We are seeking two dynamic Learning Managers to join our team.

Working in North or South-East Cornwall you will have a good head for business and ideally an understanding, and experience of, setting up and / or leading new projects. You will enjoy facilitating groups and share SSE’s fundamental value of ‘learning by doing’.

In total we are seeking to recruit 7 days’ worth of Learning Managers time (3 days in South & East of Cornwall, 4 days in North Cornwall, referred to as Atlantic & Moor region) 

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter answering the following questions:   

1. What excites you about the prospect of working for the School for Social Entrepreneurs? (max 200 words)  
  
2. What would make you an excellent Learning Manager as part of the Cornwall team? (max 300 words)  

3. What area/s would you prefer to work in (Atlantic and Moor, South & East) and for how many days a week? (max 50 words) 

Please include the names of two professional referees, including your current or most recent employer. Please note that referees will not be approached without your prior knowledge and only following a successful application and final interview.   

Application deadline: 9am on Monday 28th June 2021  

Interviews will be held: 5th and 7th July 2021  

For full details about the role please see the application pack

We are looking for a skilled and motivated Grants & Trusts Fundraiser to help us increase the charity’s income from trusts and other major grant makers.

Salary: £26,000 to £30,000, depending on experience (pro rata)

Hours: 28-35 hours per week (0.8 to 1.0 FTE), with flexible working hours offered

Location: UK-based but the successful applicant must be available to travel to our central Manchester office for required meetings on average once a month.

Apply By: Monday 5th July

Who are GMYN?

For many young people, the transition to adulthood isn’t easy. In the UK, one third of young people are lonely, half feel unready for work and half feel like they don’t belong to their community.

Our vision is #YoungPeopleCan and we help young people in Greater Manchester overcome this. We deliver a range of development programmes and drop-in activities to help young people aged 13-25 transition to adulthood feeling skilled, supported and positive.

Fundraising at GMYN

GMYN is in a strong position with an annual income of approximately £850k, funded by a diverse mix of grants, contracts, as well as community and corporate donations. Over the past five years, we have been committed to investing in our fundraising activity, resulting in a period of sustainability. Our new fundraising team was recognised as a success and we were awarded Highly Commended Fundraising Team of the Year at the North West Charity Awards 2019.

In 2020, a challenging year for income generation across the sector, we successfully developed a new fundraising approach, winning new funding for GMYN core costs alongside our consistently growing and developing programme delivery. Now, in 2021, after five years of successful fundraising development, we are in an exciting position to restructure and grow our fundraising team further.

To Apply:

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, even if you don’t feel like your experience ticks every box on the person specification. While we are looking for some specific skills, we are much more interested in attitude, personal qualities and passion.

We also know that different people have relevant experience from many different aspects of life: at GMYN, we value lived experience just as much as we value experience gained through employment, volunteering or study.

Essential Criteria:
• Proven experience of bid writing or other similar income generation work with demonstrable transferable skills.
• Ability to use a range of fundraising techniques related to securing unrestricted and restricted funding.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken with the ability to present confidently.
• Ability to self-manage, work independently to targets but also join up your work with the rest of the fundraising team.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and workstreams with a “can do” attitude in order to produce positive results.
• Experience and/or understanding of producing impact reports and reporting to various audiences, ideally funders.
• Motivation to work towards the charitable purpose of the organisation.

Desirable Criteria:
• Knowledge and understanding of fundraising methods and changing trends in the funding environment.
• Experience of researching Trusts and identifying suitable income opportunities for both programme related and unrestricted core costs.
• Knowledge of the Voluntary and Community Sector and fundraising environment.
• Experience of writing successful grant applications to a variety of funders.
• Experience of using IT: key social media platforms, CRM/contact databases, the Microsoft Office Suite.

Whilst our staff team is diverse in many ways, we recognise that we are not currently representative of the diverse communities that we serve. We are currently working with specialist charities to adapt our practices to make sure that anyone, no matter their background, can work with us to their fullest potential. We therefore welcome applications from people from BAME backgrounds and people who identify as having additional needs or disabilities.

Further information on the role and more about GMYN can be found in the attached job pack.

Main purpose of position

The Research Grants Manager works closely with Children with Cancer UK’s Trustees to co-ordinate both the Research grants and the Welfare grants. This includes the delivery of calls for Research grant applications according to the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) standards, coordinating the administration of the grant portfolio and leading the ongoing review and refresh of the Charity’s Research Strategy. The post holder will also regularly work across teams, providing Marketing and Communications and Fundraising with scientific expertise and content, and work with external partners and groups, including co-funders, the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI), the AMRC and others.  

