Experienced, reliable and organised fundraising and grants manager with proven previous grant management and fundraising experience in the charitable sector required by our busy international office.  You will develop new fundraising plans and proposals as well as overseeing current grants and prepare timely and excellent quality financial and narrative reports for our grant donors. Highly motivated and resourceful individual required with a genuine interest in Christian meditation and spirituality and the individual and societal benefits it can bring to a world thirsting for peace and stability.

Opportunity to experience one of our retreats as a participant part of the benefits.

Starting date: As soon as possible

Contract Type: 18 month contract

Salary: £35,000 to £37,000 depending on skills and experience

Location: UK (London or home-based)

Application closing date: 11.59 pm (BST) 28 August 2021

Description

BCI is seeking a motivated, experienced and process-focused individual to monitor and report the accounting activities for BCI’s GIZ grants and support BCI’s other grants. The preferred candidate will demonstrate experience in reporting on grants and will be comfortable working as the central finance contact for the GIZ project teams.

The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) — the largest cotton sustainability programme in the world — aims to reach 5 million farmers worldwide with more sustainable agricultural practices, and account for 30% of global cotton production by the end of the 2020-21 cotton season. In under 12 years, the Better Cotton Initiative and its Partners have supported 2.3 million farmers in 23 countries. in adopting more sustainable agricultural practices. Thanks to these efforts, Better Cotton accounts for around 22% of global cotton production. We are truly a joint effort, encompassing stakeholders from farms to fashion brands and civil society organisations, driving the cotton sector toward sustainability. BCI aims to transform cotton production worldwide by developing Better Cotton as a sustainable mainstream commodity.

BCI has been awarded two grants from GIZ, a German government agency, to fund cotton programmes in India and Uzbekistan. This role will work closely with the project teams for these two programmes, as well as with GIZ, to ensure the programmes are delivered within budget and in accordance with the grants’ conditions.

The position is in the Finance Team and is 80% focused on the GIZ-funded programmes and 20% focused on BCI’s other grants. This role will report to the Senior Grants Accounting Coordinator. If BCI secures contracts with other major donors in the future this role will be expected to adapt to report on these grants.

This challenging role offers excellent opportunities for personal and professional development, together with a competitive benefits package.

Responsibilities

GIZ grants (80%)

Ensure financial management of GIZ grants in coordination with the GIZ project teams and Senior Grants Accounting Coordinator.

• Ensure compliance with GIZ’s donor requirements, rules and regulations, and internal and external deadlines.
• Prepare accurate, timely quarterly financial reports as per donor’s requirements.
• Maintain accurate accounts and allocation of expenditure, ensuring adequate supporting documents for all expenditure.
• Monitor grant expenditure in collaboration with the Project Coordinator and highlight variances to the Project Coordinator.
• Prepare funding requests to the donor and monitor grant income.
• Work closely with the GIZ project team to ensure that required procurement processes are followed.
• Provide support and guidance to budget holders on monitoring the project budget and forecasting.
• Participate in monthly project team meetings and act as the primary contact with the donor and project partners about financial matters.
• Provide guidance and direction to BCI staff and project partners to ensure compliance with donor’s requirements.
• Provide support in financial donor audit, prepare all the documentation and coordinate project audit.
• Follow-up on audit recommendations and corrective actions.

Other grants (20%)

Support with the financial management of BCI’s other grants.

• Allocate staff costs to grant-funded projects based on timesheets.
• Ensure timesheets for grant-funded projects are completed correctly and promptly.
• Support with maintaining accurate accounts and allocation of expenditure for grant-funded projects.
• Review financial clauses of new supplier contracts for grant-funded projects.
• Provide support with year end processes and statutory audit.
• Undertake all other duties that may be determined by the line manager and that are compatible with the job description.

