Grants administrative officer jobs

About This Job

The Cadet Centre for Adventurous Training (CCAT) has two main delivery centres, Capel Curig Training Camp in North Wales which includes the Headquarters, and Halton Training Camp near Lancaster. It delivers an annual programme of Mountaineering, Paddlesport, Mountain Biking, Caving and Snowsport National Governing Body (NGB) accredited pathways leading to coach, instructor and leader qualifications for Army Cadets aged 15 plus and their adult volunteers.

CCAT also delivers a broad range of national Army Cadet overseas expeditions and a programme of concentrations from their partner centres in Scotland, southern England and Bavaria.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the CCAT team. We are looking for a self-motivated enthusiastic and experienced Support Officer to work with our Centre Manager at Halton.

You will support the Centre Manager ensuring that all of the administrative and logistical requirements are in place to enable safe, effective and enjoyable Adventurous Training courses and expeditions in accordance with current legislation, Army Cadet policies and NGB guidelines.

You may also be required on occasion to support AT concentrations delivered from our partner sites throughout the UK and assist with the delivery of a programme of national overseas expeditions.

This is a rewarding and flexible role. The position is a permanent full-time post (40 hours per week). The successful applicant will be required to travel occasionally. The starting annual salary for this post is £28,808.00.

Essential Skills

· Experience of working with young people and adult volunteers in a residential setting.

· Trained and demonstratable experience of using digital systems e.g. Microsoft Office 365, Westminster or other management systems.

· Demonstrable success in establishing effective working relationships across a range of organisations.

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills, effective interpersonal skills, and emotional intelligence.

· Excellent organisational and administration skills, self-motivated and have the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Experience of organising and administering residential activities.
• Experience in creating and developing social media presence.

· Hold a full UK driving licence.

Please refer to the attached Job Description for further information.

Our charity

ACCT UK is a national youth charity dedicated to improving the life chances of young people. Together we want to ensure that every young person has the opportunity to learn new skills, build confidence and be inspired through their cadet experience.

We want to develop the youth leadership and training abilities of adult volunteers whilst also helping young people to access cadet activities through fundraising, grant-making, developing new resources and direct support.

We strongly believe that everyone benefits when you help young people to develop their character and values through activities that stretch and mature them. We also know that when young people engage with others at a range of levels in their communities it builds confidence and improves empathy for other’s lives.

Who we are

You will enjoy being part of our small team who work very happily together. By joining ACCT UK you will help us to reach more young people and make a greater difference and we look forward to working with you. We actively promote and encourage you to explore ideas that improve all aspects of the charity’s work in pursuit of its charitable aims.

The charities are proud of our diverse teams, with people on different working patterns, from different backgrounds and at different life-stages. Our experience has taught us that having people with different perspectives and different lived experiences leads to better outcomes for our beneficiaries. If you are wondering if our organisation is for someone like you, the answer is yes! Please apply and explain how you, your experience, your talent and your potential are the right fit for this role.

What we can offer you

In addition to your salary, we offer all staff:

· Flexible working arrangements (you agree a working pattern with your line manager).

· The ability to work both from home and from our Halton office.

· Personal Accident Insurance, including loss of earnings cover and death benefit.

· 15 days of sick pay in any 12-month period (after 12 months employment - pro-rata for part time staff).

· A contributory pension scheme (you contribute at least 5% and we will contribute 10%).

· Good leave allowances (which are offered pro-rata for part time staff):

o 20 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.

o Additional privilege leave, on set days each year, such as between Christmas and New Year.

o An additional five days of volunteering leave.

· Support for qualifications and personal development.

· Employee Assistance Programme.

· Season ticket loan.

· Railcard (if you are eligible)

· A caring and supportive team environment.

How to apply

Please send a covering letter that details how you meet the requirements of the job description along with a CV by 2359hrs Sunday 12th October 2025.

Interviews will be held at Halton, Lancaster, LA2 6LW on Thursday 23rd October 2025.