The post holder is responsible for ongoing grant administration and portfolio management for the Research and Welfare Programmes. This includes delivering the launch of Research grant calls and coordinating the peer review process. To ensure strict independence of individual grant awards as per the AMRC Principles of Peer Review, the Charity’s Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) reviews all scientific funding applications, along with external written expert peer reviewers. This ensures that the Charity supports only the highest quality research that hold the greatest potential to impact patients. Applications for Welfare grants, by contrast, are submitted on an ad-hoc basis and reviewed by the Board of Trustees. The Research Grants Manager coordinates this process alongside the Research grant calls.

Once grants are awarded, the post-holder will monitor the outcomes and impact of the charity’s investments by reviewing narrative progress reports and Researchfish submissions. They will work closely with other teams within the charity to communicate the Research and Welfare programmes and showcase the charity’s investments to our staff and supporters.

This position is an opportunity to make an impact on how childhood, teenage and young adult cancer research is funded both nationally and internationally. The post holder with lead upon the ongoing review and refresh of the Charity’s Research Strategy. With this is mind, the post holder will need to be a self-starter and identify and act upon areas for improvement to practice and governance within the Charity. They will also be the lead scientific contact, representing the charity and building collaborative relationships and our reputation with partners, clinicians and research and policy organisations, including co-funders and the AMRC, NCRI, Children and Young People with Cancer Coalition, One Cancer Voice, etc.

The post-holder will be responsible for line managing the Research Grants and Trusts Officer, providing them with support and identifying areas and opportunities for them to expand and develop their experience and skillset.

Our Vision

Children with Cancer UK is the leading national children's charity dedicated to the fight against childhood cancer.

Our mission is to improve survival rates across all types of childhood cancer and support children and their families to live better with and after treatment.

Around 4,500 children and young people are diagnosed with cancer every year in the UK. Our aims are to determine the causes, find cures and provide care for children with cancer. Our small team is united by a common goal – to save and improve young lives.

Since 1988, our research funding has helped to drive up childhood cancer survival rates have improved from 67.3% in 1990 to a predicted 85.5% in 2018*.

We fund research

We fund research into the causes and treatment of childhood cancers. We have accelerated breakthroughs to improve childhood cancer survival rates and find more effective treatments with fewer toxic side effects. Since 1988, Children with Cancer UK has raised over £250 million to support research into the causes and treatment of childhood cancers.

We support families

We help families deal with the burden of a cancer diagnosis by working with other organisation’s to fund free accommodation close to hospitals and financial grant programmes to support families during their cancer journey. We also organise special days out, giving families a welcome respite from hospitals and treatment.

We raise awareness

We bring childhood cancer to the forefront by sharing children and their families’ experiences in the hope this will reduce delays in diagnosis, raise awareness of life-limiting side effects of current treatments and encourage greater funding of childhood cancer research.

*Office for National Statistics (ONS) Childhood cancer survival in England: children diagnosed from 1990 to 2014 and followed up to 2015 and Cancer survival in England: adult, stage at diagnosis and childhood – patients followed up to 2018. Survival rates are based on five-year survival.

Strategic Imperatives

The charity has a number of strategic objectives that are overlayed by a culture to have ambition, provide quality and protect our reputation in everything we do.

The themes of excellence behind the charities vision that the post holder must embody in all their work are;

