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As Grants and Outreach Officer, you will play a key role in driving Electrical Safety First’s mission to reduce deaths, injuries, and accidents caused by electricity, particularly for the most vulnerable in society.
You will help manage the Charity’s grant scheme programme, which distributes £1,000,000 annually to fund community-based initiatives that raise awareness of electrical safety and reduce risks for those who face the most danger. Through this, you will help empower local organisations to create tangible change in their communities.
In addition to helping administer the grant scheme, you’ll support the Charity’s outreach initiatives, working closely with the Senior Grants and Outreach Officer to identify opportunities to expand the charity’s reach and partnerships.
The charity’s outreach work goes beyond working with grant partners to maximise impact. It also involves identifying and developing partnerships with organisations that enable us to reach the most at-risk and hard-to-reach groups, working with them as trusted intermediaries, and supporting the development of longer-term, sustainable projects that deliver lasting impact.
This includes proactively engaging with grant recipients and partners, visiting funded projects to see first-hand the difference our work is making in educating people and saving lives, raising the profile of the charity, and ensuring outreach activity supports wider organisational objectives, including policy and public affairs priorities.
As this role sits within the Public Affairs and Policy team, there will be opportunities to connect grant and outreach work to the charity’s wider UK public affairs activity. This may include supporting work on key issues such as product safety, housing, and net zero, and occasional opportunities to support the team’s engagement with political stakeholders.
This is a unique opportunity to combine grant management and outreach, while gaining experience in public affairs, all with the goal of helping protect lives and making a real difference at a national and local level.
Working With Us
This is a hybrid role, with the office located in Borough, a short walk from London Bridge. There are expectations for travel around the UK as part of supporting grant recipients and outreach work.
Additional Information
Applications will close on 17th May, though please note that we may close the application sooner depending on the number of applications received, so we would encourage you to apply as soon as you are able.
Successful applicants will be contacted to arrange an interview, which will involve a task to be specified closer to the time. Unfortunately due to capacity, we will be unable to contact unsuccessful candidates.
Our Benefits
- 25 days’ holiday a year (plus bank and public holidays)
- Festive Break (Discretionary): Up to three extra paid days off between Christmas and New Year
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount platform
- Hybrid working
- Learning opportunities
- Life assurance
- Loyalty awards
- Workplace pension scheme
- Private medical insurance (Optional)
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Registered Charity
21 - 50
Dedicated to reducing the number of injuries and deaths caused by electricity across the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Grants Officer
Help shape the impact of two leading charitable trusts
We are seeking a dedicated and motivated Grants Officer to work closely with two grant making Trusts and managing a varied portfolio of grants including the Arts & Heritage, Culture and Health & Social welfare, climate and environment, from assessment and due diligence through to monitoring and reporting
The Trusts’ support for charitable causes for over 50 years represents one of the leading examples of sustained philanthropy in Britain.
Position: Grants Officer
Salary: £51,718 per annum
Location: London/Hybrid (Based in London Victoria with the expectation to work in the office at least two days per week)
Hours: Full time 35 hours per week
Contract: 18-month Fixed Term Contract
Closing Date: 9:00am, 5th May 2026
First round interviews (online): Monday 18th May 2026
Second round interviews (face to face at the offices in Victoria): Tuesday 26th May 2026
About the Role
Working across both Trusts, you will manage a varied portfolio of grants including the Arts & Heritage, Culture and Health & Social welfare, climate and environment, from assessment and due diligence through to monitoring and reporting. You’ll balance analytical depth with strong relationship-building skills, ensuring that information for funding decisions is robust, and aligned with each Trust’s strategy.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Assessing grant applications and carrying out financial, governance and delivery due diligence
- Preparing clear, well-reasoned recommendations for Trustees
- Managing grants end-to-end, including payments, monitoring and compliance
- Producing insightful reports and analysis to support strategic decision-making
- Undertaking research to inform priorities and future funding approaches
About You
You will have demonstrable experience in grant-making; this could be from already working in philanthropy or for a grant-giving organisation or perhaps you have applied for and delivered grant-funded programmes. You should be motivated by the Trusts’ purposes and be keen to develop experience in grant-making in a collaborative and values led team.