Please note that as a charity dedicated to improving the lives of young people, we require staff to make a declaration about any relevant convictions, undergo both a Disclosure and Barring Service check and a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check (one of the requirements being that applicants must have been resident in the UK for 3 years). In addition, we will follow up references.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Grants Support Executive to join a leading national charity. This is a full-time, permanent role providing a support and delivery function for the charity’s individual and organisational grants programme.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Provide a secretariat function to the grants committee, including preparation of committee briefs, reports, draft minutes, and liaison with committee and sub-committee members
• Support the grants strategy programme director and board in delivery and administration
• Assist Grants Officers in making grants to partner organisations and individuals, deputising during periods of absence
• Manage the assurance visit programme, including preparation of briefs, visit reports, and follow-up actions
• Work with colleagues internally and externally to develop needs-gap reporting mechanisms
• Support the Executive Officer in preparing grants department financial reports, performance reporting, and forecasting products
• Assist in developing an outcome and impact reporting framework for supported organisations
• Manage the grants department’s key contact list, partner database, and information/knowledge management systems
• Develop and maintain the Grants Department business continuity plan
• Undertake any other duties as reasonably required to support the grants function

Ideal candidate profile:

• Minimum of three years’ experience in charity grant making, welfare, or related administrative experience
• Strong organisational and office administration skills
• Highly competent in MS Office applications, particularly Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint; experience with casework management or CRM systems desirable
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce succinct and accurate reports, policy papers, and correspondence
• Financially literate with familiarity in financial management and reporting
• Self-starter, proactive, energetic, and reliable team player with a strong work ethic
• Methodical, pragmatic, and solutions-oriented with a willingness to learn and take on additional responsibilities

Location: Central London

Salary: £36,000

Working hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week

Working pattern: Hybrid, minimum 2 days per week on-site

Contract: Permanent

This vacancy is being actively shortlisted, so early applications are encouraged. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Prospectus is excited to be partnering with our client in the search for a new Grants Officer to join their collaborative team.
 
The organisation is an independent charitable foundation that aims to build partnerships and invest in communities to make lasting change so local residents can access the wealth of opportunities that surround them. For 35 years they have been supporting communities and local charities in the East End of London.
 
This Grants Officer role is available on a permanent contract and full-time basis (35 hours a week). This is a hybrid role, where the foundation would like the postholder to attend the Isle of Dogs office two days a week in East London, with Wednesday being a core office day. The salary banding for this role is £28,000-£32,000 (dependent on level of experience).
 
In this role, you will report to the Head of Grants and Programmes and support the development, management, and promotion of the foundation's grants programmes. You will manage a portfolio of grants, provide guidance to applicants and grantees, assess grant applications, and conduct due diligence to inform funding recommendations.
 
You will monitor funded projects, ensure timely reporting and validate project delivery. You will maintain accurate records on Salesforce. You will support donor engagement, ensure reporting aligns with CSR goals, review end-of-grant reports, and contribute to annual programme reporting. You will help deliver funding workshops and community events. You will assist with developing systems, policies, and communication tools for grant making. You will stay up to date on best practices in grant making and contribute to continuous improvement.
 
To be successful in this role, you will have knowledge or experience of delivering a grants programme or working in a fundraising environment. You will have experience or understanding of working within the voluntary sector and needs of communities in the East-End of London. You will have a strong eye for detail and experience gathering, recording information, and presenting to audiences.
 
You will be a strong communicator, who can develop relationships with people from different backgrounds and lived experiences. You will be able to work on your own initiative and within a small team. You will have excellent IT literacy and administrative skills.
 
Desirably, you will have experience using Salesforce CRM, managing budgets, knowledge of participatory grant making, and public speaking.