1. We will aim to be the biggest not-for-profit annual financial contributor to research into cancer in children and young people in the UK
2. We will maintain a place in the top 100 UK charities, based on fundraising activity
3. We will continue to support respite homes and associated financial support for children and families affected by childhood cancer
4. We will fund high quality research aimed at developing treatments which are not only more effective but less debilitating and disruptive to young lives
5. We will contribute to peer reviewed research into the discovery and reduction of causes of cancer, including directly supporting the work of the International Agency for Research in Cancer (IARC, part of WHO)
6. We will provide capital funding to encourage the development of centers of excellence in childhood cancer research
7. We will raise public awareness about our activities and the results of relevant research
8. We will seek to influence the development of policy to promote the best interests of children with or at risk of cancer
9. We will continue to be a highly engaged and effective organisation that recognises and rewards the right behaviours, innovation and outcomes for the organisation and for those we help.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the portfolio of the charity’s active Research and Welfare grants. Monitor grant progress against agreed milestones, plus outcomes and impact by reviewing narrative progress reports and Researchfish submissions. Ensure timely reporting and build strong working relationships with the award holders.
• Work closely with the Trustees and SAP Chair to deliver Research funding calls to AMRC standards, including having the scope clearly defined and approved by the Board of Trustees, assembling documentation, co-ordination of timelines, triage and the peer review process, contracting, etc.
• Co-ordinate the Trustee assessment and approval of applications for Welfare Grants.
• Monitor expenditure on awarded grants against planned budgets and ensure projects adhere to the charity’s financial policies. Process invoices for awarded projects, supported by the Research Grants and Trusts Officer.
• Capture and monitor the outputs, outcomes and impact arising from the portfolio of Research and Welfare grants. Liaise with the Marketing and Communications team regarding any potential case studies and press releases to demonstrate impact from the charity’s investment.
• Lead the review and refresh of the Charity’s Research Strategy.
• Meticulous record keeping, including drafting operational guidelines and standard operating procedures. Support the continual use and development of the processes, systems and software used to manage our grant activities.
• Work closely with other directorates so they can better understand and use our research within their activities.
• Providing Marketing and Communications and Fundraising with scientific expertise, information and content for public-facing information and external campaigns.
• Attend & support the delivery of scientific meetings. 
• Manage and grow the Charity’s relationships with partners, including Research grant co-funders, and identify new opportunities for collaboration.
• Act as lead contact for the charity with external organisation’s, such as AMRC, NCRI, Children and Young People with Cancer Coalition, One Cancer Voice, etc.

• Respond to research enquiries from funded researchers, applicants, and members of the public.
• Line managing the Research Grants and Trusts Officer, providing support and identifying areas and opportunities for development expand her skillset and experience.

Personal Specification

Skills & Abilities

• Project management skills
• Ability to work with a large number of stakeholders, possibly with conflicting needs
• Able to effectively and appropriately communicate complex research messages to staff, researchers and members of the public 
• Ability to understand and communicate research and scientific concepts clearly
• Able to manage complex workload and to plan ahead effectively
• Confidence in establishing standards for best practice in research management and review
• Excellent planning and organisational skills, able to prioritise and manage multiple tasks, working to challenging targets and deadlines
• Proficient in Microsoft packages including word, excel and databases
• Excellent communications skills with the ability to write clearly and concisely

• Ability to communicate with credibility and authority to high-value donors, to explain key research projects and the impact of the funded research

Qualifications, training and education

• Educated to degree level in a bio-medical (or related) science subject and able to understand a broad range of complex scientific information presented in funding applications, research papers and in conversations with researchers
• Knowledgeable about about financial budgets and contract management issues.

• Proficient in using Grant Management Systems (e.g. Flexi-Grant)

Experience

• Proven experience of research grant administration and grant management. Experience of managing research budgets
• Experience of working with senior external stakeholders
• Experience of preparing complex reports and papers
• Experience of grants or contract management at a senior level.
• Proactively identifies potential issues before they arise and help devise solutions
• Experience of overseeing a complex programme of work whilst maintaining links with other relevant internal and external teams.
• Ideally to be familiar with the national cancer research landscape
• Knowledgeable about research policies and procedures, such as: confidentiality & data handling/protection (GDPR), the attribution of clinical research costs (AcoRD), research involving the use of humans/animals, identification & protection of intellectual property etc.

Other requirements 

• A self-starter who is able to work independently and use their judgement to make day to day decisions without referral
• Well organised with a systematic approach
• Able to work collaboratively as part of a team and contribute to a positive working environment and culture

This job description outlines the current main responsibilities of the post. However the duties of the post may change and develop over time and this job description may, therefore be amended in consultation with the post holder.

At Children with Cancer UK we value diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential. The statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

Trusts and Grants Manager

We’re looking for an excellent trusts and grants writer with great communication skills to join our High Value Engagement team.

Position: Trusts and Grants Manager

Location: Homebased, U.K nationwide

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: Salary circa £35,000 per annum (inner London weighting £3,299 per annum/pro rata or outer London weighting £1,755 per annum/pro rata may be applied in accordance to where you live)

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 19 July 2021

Interview Date: 26 July 2021

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic interviews may be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application

The Role

Reporting to the Senior Trusts and Grants Manager, you’ll have an ability to synthesise large quantities of information and to convey complex ideas articulately, both verbally and in writing. Focussing on funders with the potential to give upwards of £50,000 per annum whilst maintaining a small portfolio of <£50,000 trusts too, you’ll develop and maintain relationships with, and secure funds from a portfolio of loyal and prospective trust and grants funders.