The candidate will have the following Skills, Knowledge, and Experience:

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Recognised Diploma in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration

Comfortable dealing with numbers and tables

Close attention to detail and accuracy, strong analytical and organisational skills

Excellent command of Excel and literacy in Word, PowerPoint and Outlook

Bookkeeping and Accounting : experience in a finance support function

Experience working with an ERP or accounting package

Produce internal reports on the financial situation of the project

Demonstrated experience in grants financial management and compliance with contracts (in particular with donors contracts)

Demonstrated experience in financial reporting to donors

Experience in audit preparation and coordination

Experience of working in both not-for-profit and profit-making organisations

Fluency in English, both written and spoken, with attentive listening abilities and able to communicate clearly and concisely

Flexibility, initiative, ability to work autonomously and to manage workload to deliver work to deadline

Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills, with a service-oriented attitude

Desirable

Experience working with international organisations

Aptitude for manipulating data with computer systems

Advanced computer and IT skills

Good command of spoken German

Ability to work in a multicultural environment with respect for diversity

Interest in and commitment to sustainability

Working Arrangements

The position is full time (40 hours per week) and will be based in the UK (London office or home-based). BCI offers flexible working, with core hours being 10 am – 4 pm. If based at our London office, there will be the option to work from home one day per week.

Travel may be required (10-15%).

Applications:

Interested applicants with the required attributes are asked to send a detailed CV (3 pages maximum) and a motivational letter (2 pages maximum) by email to the BCI recruitment email address with subject: “Application Grants Accounting Coordinator” by 11.59 pm (BST) on 28 August 2021 at the latest. We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis and may close for applications earlier than the advertised date.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

BCI is currently unable to provide sponsorship for work permits, and candidates need to have a pre-existing right to work in the location where they will be based.

BCI is an equal opportunities employer, and is committed to good practice and transparency in managing natural, human and financial resources.

Trees for Cities is the only charity working on a national and international scale to improve people's lives by planting trees in cities. Our aim is to engage communities and people to plant, protect and promote urban trees across the UK and around the world, revitalising these areas and improving the lives of the people who live in them.

We are looking for a confident and proactive individual who enjoys writing and building relationships. This is an important early career fundraising role for a fast learner, or an opportunity to broaden your existing communication skills in a new and impactful area.

PURPOSE OF JOB

The Grants Fundraiser will develop and maintain effective relationships with trusts, foundations and institutional bodies, leading to increased income from grant-making trusts, foundations, lottery and government.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Secure annual income target from grant funders (last year £200,000) for urban forest projects in schools, parks, streets and housing estates across the UK in line with business plan.
• Research and apply for new sources of funding from trusts, foundations (including corporate foundations), national lottery, and statutory funders.
• Create compelling, relevant funding proposals appropriately tailored and targeted for each potential funder including outputs, outcomes and budgets.
• Work closely with the Senior Grants Fundraiser to plan, deliver, monitor and evaluate Trees for Cities’ grant fundraising for all programmes.
• Work with the Development Team to build on existing partnerships and identify new opportunities to develop relationships further.
• Attend regular internal meetings including with the Development, Projects, Corporate and Marcomms teams.
• Work as a strong member of the Development Team.
• Prepare for and attend performance appraisals as required.
• Prepare regular progress reports and grant claims, including monitoring information, case studies and budgets, as required by the funder, to implement a high standard of stewardship.
• Communicate with existing supporters to motivate them to continue their support and form closer links with the charity; this may include organising and attending site visits, events and meetings.
• Maintain files for all grant applications and relationships, and record information on internal systems, including Donorfy for regular analysis.
• Carry out administrative and any other tasks related to the delivery of the grant fundraising where necessary.

The Anne Frank Trust UK believes everyone should live free from prejudice and discrimination, using the powerful life and diary of Anne Frank as a springboard, we educate young people about the damage prejudice and hateful attitudes cause today. We empower them to challenge harmful attitudes and beliefs such as homophobia, Islamophobia, racism and sexism.

In our last full year (pre Covid) we worked with more than 120,000 people in schools, alternative provision units and community venues across the UK.  The impact of our work has been recognised by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. We are also identified as a flagship project in the Government's Hate Crime Action Plan.