Support JRSST-CT and the UK Democracy Fund to achieve their aims of tackling political inequality and expanding democratic participation through developing and managing a portfolio of grants, and communication of our work to key stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Assess and manage the grant portfolio for the UK Democracy Fund and JRSST-CT, in support of the strategy.
• Lead development of JRSST-CT’s written communications, including website, newsletter copy, reporting to Board and funders, copy for fundraising, and case studies.
• Keep up to date with developments relevant to the Trust’s work and maintain and improve personal competence through continuous professional development.
• To work flexibly alongside other members of the team and take on reasonable tasks as appropriate over and above those set out above.
• Apply Trust policies as determined by charity, electoral and other legal requirements as well as good grant-making practice.
• To act as a focal point for dissemination of information and respond to enquiries about the Trust’s work.
• Represent, and be an effective ambassador for, the Trust externally.
• To develop and maintain partnerships with key stakeholders, including civil society organisations, academics, statutory bodies and civil servants.

Person specification:

• A demonstrable ability to turn strategy into a work plan and deliver it.
• Ability to design, develop, implement and manage a grant giving programme (which may or may not be demonstrated through grant management experience).
• Good project management skills, ability to manage multiple streams of activity simultaneously.
• Demonstrable understanding of how change is made through campaigns and policy influencing.
• Excellent writing skills with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively to internal and external audiences.
• Desk research skills and the ability to spot gaps in own knowledge and bring in the appropriate support or advice.
• Understanding barriers to participation or experience working with people often excluded from democracy, including young people, minoritised and racialised communities, migrants, disabled people and people on low income.
• A robust analytical approach combined with an instinct for a good campaign and when to take a risk on a new initiative.
• Ability to provide clear advice and support, while effectively managing and evaluating grantee performance.
• A track record of developing and maintaining relationships with a range of stakeholders, working flexibly and collaboratively with team members, Trustees, grantees and partners.
• Experience of organising meetings, seminars and public events.
• Ability and motivation to deliver high-quality work to deadline with minimum supervision.
• IT literate with good experience of MS Office and other relevant IT systems as appropriate for the role.
• A deep commitment to democratic reform, political inequality and an inclusive democracy and a sound grasp of UK political context, institutions, and processes including elections.

Diversity: The role involves outreach and engagement with politically under-represented demographic groups (including racialised and minoritised ethnicities, young people, migrants, people with disabilities or on low-income). Candidates with lived experience of, connections to, and understanding of barriers to participation are actively encouraged to apply.

Terms and conditions:

• Permanent contract
• Salary £45,000–50,000 depending on skills and experience. 
• We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.
• Hybrid working either remote/home-based with an agreed frequency of travel to York or based in the York office. Occasional co-working with the Head of the UK Democracy Fund in London can be arranged.
• Leave 25 days plus bank holidays (and three days office closure at Christmas).
• Pension 10% employer contribution, 5% employee contribution, salary sacrifice option and life assurance.
• On-site parking in York.
• Professional subscription fees.
• The job may require some UK travel.

The Research Grants Officer’s role is to support the Research team to ensure that The Charity effectively delivers our Research Strategy: Accelerating a Cure and our grant programme.

You will assist with all aspects of our pre and post award management processes for all of our current and future funding schemes.

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

With an enthusiasm and passion for the work of The Brain Tumour Charity you will have a life science background, a strong understanding of medical research and its funding. You will be highly organised, with excellent communication skills (written, verbal and interpersonal), a keen eye for details and enjoy working in a fast-paced team.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Work with and assist the Research Team in the implementation of The Charity’s strategic goals and research strategy.
• Undertake research related projects to further the aims of The Charity to transform the research landscape to support people in living longer, better lives following a brain tumour diagnosis.
• Support the administration of The Charity’s grant application, monitoring and review processes, including liaising with academic researchers and assessment panels.
• Support the peer reviewing of submitted proposals by identifying expert reviewers for those areas, and ensuring reviews and scores are completed within strict deadlines.
• Organise and attend panel meetings including liaising with attendees and venues, preparing and distributing panel packs, and taking minutes and producing summaries where necessary.
• Monitor the progress of current grants through review of annual reports as well as regular engagement with The Charity’s funded researchers outside of reporting timelines.
• Detailed financial monitoring of awarded grants and maintain accurate records of expenditure.
• Maintain accurate electronic records to track grant applications and awarded grants.
• Respond to enquiries about The Charity’s funded research, research strategy and calls for applications from researchers, the public and colleagues within The Charity.
• Assist in ensuring the scientific accuracy of internal and external communications around the research programme, for example in feedback letters, mail outs, newsletters, website content and press releases.