About You

As Trusts and Grants Manager, you will have an eye for detail and a strong adherence to deadlines along with your proven record of successful trusts and grants fundraising.

We are working to build a more diverse organisation: one where we recognise and promote everyone’s individuality with kindness, and where we harness the value and diversity that everyone brings to help deliver our goals. We encourage applications from anyone who wants to be part of that future. And in particular, we would encourage anyone with lived experience of stroke to apply.

You will be asked to submit your CV and a covering letter of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience.

In return…

This is an exciting opportunity to work with stroke survivors and their families to support them following stroke and to raise stroke awareness in the local population. We offer a host of amazing benefits and flexible working options, with opportunities to progress your career.

About the Organisation

Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there. We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives. Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.

You may also have experience in areas such as Trusts Fundraiser, Foundations Fundraiser, Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser, Fundraising, Partnerships Manager, Fundraising Partnerships, Income Generation, Income Generation, Fundraiser, Engagement, Trusts, Foundations, Supporter Engagement, Marketing, Communications, Music, Arts, Bids, Trusts Officer, Foundations Officer, Fundraising Officer, Fundraising and Communications, Trusts Executive, Trusts and Grants, Senior Trusts, Senior Trusts and Foundations, Trusts and Grants Manager, Trusts and Grants Fundraising, Major Donor, Major Donor Fundraiser, Bids, Bids and Tenders, Corporate Partnerships Manager, Income Generation Manager, Stroke.

Leeds Hospitals Charity

Leeds Hospitals Charity is proud to support Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The Trust comprises seven hospitals and a dental institute, including Leeds General Infirmary, St James’s University Hospital, Leeds Children’s Hospital and Leeds Cancer Centre. At Leeds Hospitals Charity, we work with NHS staff to improve the experience of patients and families. We are passionate about healthcare and about making our hospitals amazing.

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Grants, the Grants Relationship Manager will play a key role in building relationships with multiple hospital staff, supporting the flow of high-quality applications to the Charity. The role will provide excellent support to hospital staff in managing the entire life cycle of a grant from the ideas stage through to monitoring and evaluation of the impact of funding. With a knowledge of project/grant funding, you will identify opportunities that align with the Charity’s six funding priorities and impact areas which will maximise opportunities to positively impact the experiences of patients, their families and staff.  The post holder will establish effective communication channels ensuring hospital staff have the opportunity to engage with the Charity as well as receive continuous support.

The Person

We are looking for someone who:

• Can identify opportunities for charitable funding that have the potential to transform experiences for patients, their families, and or staff and that are aligned with the charity’s impact areas.
• Will understand and champion the Charity’s funding application processes and policy ensuring high levels of awareness across the hospital and support for potential applicants.
• Can work closely with hospital staff to enable the development and production of high-quality applications, promoting new and innovative ideas to use charitable funding.
• Can collaborate with multiple staff across the hospital working in range of roles and specialities including reinvigorating existing relationships and establishing new links with named contacts/charity champions in each clinical service unit
• Will work closely with hospital staff to develop spending plans associated with existing funds including the development of new processes and systems to support this area of work.

You will:

• Have a proven track record (3 years +) of managing complex partnerships and hospital staff.
• Experience of producing high quality reports and information.
• Possess strong project and or grant management skills including impact evaluation.
• Be IT literate, including Microsoft Office.
• Have an ability to influence and persuade, demonstrating tenacity and commitment to fostering relationships and bringing people together.
• Be a self-starter with an ability to lead on activities seeing a project through from the ideas stage to completion.

To apply for this position, please send a copy of your up-to-date CV with a covering letter.

Closing date for application is Monday 28th June 2021.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive we are unable to provide feedback at the shortlisting stage. If you have no heard back from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

An excellent opportunity for a Grants Manager has arisen at a small independent grant making organisation. The successful candidate will manage grants at every stage in the grant making process including identifying opportunities for grant making, building relationships with potential Grantees, effective and efficient grant making and overseeing Grantee reporting. Please note this role is a two-year FTC.

