your work. There is the opportunity for you to shape and develop this role and also for you to grow it.

This role requires you to be based in the HUC office in Hammersmith most of the time. Hammersmith is a diverse and exciting borough. We welcome job applications from the local community in Hammersmith and from people living outside of it.

To apply, please read the attached job description and then complete the application form found in the attachments on this website. There is also the opportunity to have an informal zoom or telephone call to discuss the role. Details about how to organise this are in the attached job description.

Creative Support is an established not for profit social care company with an excellent level of achievement at rating Good with CQC (Care quality commission) supporting over 6,000 vulnerable adults. We have 30 year history of delivering high quality services. 

We are looking for a competent and caring individual who is flexible and interested in carrying out a diverse and rewarding role as a Graduate Information and Systems officer at our head office in Stockport. You will work proactively with the Quality team in order to ensure information that comes into the quality team is well managed and acted on. 

Two key aims for the role is to Support the Development of online information management systems and applications for processing data used in frontline care. This will require awareness of the emerging “low code/no code” market. To assist and support frontline social care services to engage in good information management and systems that lead to better service delivery. To offer customer care support and also visit services when required to ensure our services are digitally engaged. 

You will be an excellent communicator verbally and in writing and have a high level of IT skill. You would be working within a busy and diverse head office team and offer support to our senior manager’s in dealing with some of the more complex complaints and customer feedback. You will also be responsible to log and draw reports from a range of incidents data and promote a reflective and learning culture based on the range of information we receive. 

Full in role coaching and training offered. We would like to assure you that Creative Support works as a Covid safe employer with excellent infection control systems in place at our head office base and services. 

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Silver award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures. 

We expect all applicants to Creative Support to have had at least their first Covid 19 vaccination prior to starting employment with us and to be committed to having the second vaccination within a 3 month period. 

Head of Charity Grants (Maternity Cover)

• Full time, Twelve Month Fixed Term Contract
• £56,350 - £61,322 per annum (depending on experience) plus pension, medical and dental insurance
• 25 days holiday (plus 3 additional days to be taken between Christmas and New Year)
• 4pm finish on Fridays
• Hybrid work pattern – minimum of 3 days from the office, maximum of 2 days at home.
• Central London location (Covent Garden)

REPORTS TO

Operations Director

OVERVIEW

The Masonic Charitable Foundation is seeking a Head of Charity Grants (maternity cover) to take responsibility for their Charity Grant’s programmes at this exciting stage of the department’s growth and development. The post holder will lead on strategic direction of the department and support the Grants Manager with overseeing the Team to deliver the varied grant programmes.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an efficient team who are currently embedding a new application process to enable them to become a more responsive funder within the sector. The post holder will have the opportunity to help shape, deliver and monitor this new application process at a very pivotal point in development. Furthermore, the post holder will be a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) working closely with this group and other leaders within the organisation, Grants Committee, Trustees, members and other stakeholders to implement a new strategy from 2022.

The role is varied and will involve seeking out strategic opportunities to help the MCF to reach the most disadvantaged in society and ensuring the delivery of Charity Grants activities are in line with the MCF KPI’s and values. The day to day accountability includes the development and management of a grants team, budget analysis and reporting, relationship management and operations, including the appropriate tracking of grant applications, award decisions, grant payments and grant outcome reporting. The post holder will recommend changes to grant scheme eligibility and criteria as required and will use best practice and evidence-based learning to guide good governance and process in quality assuring the grants function. There will also be some travel nationally to monitor and assess charities as well as to promote MCF and the Charity Grants programmes to donors and other stakeholders.

The current MCF Charitable Grant programmes include: Children and Young Person support, Older Person support, Medical Research, Hospices and occasional disaster relief grants. The successful candidate will have knowledge and experience of two or more of these areas.

To be successful in this role it is essential to have significant experience within the third sector and have a background in grant-making. The candidate is required to have extensive people management experience, along with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, including experience of working with Boards and Committees. They will be required to have strong report writing skills, excellent verbal and written communication, including presentation skills, and the ability to complete analytical assessment and research on grants. There is also a requirement to have an understanding of Charity finances and accounts.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit a CV and covering letter explaining why you are interested in the role and how you meet the person specification. Please note that we may be unable to consider your application without a covering letter.

Would you like to raise funds and make a difference to the lives of children in Africa and India? Hands Around the World is looking for a Grants Manager to join our small friendly team, based in Monmouth - although the role can be home-based or hybrid. Experience in trust fundraising would be desirable but above all, we are looking for someone with excellent writing skills and an enthusiastic interest in overseas development. Full details of the person specification and job description are in the application pack.

Help us spend all our resources over ten years, and do as much as we can in our two focus areas.

The first is tax & corruption, where we are the UK’s most engaged funder. We focus here on strengthening integrity in the UK’s international financial systems. The second is strengthening high potential non-profits with an international dimension. There are exciting prospects for both.

• You will manage grants & help non-profit leaders strengthen their organisations.
• A key member of our small, friendly staff team.
• Flexible, part time role.
• Deadline: 28th Jan 2022.