We are seeking a fixed-term Grants Manager to join the Access to Justice Foundation through July 2026. The successful candidate will join us at a particularly exciting period of organisational growth and will support us to deliver on increased grant making activity. They will lead the day-to-day operational delivery of our grant making programmes – including overseeing systems and processes to ensure efficient and effective grant making and maintaining relationships with grantees, other funders, and key stakeholders as required. As a member of the Grants team, you will report to our Grants Director (who is responsible for the strategic direction and management of the Foundation’s grant programmes and who leads the Grants team). This is both a grants administration and project management role – we are looking for a candidate with both sets of skills.

Please download the full application packet below for more information.

About Hospitality Action

Hospitality Action is the hospitality industry’s benevolent charity, supporting industry workers who have fallen upon hard times. Hospitality employees are a vibrant and diverse group that work tirelessly behind the scenes to facilitate many of our best memories, meals out with friends, parties, weddings and family gatherings. But the industry can be demanding, with long hours, high pressure environments and physically demanding work. In recent years we have seen an unprecedented increase in demand for our support, as hospitality businesses and employees struggle to cope with the ongoing cost of living crisis, and this demand shows no signs of slowing down.

Role Summary

The Grants & Advisory Caseworker will join a small, passionate team, dedicated to supporting individuals and families in financial need. You will process and assess grant applications, analyse financial and personal circumstances and make grant awards under your own delegated authority level, occasionally escalating to management and Trustees, where appropriate. Your empathetic approach and signposting expertise will empower applicants to access advice and guidance from internal and external resources, and ensure our support has a lasting impact on their situation.

Key Responsibilities

· Process a range of applications for assistance to help low-income families with grants towards essential needs. Analyse information against criteria, interpret financial information, liaise with other outside agencies and reach awards and recommendations on financial assistance.

· Monitor and respond to requests for assistance via telephone, email and post.

· Ensure all communications are personalised, reflective and demonstrate empathy and an understanding of individual circumstances.

· Maintain detailed and accurate case and financial records, logging data received, and actions taken in line with current policies and procedures.

· Draw on all available resources to offer support to beneficiaries, advise beneficiaries on possible benefit entitlements and signpost to other sources of support, where appropriate. 

· Maintain confidentiality in all areas of the role in line with procedures and Data Protection legislation.

· Share in team related tasks including daily case prioritisation, first line assessment (triage), emergency applications and payments.

· Work with colleagues to foster a co-operative, flexible and team-focused environment.

· Any other duties that may be reasonably required from time to time.

Person Specification

Essential

• Previous casework experience in the charity or public sector
• Ability to manage a complex workload and adapt to changing priorities
• An organised methodical approach to work and time management
• Excellent written communication skills
• Caring and compassionate, with good listening skills

Desirable

• Experience in a Caseworker/Grants Officer role in a grant-making charity
• Up to date, working knowledge of State and local authority benefits
• Experience in day-to-day use of a CRM, or other client database

Job offers with HA include:

• Generous holiday allowance (standard 25 days + BHs), additional discretionary leave at between Christmas and New Year
• Stakeholder Pension scheme (with 10% employer contribution of gross salary)
• Auto enrolment onto HA’s bespoke employee assistance/wellness scheme (for access to mental health support, rewards and benefits - including retailer discounts)  
• Death in-Service, Long-Term Illness or Disability scheme (life assurance of 4 times salary)
• Interest free Travel Loan scheme
• Expenses to cover standard eyesight/vision test

Grants Support Officer | Swyddog Cymorth Grantiau

**This is a bilingual description, please scroll down for the English**

**Mae hwn yn ddisgrifiad dwyieithog, sgroliwch i lawr i weld y fersiwn Saesneg**

Rydyn ni’n chwilio am chwaraewr tîm trefnus a brwdfrydig i ymuno â’n tîm grantiau fel Swyddog Cymorth Grantiau.