Key responsibilities
Initiate, build and strengthen effective working relationships with potential Grantees and Grantees
Provide guidance and support to potential grantees on grant applications
Assess and evaluate funding proposals and prepare grant contracts and documentation for successful grants
Carry out capacity and risk assessment of potential grantees, including due diligence
Manage and monitor grants, review regular grant reports, and trouble-shoot where necessary
Maintain records and filing related to grants in line with the Data Protection Act
Prepare regular programme and grant updates and reports for the website, quarterly reports and Annual Reviews
In consultation with the Head of Grants, identify and research organisations and charities for funding in London in line with the strategy

Person specification

Experience working in the charity or public sector
Proven experience of grant making and grant management
Demonstrated ability to engage and communicate effectively with diverse individuals from a wide range of backgrounds, building and maintaining positive relationships
Ability to identify needs and opportunities, and assess and challenge grantees objectively and constructively
Ability to write concise high quality reports for different audiences
Numeracy skills and knowledge of charitable accounts and budgets

Closing Date: 28th June 2021

Harris Hill Charity Recruitment Specialists operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships

The organisation

John Lyon's Charity gives grants to benefit children and young people up to the age of 25 who live in nine boroughs in North and West London: Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Kensington & Chelsea and the Cities of London and Westminster. The Charity distributes around £10 million in grants each year.

The Charity's mission is to promote the life-chances of children and young people through education, which is consistent with the interests of our founder, John Lyon, when he founded Harrow School. However, they see education in its broadest sense and support a wide range of projects that provide opportunities for young people across its Beneficial Area.

We are delighted to be working with the Charity to recruit a Grants Manager on a 9 to 12 month (maternity cover) contract.

The role

This role will be responsible for supporting the Grants Director and Senior Grants Manager in managing grants processes to maximise the benefit of the Charity's funding. This will involve management of the assessment, monitoring and evaluation of a wide portfolio of grants. In addition to the core grant making processes and management of the GIFTS database, this role will identify and nuture opportunities to galvanize the development of the portfolio and support specific strategic initiatives wherever possible. Working collaboratively as part of a small but very experienced team, this role will evaluate trends through observation and visiting projects in the geographical area of work in order to fine tune, inform and improve decision making. Stewarding grantees through applications and reporting procedures will underpin the work of this role whilst ensuring the overall aims and objectives of the charity's mission are met.

The person

The successful candidate will have substantial demonstrated Grants Management experience with a similar established grant funder or in an education based environment. This person will be highly numerate, organised and will have outstanding attention to detail. They will have a logical and pragmatic approach whilst supporting grantees and will be empathetic and approachable by nature. Able to see the bigger picture, this person will ideally have an understanding of the SEND educational landscape and the development of services for children and young people although this knowledge can be gained in the role. Also an exposure to music hubs and mental health services could be very useful. Experience of the GIFTS (or similar) grant making database will be important as will an enhanced understanding of due diligence and compliance. Outstanding written communication skills are essential as is being able to communicate effectively and confidently with people at all levels.

This role offers a superb opportunity to take the next step in your grant making career and to gain experience with an established and well-respected funder which cares very deeply about the quality of service it provides to its beneficiaries.

Grants and Trusts Officer
Salary: £26,000 – £29,000 per annum pro rata dependent on experience
Hours: Part - time (15 hours per week)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Arthur Rank Hospice, Shelford Bottom Cambridge (with an option to work from home)

About Us:

Arthur Rank Hospice Charity has an outstanding reputation for excellence in palliative and end of life care. We support people in Cambridgeshire, who are living with life-limiting illnesses and advance conditions. Our positive and practical services deliver care, counselling and education, helping patients to live well and their families to live on.

About the role:

The charity has built excellent rapport with a wide range of funders resulting in a significant level of income in recent years and we are inviting applications for this exciting position of Grants and Trusts Officer. The successful candidate will be required to develop existing relationships and establish new connections in order to secure high levels of income through via Charitable Trusts, Foundations and Grant makers, Applications will cover a range of areas including core costs, specific hospice projects, equipment and service development. . You will be required to research and identify appropriate funders whose criteria match the charity’s needs, prepare appropriate cases for support, submit compelling written bids and complex grant applications as appropriate, as well as provide project management skills to be able to accurately report on the use and impact of the funds received. You will be the key to helping the Charity to grow it’s income in a sustainable way to continue its abilities to support patients and families throughout Cambridgeshire to access vital services.

Main duties include:

• Developing a strategy for how the hospice can maximise income generation from Charitable Trusts, Foundations and Non-statutory Funding Bodies.
• Monitoring the Grants and Trusts sector to ensure all sources of available funds are maximised.
• Analysing and managing the research to determine suitable new approaches including analysis of the charity’s databases. This will require extensive research, analysis and relationship building and working closely with service leads
• Developing and managing a calendar of activity so that the charity can plan for bids and meet all external submission deadlines.
• Preparing bids for submission ensuring they present an effective case for support and provides all relevant information requested by the prospective funder.
• Maintaining an accurate, effective database on the hospice system of all contacts and relationships with stakeholders.
• Good project management of the applications and the implementation of these to provide accurate and timely reports for internal colleagues
• Ability to work closely with the finance reports to monitor spending and to pro-actively address any surplus or shortfall to funding awards
• High quality evaluation reports for Trust and Grant bodies to update on progress.