The Grants Manager will be responsible for managing a significant portfolio of statutory and trust grants (approx 800K), as well as prospecting for new opportunities.  You will also manage a grants assistant (to be recruited) and you will be joining a small friendly team of professional fundraisers, playing a vital part in helping us raise the funds to deliver our powerful anti-prejudice programmes to thousands of young people.  We look forward to meeting you.

Mustard Tree has an established track record over the past 25 years, supporting people across Greater Manchester by combatting poverty and preventing homelessness. We are looking to recruit a new Trusts and Grants Manager into our high-performing fundraising team. If you are passionate about our mission, committed to our values and have experience in trusts and grants fundraising – we would love to hear from you.

This role manages Mustard Tree’s significant portfolio of Trusts and Grants, through compelling bid writing and timely reporting, alongside prospecting new opportunities. This will include managing the current trusts and grants fundraising pipeline (approx. £300 – 500k), as well as making new applications to increase this.

Please find more details in the attached Job Description and Person Specification document. To apply please send your latest CV along with a two-page cover letter explaining how you meet the requirements specified in the job description and person specification, and why you would like to be considered for the role.

The Quadrature Climate Foundation (QCF) was established as an independent charity in 2019 by the founders of Quadrature Capital, committing a portion of annual profits to fighting the climate emergency. 

We aim to tackle the global climate emergency.

Our species, environment and planet face an unprecedented global threat that will permanently change the course of our future. People are becoming more aware of the risks climate change brings, but collectively we haven’t yet responded with enough urgency. Greenhouse gases continue to build up in the atmosphere and global average temperatures are increasing. We are committed to helping change this situation.

We provide philanthropic funding for people and organisations working to deliver the conditions for rapid change.

A huge number of solutions already exist, but we need the collective will to implement them. We believe a lot of brilliant initiatives can be built upon, but we are also keen to take whichever new paths we find that offer the best chances of success. 

THE ROLE 

We are looking for someone who is passionate about supporting Grantees to help us develop a world class grant making process that combats the climate emergency.

As a Grant Manager you will work closely with QCF’s COO to help build our granting operations in order to support the team in its goal of urgently shifting the current global climate trajectory. This role is a unique opportunity to make a real impact by pre-empting problems and suggesting improvements to current granting processes to make them more efficient and resilient, particularly as QCF’s grant-making activities grow.

This is a newly created role as part of a small team so instead of being limited in remit, your role will be varied and evolve over time. It will span all aspects of the grantee lifecycle - from grant administration through to finance and compliance responsibilities - and make impactful contributions through:

• Ensuring key milestones and timelines are captured for each grant - including financial plans, payment and reporting schedules.
• Designing and administering a grant reporting structure to provide oversight of grants throughout the entire grant lifecycle. This will include taking responsibility for relevant compliance policies and controls.
• Liaising with key stakeholders to ensure the smooth delivery of grants. This may include contractors, Quadrature Capital employees, grantees and senior management.
• Creating and improving any tools or systems needed to support the grant portfolio, with a particular focus on how these can scale as the portfolio grows.

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for a pragmatic and positive problem solver, who likes forming the link between a foundation and its Grantees.

This role allows you to get really close to our operations, leveraging tools and solutions to make them more efficient. Therefore an understanding of grant management systems, and a few years of experience building and improving operational processes is essential. You will work closely with the finance and legal teams at Quadrature Capital, so knowledge of grant management finance and any prior experience of regulatory frameworks will help you make an impact from the outset.

Attitude and mindset are important to us. Due to the nature of this role, you will need to be detail-oriented whilst also appreciating the broader grant lifecycle. This role has the opportunity to not only create, but continually improve processes, particularly in respect to our reporting structures. Therefore an analytical mindset and an ability to be creative when coming up with solutions will be useful.

The climate emergency must be addressed with urgency, and in this operations-focussed role you will need a delivery mindset; applying quality thinking and research, but remaining focused on making progress and delivering impact. We are a small team so you will need to be a self-starter, using initiative and curiosity to quickly understand the foundations’ activities and independently solve problems.

Would you like the opportunity to work in fundraising for England’s most poetic Cathedral?