Swydd: Swyddog Cymorth Grantiau

Oriau: Amser-llawn, 35 awr yr wythnos, gweithio hyblyg
Cyflog: £27,101 yn cynyddu i £32,323 y flwyddyn. 
Lleoliad: Hyblyg, gyda chanolfannau swyddfa yn Aberystwyth, Caerdydd a’r Rhyl
Contract: Parhaol
 

Dyddiad cau: 29 Medi 2025 – 10am
Dyddiad y cyfweliad: 8 Hydref 2025
Cymraeg: Dymunol

Yngl n â’r rôl

Mae hwn yn gyfle gwych i weithio o fewn tîm grantiau cyfeillgar. Fel rhan o’r rôl, byddwch yn gweithio gydag ystod amrywiol o fudiadau gwirfoddol o bob rhan o Gymru, yn eu cefnogi i gyflawni prosiectau gwych.

Mae’r rôl yn berffaith i rywun sy’n chwilio am rôl brysur ond amrywiol. Os ydych chi’n mwynhau gweithio fel rhan o dîm a chyda sgiliau rheoli amser da, bydd y rôl werth chweil hon yn rhoi’r cyfle i chi weithio o'ch pen a'ch pastwn eich hun.

Bydd rhai o’ch prif ddyletswyddau yn cynnwys:

• Siarad â darpar ymgeiswyr grant i bennu sut gallem gefnogi eu gweithgarwch
• Gweithio fel rhan o dîm i gwblhau asesiadau ar geisiadau grant
• Cefnogi portffolio o fudiadau, gan fynd ati mewn modd hyblyg i sicrhau bod y prosiectau yn cyflawni eu diben

Byddwch hefyd yn cael cyfleoedd i weithio gyda thimau a chyllidwyr eraill.

Mae’r swydd hon yn un amrywiol a chyflym tu hwnt; rôl wobrwyol i unigolyn trefnus ac uchel ei gymhelliant sy’n ffynnu mewn tîm ond hefyd yn gallu gweithio ar ei liwt ei hun.

Amdanoch chi

Bydd gennych chi:

• Brofiad o ddefnyddio systemau a phrosesau gweithredol, gan gynnwys cronfeydd data a systemau rheoli grantiau ar-lein
• Profiad o reoli cynlluniau cyllido a chefnogi prosiectau a gyllidwyd i gyflawni amcanion a datrys problemau
• Sgiliau cyfathrebu cryf ar bapur ac ar lafar ar fformatau lluosog (e.e. adroddiadau, cyflwyniadau, cyfryngau cymdeithasol, gwefannau)
• Sgiliau rhifyddol da a phrofiad o weithio gyda data ariannol a defnyddio swyddogaethau Excel Microsoft
• Sgiliau TG rhagorol, yn enwedig gyda chronfeydd data, taenlenni, e-bost a phrosesu geiriau (Microsoft Office yn ddelfrydol)
• Trefnus tu hwnt, yn gallu rheoli eich llwyth gwaith eich hun, addasu i flaenoriaethau newidiol a chadw at ddyddiadau cau’n gyson

Mae’r gallu i gyfathrebu yn Gymraeg hefyd yn ddymunol.

Pam gweithio i’r mudiad

Mae pecyn buddion rhagorol, gan gynnwys 25 diwrnod o wyliau, ynghyd â gwyliau banc a diwrnodau disgresiwn, cyfraniadau pensiwn, rhaglen cymorth i gyflogeion, cynllun arian gofal iechyd, cyflog salwch uwch a gweithio hyblyg.

Mae hwn yn fudiad sy’n croesawu amrywiaeth; mae ganddo bolisïau ardderchog sy’n rhoi cydbwysedd rhwng bywyd a gwaith, mae’n hybu gweithio’n hyblyg ac mae ganddo ddiwylliant o feithrin staff drwy arweinyddiaeth effeithiol a gwaith tîm rhagorol. Mae’n falch o fod yn gyflogwr Hyderus o ran Anabledd.