What we need from you:

• Proven ability to fundraise from charitable trusts and foundations and statutory bodies
• Ability to produce in depth, motivating and inspiring proposals and funding reports
• Excellent bid writer, with experience of winning a variety of grants and trusts and building relationships with funders or stakeholders
• Accuracy and a keen eye for detail when creating and reviewing written and financial information.
• An excellent team player approach, working closely with departments throughout the charity

We know we wouldn’t be able to do any of this without our amazing staff, so we offer a range of benefits including:

• Personal Pension Plan (with ability to retain membership of NHS Pension Scheme subject to qualifying criteria)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Study leave, where appropriate
• Regular Staff Surveys and staff Forum
• Access to Occupational Health Services
• Access to wellbeing activities
• Flexible working
• Ongoing training and access to inhouse programmes/courses
• Payroll Giving option
• Group Life Assurance
• Long Service Awards
• Social events
• Christmas savings scheme and staff discounts to our in-house Bistro and Salon HD.

Closing date: Wednesday 30 June,
Interviews: Monday 5th and Tuesday 6th July

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to find out more about this position, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website where you can download the job description and application form. 

We are committed to inclusivity, respect, fairness, engagement and equality of opportunity for our patients and their families, our staff and trustees, our volunteers and our supporters.

We value the strength that comes with difference and the positive contribution that diversity brings to our community. Therefore, candidates with a disability that meet the minimum criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

We are also working to increase diversity throughout the organisation and we particularly welcome applications from BAME people who are currently under-represented.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

No agencies please. 

Grants Fundraising Officer

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Hours: 35 per week

Location: London

Salary: £34,602 per annum

Closing date: 30 June 2021

Expected date of interviews: Week commencing 5 July 2021

Job ref: VA436

Do you believe in standing up for human rights alongside torture survivors? Would you like to use creativity, technology and people power to raise significant funds to positively impact the lives of torture survivors?

Freedom from Torture is looking for a Grants Fundraising Officer to join our new, friendly Philanthropy and Partnerships team. This is an exciting chance to join us as we place survivor empowerment and movement building at the heart of our next four year strategy.

About the role

The key purpose of the role is to lead in generating five and six figure grants from Statutory Funders, and high to medium Trust Funders to support Freedom from Torture’s work with survivors of torture.You will work closely with the Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships and the Senior Trusts and Grants Manager to implement the fundraising strategy, by raising income from funders in line with agreed income targets. You will be expected to identify new funding streams and deliver a year round portfolio of funding applications. You will also manage a portfolio of existing donors who fund a range of our work including clinical, policy and campaigns.

About you

To be successful in this role you must have demonstrable experience of successfully meeting or exceeding fundraising targets from a variety of funders and experience managing relationships with statutory funders and trust and foundations.

It’s essential that you have strong communication skills and experience of managing donor funded grants including review of financial information, preparation of donor reports and donor compliance. You must have experience and knowledge of statutory and grant fundraising research tools and grant writing in the UK charity sector.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please click the link provided.

Please note a CV and a cover letter addressing the job description and person specification of the role are mandatory to be considered for the position.

In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30-day annual leave entitlement, and 6% employer pension contribution and 1% employee contribution.

Freedom from Torture is an equal opportunity employer! People with lived experience of torture or asylum, from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.

We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work.

Freedom from Torture is committed to its responsibilities under safeguarding, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure, as well as a need for full employment history and up to date employment references.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

No agencies please.

The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity (RMCC) raises money solely to support The Royal Marsden, a world-leading cancer centre. Together with the hospital we ensure our nurses, doctors and research teams can provide the very best care and develop life-saving treatments, which are used across the UK and around the world. From funding state-of-the-art equipment and ground-breaking research, to creating the very best patient environments, RMCC funds the development of new ways to improve the lives of people affected by cancer. Our recent emergency appeal raised over £2m to support hospital staff and patients through the Covid-19 pandemic.

We are entering a new and ambitious three year strategy to grow out underlying income, and provide significant grant making to the hospital. Along with funding an existing world-class programme of research, treatment and care, we are also raising £70 million, our biggest capital appeal to date, to build the Oak Cancer Centre that will provide radical new solutions for the research and treatment of cancer.