You will have:
- Strong analytical, organisational and research skills
- Confidence working with budgets and financial information
- The ability to communicate clearly and sensitively with a wide range of stakeholders
- A high level of integrity and sound judgement
- A commitment to fairness, inclusion and thoughtful grant making
About the Organisation
The Trusts focus on public engagement with culture, including the arts and dance, particularly where this delivers benefits such as improved quality of life and supports work that improves the choices of people experiencing disadvantage and inequality, including those affected by homelessness, as well as refugees and asylum seekers. They also support with funding for curatorial support, industrial, conservation and marine heritage, archaeological and outreach projects, (as well as the Museums Archaeological Acquisition Fund); Health and Social Welfare (including support for older people and projects that help disadvantaged families and young people); Cathedrals; Education (through bursaries and apprenticeships in conservation and heritage skills, and in music and dance); and Overseas work (including Arts and Heritage projects in South Eastern Europe and programmes in anglophone countries in Africa).
Benefits
In 2025 the charity received an ‘outstanding workplace’ award for the staff survey results – which recognises the hard work, contribution and commitment of all staff which makes this a fantastic place to work.
Core benefits include a generous pensions scheme (12% employer contribution), life assurance, income protection, private health and dental care, annual health checks and Employee Assistance Programme, along with a range of benefits designed to promote your work/life balance and make your time with us enjoyable and rewarding.
Use of AI in applications
Applications are reviewed by people, not systems. While AI tools may be used in a supportive way, applicants are encouraged to present their skills, experience and values authentically and in their own voice.
Other roles you may have experience of could include Grants, Grants Officer, Grants Coordinator, Grant Giving, Fundraising, Grants Fundraiser.
Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client – Not For Profit People.
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We are a Grant making Charity that helps individuals and dependants who are not able to work due to illness, injury and or infirmity. We help people across the industry, although, any applicant needs to have worked within the entertainment industry for at least seven years. In addition to our main fund we also offer emergency crisis grants and benefits advice and support. The Fund plays a leading role in Acting for Others, a charity made up of a network of theatrical charities aimed at fundraising to provide support to people in the profession who are experiencing difficulties.
We are a charity that also owns and manages a multi-tenant building in London, providing space to other charities, and businesses. As landlords, we’re responsible for the day-to-day running of the building, co-ordinating maintenance and looking after our service maintained offices on the 2nd floor.
The Royal Theatrical Fund is a Charity incorporated with a Royal Charter. The charity was established by Charles Dickens in 1839, a new Royal Charter with a wider remit was granted in 1974.
The anticipated split between the areas of work 70% grant applications, 20% office management, and 10% fund raising activities.
Duties and Key responsibilities:
- The role will be to co-ordinate the grant-making operations, working closely with the Grant Manager/Welfare Advisor in processing all Grants and collating all relevant information for presentation at the Fund’s monthly Board meeting.
- Dealing with general enquiries for support and assisting people to apply, offering a friendly supportive ear to people who call.
- Entering Information on the database.
- Assisting in the management of the building, monitoring and ensuring all health & safety policies are followed, including managing cleaning and maintenance companies.
- Assisting with the events including Acting for Others fundraising activities.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
Essential-
Clear and confident written and verbal communication skills
Numeracy skills to be able to assess income and expenditure and handle budgets
Strong time management and organisational skills
Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
Understanding of data protection legislation and the principles of confidentiality
Experience of using CRM databases
Proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams)
Experience of working in a grant making charity
Understanding of the difficulties faced by people on a low income
Desirable-
Experience of using Beacon CRM/Salesforce
Experience of working in the entertainment industry.
Other Requirements-
Satisfactory DBS check
Willingness to work on occasions outside of normal office hours
Benefits:
25 days holiday plus bank holidays per annum (pro rata)
Normal Hours: 9.30am to 4.30pm
Benenden Health Care Insurance
Pension: Peoples Pension Company contribution 5%