Mae’r mudiad yn buddsoddi yn ei gyflogeion a’u datblygiad. Yn ogystal â bod yn Gyflogwr Cyflog Byw, sy’n ymrwymedig i dalu’r cyflog byw gwirioneddol i staff, maen nhw wedi ennill achrediad Buddsoddwyr mewn Pobl.

Gallai rolau eraill y gallech fod â phrofiad ohonynt gynnwys: Gweinyddwr Grantiau, Swyddog Cyllido, Swyddog Cymorth Rhaglenni, Cydlynydd Prosiect, Gweinyddwr Contractau, Swyddog Cydymffurfio, Swyddog Monitro a Gwerthuso ac ati.

Croesawir ceisiadau Cymraeg ac ni fyddant yn cael eu trin yn llai ffafriol na cheisiadau Saesneg.

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We’re seeking a well-organised, enthusiastic team player to join a grants team as a Grant Support Officer.

Position: Grants Support Officer

Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week, flexible working
Salary: £27,101 rising to £32,323 per annum. 
Location: Flexible, with office hubs in Aberystwyth, Cardiff and Rhyl
Contract: Permanent
 

Closing date: 29 September 2025 – 10am
Interview date: 8 October 2025
Welsh Language: Desirable

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a friendly grants team. As part of the role you will work with a diverse range of voluntary organisations across Wales, supporting them to deliver fantastic projects.

The role is perfect for someone who is looking for a busy but varied role. If you enjoy working as part of a team and have great time management skills, this rewarding role will give you the opportunity to use your own initiative.

Some of your main duties will include:

• Speaking with potential grant applicants to determine how we may be able to support their activity
• Working as part of a team to complete assessments on grant applications
• Supporting a portfolio of organisations, with a flexible approach to ensure projects deliver

You will also have opportunities to work with other teams and funders.

This job is highly varied and fast paced, a rewarding role for a motivated, well-organised person who thrives in a team but can also work on their own initiative.

About You

You will have:

• Experience using operational systems and processes, including online databases and grant management systems
• Proven experience managing funding schemes and supporting funded projects to deliver objectives and resolve issues
• Strong written and verbal communication skills across multiple formats (e.g. reports, presentations, social media, websites)
• Good numerical skills with experience working with financial data and using Microsoft Excel functions
• Excellent IT skills, particularly with databases, spreadsheets, email and word processing (preferably Microsoft Office)
• Highly organised, able to manage own workload, adapt to changing priorities and meet deadlines consistently

The ability to communicate in Welsh is also desirable.

Why work for the organisation

Staff benefits include 25 days paid holiday plus 8 bank holidays and 5 additional discretionary days, Personal Pension Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, enhanced sick pay scheme, agile working and healthcare cash plan.

This is an organisation that embraces diversity, with excellent work life balance policies, where flexible working is promoted, and the culture is to nurture staff through effective leadership and excellent team working. Proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

The organisation invests in its employees and their development. As well as being a Living Wage Employer, committed to paying staff the real living wage, they have been awarded Investors in People accreditation.

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Grants Administrator, Funding Officer, Programme Support Officer, Project Coordinator, Contracts Administrator, Compliance Officer, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer etc.

Applications submitted in the m

Job Title: Grants Support Executive

Working hours: This is a full-time post for 35 hours per week, on a permanent contract based at the Charity’s Office in Victoria, London. (The Charity currently operates a minimum of 2 days in the office).

Salary: £36,570

We are seeking a Grants Support Executive to help deliver a grants programme of around £9 million annually, supporting individuals and organisations that make a real difference.

The Role

You will provide administrative and operational support across the grants function, including coordinating committee meetings, supporting grants officers, managing assurance visits, and helping to develop reporting systems. This varied role involves close collaboration with colleagues and partners to ensure funding is well managed and impactful.

Key Responsibilities

• Secretariat support for committee meetings, including briefs, reports, and minutes.
• Support grants officers in processing applications and deputise when needed.
• Manage assurance visit programmes and follow-up actions.
• Assist with financial and performance reporting for funded organisations.
• Maintain contact databases and oversee information/knowledge management.