The Grants Team is central to achieving the Charity’s objectives and manages all funding awarded to the hospital, including all grants and Special Purpose Funds (SPFs). In March 2020, RMCC Trustees approved the 2020-2025 Grants Strategy which proposed that £55million is made available to the hospital, over the 5-year strategic period, to support what is of greatest strategic need to the hospital. Future grants will fund vital patient services, innovative research and the purchase of state-of-the-art equipment. We also hold over 150 SPFs which are restricted to purposes of research, patient services and staff benefit.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic individual preferably with some experience of grants and/or funds administration to help manage the day-to-day and long-term processes of the RMCC Grants Team. With excellent interpersonal and communication skills, the post holder will be highly organised with a strong attention to detail. They will work within a growing and dynamic Grants Team to support the Charity’s grants programme as well as dealing with matters relating to our SPFs.  The role would suit someone who is passionate about the work of the Royal Marsden and understands the importance of effective management of donations as we strive to meet the wishes of our valued donors.

The Grants & SPF Assistant will work closely with, and report to, the Grants Manager. They will also support the Senior SPF Executive with administration of SPFs and may be asked to undertake additional tasks as requested by the Head of Grants.

We're seeking a Research Grants Officer to join our Research Funds team and support the Joint Heads of Research Funds in all matters relating to the operation of grants administration.
 
About the role
 
As our Research Grants Officer you’ll provide support across the Research Funds team and will focus on new initiatives and have key responsibilities for their associated panel meetings.

Working closely with the Research Grants Manager and Senior Research Advisor, as well as covering the work of the other Grants Officers in relation to all committees, you’ll deal with correspondence and address queries relating to all aspects of grants administration in a timely manner. 

You’ll coordinate the review of preliminary outline applications and provide feedback and advice to applicants as well as facilitate and attend committee meetings and prepare and distribute minutes of the meeting.

You’ll be at ease using a complex database and will provide a high level of service to senior members of the scientific community.

About you

An experienced administrator, you’ll be able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines, capable of working independently and producing accurate work, with minimal supervision.

With excellent interpersonal skills and confidence, you’ll be able to liaise confidently and professionally with all levels of seniority.

With advanced IT skills (Microsoft office including SharePoint) and database knowledge you’ll have previous experience servicing committees. You’ll also have previous financial experience, able to pay invoices and be involved in budgeting.

This role will manage multiple projects at once with conflicting deadlines, so excellent multi-tasking, organisational and time management skills are a must.

Customer focused you’ll have strong analytical abilities, accuracy and attention to detail as well as excellent numeracy and literacy skills.

Please note this is a 12-month fixed term contract

About us

We research all heart and circulatory diseases and the things that cause them. Heart disease, Stroke, Vascular Dementia, Diabetes and many more. All connected, all under siege. Because our research is the promise of future cures and treatments.

Here at the BHF we understand that you might need a little help balancing your work and home life. Many of our people work flexibly in many different ways. Please feel free to talk to us about the flexibility you may need; we’re happy to explore what’s possible for you and the role.

Interview process

The interview process will be held virtually over MS Teams.

The British Heart Foundation is currently following Government guidelines regarding working from home. Although the role is based in London, the expectation is that once restrictions are eased, we will follow a blended approach between office and home working.
 

Position: Maternity Contract to August 2022

Deadline for applications:  Friday 4th June

Location: London

The Position:

Our international health charity client is recruiting a Research Grants and Events Manager. In this role you will be responsible for supporting an international science research grant programme and managing international Conference and Academy programmes events and workshops.  You will also contribute to the monitoring and science communications, prepare papers and briefing notes for meetings (including Board meetings) and other coordinating administrative duties.

Requirements:

• Experience of science research funding and / or grants administration/management.
• Extremely organised with administration experience including the production of minutes for scientific meetings/conferences and scientific summaries.
• Ideally experience of the delivery of successful scientific events (conferences or workshops).
• Educated to MSc level in a nutrition, public health or biological sciences related discipline

Job Title: Trusts and Grants Fundraiser

Hours: 21 per week (flexible working arrangements available)

OR

28 per week term time only

Salary: £13,200-£16,800 pa pro rata (FTE £22-£28,000 FTE)

Annual Leave: 15 days pro rata per year (FTE 25 days)

Contract Type: Permanent (6-month probationary period)

Reporting to: Chief Executive

Base: Oxford and home-based flexible options

This is an exciting opportunity to join our small team and help shape and develop our work with visually impaired people across Oxfordshire. We’re looking for a person who has the skills, passion and drive to share our work and mission with grant awarding bodies, to maximise our income and sustain our services for the future.