Wells Cathedral wishes to appoint a Grants and Projects Manager to join its new, friendly Development Office. The Development Office was established in 2019 and is responsible for securing funds from corporate sponsors, trusts and foundations, public bodies and individuals to support the upkeep, renewal and development of the Cathedral’s magnificent architecture and to provide resources to help the world-class choral music and outstanding education and outreach programmes thrive and grow.

Key purpose of post:

To deliver funding to support the work of the Cathedral through writing and first-class relationship management skills for Trusts, Foundations and other statutory funding bodies.

To develop and manage a growing portfolio of small, medium and large sized Charitable Trusts and Foundations, establishing and building relationships through email, telephone, written proposals, progress reports and meetings. To identify, research and cultivate new Charitable Trusts and grant givers using a variety of prospect research resources. The Development Director will work in conjunction with the post holder on all the major trusts.

Person Specification

Qualifications, knowledge and experience

Essential

• Degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience of securing funding for capital projects and operational funding.
• Proven track record of building successful relationships with key funders.
• Proven fundraising success within another organisation.
• Demonstrable experience of delivering income targets.
• Demonstrable experience of utilising a CRM donor management system.
• Knowledge of current charity sector trends and developments.

Desirable

• Experience of working for the Church.
• Experience of working within a complex work environment with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience of digital fundraising.
• Understanding or willingness to understand the structure and culture of the Church of England and its Cathedrals.
• Experience in Project Management.

Skills and abilities

Essential

• An ability to think both strategically and tactically about the relations between potential donors and fundraising goals and contribute to the development of long-term fundraising relationships.
• An ability to juggle multiple projects and prioritise own workload.
• Excellent personal presentation, communication and social skills, both oral and written.
• The ability to represent Wells Cathedral at all levels with multiple stakeholders including the ability to promote interest amongst prospective donors in the goals of the Cathedral.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to deliver succinct and clear communication with integrity to all audiences.

• Excellent relationship management skills.
• Excellent budgetary, administration and organisational skills.
• Ability to innovate.
• Excellent analytical, numeracy and literacy skills.

Work-related personal qualities

Essential

• Inspiring, proactive and professional approach.
• Ambitious and results driven.
• Commitment to producing high quality work with an attention to detail in all things.
• Comfortable working under pressure, and working in a small fast paced team.
• A diplomatic, creative and collaborative colleague with a positive outlook.
• Flexible working style.
• An empathy and enthusiasm for the role that Wells Cathedral fulfils in terms of its work and ministry, with the ability to communicate this in a highly effectively manner to supporters and prospects.

You will bring with you experience in trust fundraising – preferably in the heritage sector, along with a proven track record of drafting meaningful, successful proposals to Trusts, Foundations and Statutory funders of up to six figures.

Grants Team Leader, an opportunity to join a social welfare charity based in Central London.

As the Grants Team Leader, working with the Grants Manager and managing a team of Grants Officers, you will provide advice and guidance on applications and contribute to the continuous development of policy and processes.

• Manage a team of Grants Officers to provide an outstanding service to members of the community
• Ensure the team processes applications and responds to contact from applicants and stakeholders within agreed timescales
• Support the team with guidance and advice on complex applications, policy and process.
• Maintain accurate records on monitoring and evaluation information
• Build and maintain excellent working relationships with internal and external stakeholders

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Grants professional, looking for a new challenge, to join a great team.

Our client is looking for an experienced senior grants professional, who has previous supervisory or line management experience, and proven ability to development of policy and processes.

Prospectus is pleased to be partnering Bank Workers Charity, an occupational benevolent organisation that supports individuals and their families who are working or retired and are in real need. The charity provides independent advice, guidance, case management and grant giving for people encountering a wide range of concerns including financial, health, housing and wellbeing issues. They are currently recruiting a Services and Grants Manager to lead their client advice team. This position is offered on a one year, fixed term contract.

As their Services and Grants Manager, you will lead and manage their services and grants delivery team, to ensure that services (helpline, live chat, partner referrals, and grants) are delivered professionally, timely, and in an efficient manner. Reporting to the Head of Services and Grants, you will be accountable for all activities and KPIs agreed to be delivered as part of their services offering, this includes managing providers, partners, statutory health & social care services and leading and coordinating all monitoring and evaluation responsibilities.