About You

• At least three years’ experience in charity grant-making, welfare, or equivalent Armed Forces/MOD background.
• Strong organisational and IT skills, especially Excel and PowerPoint (Salesforce/MOSAIC an advantage).
• Excellent written communication and report writing skills.
• Financially astute with empathy for the Armed Forces community.
• Proactive, reliable, and a strong team player with sound judgement.

Apply

If you’re motivated to make a difference and want to join a supportive team, please send your CV to .

Please note, CVs are being reviewed on a rolling basis, and only successful applicants will be contacted with more information.

 As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

Our vision is a world in which prisoners of conscience and human rights defenders are able to live in safety, with self-determination and financial independence and to continue to uphold and advance human rights. While other NGOs advocate and campaign for human rights, we focus on meeting the immediate hardship needs of prisoners of conscience and human rights defenders. We believe that it is important to hear their voices directly and that this is only possible if they have the financial security and safe space for self-determination in their work. 

As Communications and Administration Officer, working within a team of three staff and about six volunteers, this role offers a broad range of roles and experience within a dynamic human rights charity.

Position: Communications and Administration Officer

Responsible to: Director and Grants and Engagement Manager

Location: Remote working, with regular in-person meetings

Hours: Three days a week, working from 9am to 5pm 

Salary: £23,000 to £26,000 FTE, depending on skills and experience

Annual leave and benefits: 25 days per year, pro rata and 8% pension employer contribution

How to apply: Click the Quick Apply button below. You’ll be asked to submit a CV and answer a few short screening questions about your relevant skills and motivation. First-round interviews will be arranged as applications are received, with second interviews to be decided.

Closing date:  8 October 2025

Responsibilities:

Communications

- Assisting the director on the major donor programme 

- Drafting and publishing all postal and email communications to donors, including fundraising campaigns and newsletters 

- Working with the director and the grants and engagement manager on fundraising appeals and fundraising opportunities

- Work with the grants and engagement manager on digital onboarding of new supporters

- Coordinating and managing volunteers

- Website updates and uploads 

- MailChimp and social media management and content production

Administration

- Managing and updating our donor database 

- Checking and uploading donations on the donor database

- Running GiftAid 

- Processing outgoing all payments through banks and money transfers

- Liaising with the external accountant to run reconciliations and odd tasks

Requirements:

- IT and digital competence

- Ability to multitask and to learn new and varied skills 

- High standard of English and communications content 

- Desirable: any relevant experience

WCCM seeks to appoint an experienced, creative, and highly motivated Grant and Major Donor Fundraising Manager to lead fundraising and grant management across a global organisation dedicated to the teaching of Christian Meditation. Working to the Executive Director, you will interact with our decentralised finance, marketing and communications staff and volunteers.  Together, you will nurture Major Donor relationships and create and manage appropriate donor stewardship schemes and rationalise our income streams. You’ll ensure grant reporting and management is kept on track whilst developing targeted proposals for new funding from sympathetic donors in the arena of Trusts and foundations.  You will work to support both our teaching and resourcing of meditation and the running of our retreat centre in Bonnevaux, near Poitiers in France. An excellent writer with excellent financial and budgeting skills, you will be adept at pulling together relevant, succinct and compelling information for our donor reports and bids. You’ll work with communications staff to develop impactful donor communications which enhance our accountability and inspire renewed major donations.  You will have a demonstrable track record in winning grants as well as in the stewardship of major donors.  Occasional trips to France. Interest in Christian Meditation/Spirituality an advantage.

•  Access – the Foundation for Social Investment works to make sure that charities and social enterprises can access the finance they need to sustain or grow their impact.
• You will be part of a small organisation of around 15 people that take a flexible, collaborative and trust-based approach to work.
• Working closely with the Head of Blended Finance and the wider Programme team you will act as an integral support function for colleagues but also build good relationships with our external partners, supporting their engagement with Access.
• This is a key role that offers experience across a variety of different disciplines, with significant potential for personal learning and growth.