Your duties will include:

• Researching and prioritising grants
• Making grant applications
• Reporting to grant makers and other staff
• Administration

Closing Date: 12noon Monday 21st June 2021

Interview Date: Friday 2nd July 2021

APPLICATION DETAILS:

Deadline for applications is 6th June 2021

Interviewing: w/c 14th June 2021

FLEXIBLE WORKING OPTIONS

This role could be carried out on a full time or part time basis.

We will consider applications from people who want a full time role; and also those who want to work 4 days a week.

THE ORGANISATION

The Institute for War & Peace Reporting is an independent not-for profit organization that works with media and civil society to promote positive change in conflict zones, closed societies, and countries in transition around the world.

ROLE SUMMARY:

The Grant Accountant reports into the Head of Finance, UK. 

The purpose of the Grant Accountant is to ensure adherence to financial policy, donor rules,  budgets, and internal control measures for a variety of projects in the region.  The Grant Accountant will partner with field and programme teams to facilitate the smooth delivery of projects, provide capacity building and help drive best practice across the region. 

A hands-on role, the Grant Accountant will ensure accurate posting of all project related income and expenditure as well as tracking field advances and managing accounting records for the projects in his/her region. 

Preparing monthly and donor reporting, the Grant Accountant will coordinate discussions with relevant non-finance stakeholders to help drive actions and aid decision making.  The role will also lead on project related budgeting processes, working closely with the Development team and other stakeholders in creating proposal budgets or when re-forecasting.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Project Financial Management

• In close consultation with field team and management, developing proposal budgets ensuring appropriate cost estimates are applied and budgets are in line with donor requirements.
• Updating project budgets as required for internal budgeting purposes and or as required by donors, (working in close consultation with RDs and Programme Managers).
• Closely monitoring programmatic spend, preparing monthly budget versus actual reports (BVAs) for each project and reviewing with relevant stakeholders to analyse variances and agree action plans.
• Ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting to donors.
• Tracking fund transfers between HQ and the Field Offices, posting monthly field reporting into IWPR’s financial system and reviewing other project related postings in the financial system.
• Posting project income on a monthly basis and tracking donor receivables/deferred income.
• Preparing other financial reports and analysis for projects as required by management or donors.
• Initiating and supporting on all financial aspects of project close outs in a timely manner.

Compliance

• Developing a good understanding of donor requirements and compliance, and ensuring these are understood by all programme delivery staff.
• Monitoring IWPR’s fulfilment of financial management requirements, ensuring that projects meet their contractual requirements and comply with policies and regulations.
• Maintaining strong financial management and accounting control systems for project expenditure and contributing towards improving and streamlining processes to maximise IWPR’s effectiveness and efficiency.
• Managing programme audits; preparing documents and liaising with auditors and field offices as necessary to ensure audits are completed on a timely basis and audit reports are submitted to the donor in accordance with contractual requirements.
• Reviewing and processing invoices and programmatic payments to be made from HQ in accordance with IWPR accounting procedures and contract policies.
• Maintain project financial and contractual files and a database of accounting documents including back up documentation.

Supporting Overseas Finance Teams 

• Liaising directly with Regional Directors, Programme Managers and Field Office finance staff on financial issues and providing appropriate support.
• Carrying out financial monitoring visits for the purposes of due diligence and spot checks.  Providing support to implement the recommended changes.
• Deliver training to field finance staff to enable them to comply with internal financial guidelines.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• ACA, ICMA, ACCA qualified (minimum 3 years post qualification) or professional equivalent.
• Experience of the administrative and financial management of complex development programmes, and developing and managing budgets, forecasts and actuals.
• Experience in the NGO/charity sector essential, preferably within an international organization.
• Experience of institutional grant budget proposal development, compliance, monitoring and reporting; including experience in managing FCDO, EU, German and Norwegian government funding.
• Strong people skills, both in partnering and managing.
• Excellent numeracy & financial analysis skills, with exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to work under pressure, prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Self starter able to work with limited direction, comfortable taking the initiative.
• Excellent level of oral and written English.
• Ability to travel to our regional field offices for financial oversight and capacity building (max 3 weeks a year).

IWPR is an equal opportunities employer, committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.  We encourage applications from suitably qualified candidates from a wide range of backgrounds who can help continue to evolve our culture and contribute to an inclusive environment.

Principals only. No calls please. Only those who have been selected for interviews will be contacted. IWPR will never ask for payment for recruitment.