What you will deliver (responsibilities)

Programme Support:

• Present analysis and insights based on performance data and any contact with delivery partners to inform decisions within the team about ongoing relationships.
• Support the writing of papers for the Investment Committee and other committees including the Access Board, to present clear information to support understanding and decision-making.
• Help to organise, manage and minute internal and external meetings and events, including peer learning workshops.
• Assist with keeping Programmes pages of the Access website up to date.
• Supporting the development and maintenance of a bank of practical resources for use by our partners
• Other programme support duties as required.

Finance:

• Ensure robust financial management of Access’s programmes, including monitoring deployment targets of social investors and supporting the process for drawing funds from Access.

Relationship management:

•  Become one of the day-to-day points of contact for a portfolio of organisations who are delivering or supporting Access’s programmes, or in the process of applying to do so. These may include social investors, grant partners or other stakeholders.
• Build strong productive and supportive working relationships with delivery partners, in a spirit of collaboration and learning.
• Maintain comprehensive and clear records of the status of the relationship and any key questions or issues which are currently being addressed.

Data and learning:

• Support the acquisition and collation of regular performance data submissions
• Support the analysis and reporting on performance within each delivery partner and across the portfolio.

Other tasks:

• Leading on or supporting the delivery of internal and external events
• Contributing to learning and programme design discussions

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We are committed to being an inclusive organisation and actively promote equality of opportunity for all. We believe in the value of a diverse workforce and encourage applications from individuals with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. Selection for roles is based solely on individual merit, talent, skills, and potential.

As a charity, we are dedicated to reflecting the communities and individuals we aim to support. We particularly welcome applications from candidates who share lived experiences or come from backgrounds that align with those we serve. Diversity strengthens our ability to make a meaningful impact, and we encourage all who feel passionate about our mission to apply.

First interview dates are expected to be online bewteen 8-10th October.

Second interviews to take place (in person at our office in London) on Tuesday 14th October.

Are you looking to build a career in philanthropy and fundraising? Whether you have formal charity experience or have shown your commitment through volunteering and community involvement, this could be the opportunity for you.

MK Community Foundation is seeking a motivated Philanthropy Officer to join our team.

This is an excellent development role for someone with experience as a Fundraising Assistant, Grants Officer, or in a junior charity role, as well as for a passionate community connector or volunteer who is eager to grow their career in philanthropy, relationship management, and fundraising.

In this role, you’ll:

• Support our grant-making programmes, assessing and monitoring local projects.

• Help nurture relationships with donors and supporters.

• Contribute to identifying new opportunities for income generation.

• Gain hands-on experience in philanthropy, backed by mentoring, training, and a supportive team.

We’re looking for someone who is:

• A confident communicator, able to build rapport with a wide range of people.

• Organised and proactive, with strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

• Passionate about making a difference in Milton Keynes.

This role offers the chance to develop your career while directly contributing to projects that change lives in our community.

Together for Short Lives is a charity that ensures seriously ill children and their families receive the care they need, especially at the end of life. We work closely with families, care professionals, and services to improve children’s palliative care. We also speak up to government leaders and decision-makers to help make sure families have access to the best support when they need it.

A fantastic opportunity is available for a Family Support Hub Officer to join us as maternity cover for 9 months. You will work within our Family Support Hub, liaising with identified partners to provide support to families with a seriously ill child, as well as providing grants administration and event organisation support. 

About the Role

The purpose of this role is to help Together for Short Lives reach and support more families - responding appropriately to their needs by listening, signposting or referring onto internal and external support e.g.. grants, peer support, events and engagement opportunities. You will support families contacting Together for Short Lives through the Helpline, website and from partner referrals.

This role combines responsibility for grant administration and voucher processing with day-to-day family support hub tasks, including managing email inboxes and co-ordinating communications. The postholder will ensure that families receive timely information, compassionate support, and access to financial assistance, while helping the organisation meet funding obligations and maintain high-quality service delivery.

About You

• You will be passionate about providing support to seriously ill children and their families and be inspired by the potential to make an impact and to deliver tangible change.
• You will have experience in grant administration and delivering compassionate support and timely information, as well as being a great communicator
• You will have experience helping to deliver and organise events

How to Apply

Please follow the link to our website to find out more and apply. ​

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