To be considered, you'll possess demonstrable experience of service delivery and grants at management level in a role that provides solutions to clients who may be vulnerable or at crisis point, combined with previous experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Due to the nature of this role, you'll have the ability to lead and develop the frontline team, and you'll need experience of previously managing multiple relationships with external agencies and stakeholders. Finally, working knowledge of the charity and social care sector and previous operational experience of the state benefits system is essential.

If you are interested in finding out more information about this new opportunity, please register your interest and submit your CV by clicking 'apply now' below.

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Your new company
A non-profit membership organisation based Central London are seeking an experienced Programme Officer (Grant Management) to support their International Partnerships programmes with project support and evidence gathering on the impact of the programmes to date.. The requirement is looking for a quick start and is anticipated to be for around 2-3 months while they onboard permanent staff.

Your new role

What you'll need to succeed
To succeed in this role and to impact within its short term duration you will ideally be able to demonstrate experience in grant management and a familiarity of Academy

• Highly organised with excellent time management skills
• Effective communicator - both orally and in writing
• Team worker with good interpersonal skills
• Able to perform effectively under pressure
• Computer literate
• Experienced in instigating and developing partnerships with awardees and stakeholders
• Grant Management Experience - highly desirable
• Experience in international development - highly desirable, not essential
• Experience of working with stakeholders in sub-Saharan Africa - highly desirable, not essential

What you'll get in return
This is a temporary position to start asap for 2 to 3 months. The role can be home based currently due to the Covid pandemic, but usually partly based in Central London and it may require a couple of days a week in the London office towards the latter half of its duration. The role is paying 15.09ph + holiday pay PAYE (18.60ph Umbrella). An ideal role for someone with an interest in international development programmes.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV. Interviews will be held remotely. Due to the number of applications we anticipate receiving, we unfortunately cannot individually respond to all applicants but all applications will be considered - however the closing date may be brought forward.

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Grants Fundraising Officer

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Hours: 35 per week

Location: London

Salary:  £34,956 - £40,549 per annum. Please note the starting salary is £34,956 per annum, with the opportunity to progress up the scale over time.

Closing date: 14 August 2021

Expected date of interviews: TBC

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.

Senior Programme Manager, Science Awards & Grants

The Royal Society of Chemistry is a not-for-profit organisation whose purpose is to advance excellence in the chemical sciences, with a thriving global community of hundreds of thousands of people who love chemistry. An internationally renowned publisher of high-quality chemical science knowledge, we are also the professional body for chemists and the biggest non-governmental investor in chemistry education in the UK, with strong links to schools, colleges, universities and industry.

Position: Senior Programme Manager, Science Awards & Grants
Location: Cambridge
Salary: £50,184 - £55,760 FTE per annum plus benefits
Benefits: Excellent contributory pension scheme, generous paid holidays, 35-hour (for full-time staff) working week, learning and career development, subsidised staff restaurant (Cambridge office), staff sports and social club, free private healthcare plan, income protection scheme, critical illness insurance, life assurance, free on-site parking (Cambridge office), season ticket, car/motor cycle and cycle to work schemes, membership subscription, employee assistance programme, eye-care at work scheme, wellness initiatives, flexible work environment, employee recognition, long service awards, membership subscription to professional body and RSC, Litmus reward gateway benefits and more.

Position Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Closing Date: 22/08/2021

About the role:

The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has an opportunity for a Senior Programme Manager, Science Awards & Grants to join us on a permanent full-time (35-hour week) basis.

As a Senior Programme Manager, Science Awards & Grants for the RSC you will oversee development, delivery and continual evolution of our prizes, awards and grants. The successful candidate will lead a small team of programme managers, programme officers and administrators. With our new 2021-25 strategy and an ambitious vision to launch new recognition schemes following our Rethinking Recognition review, this is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of recognition and research culture, and to support our community as they advance knowledge and collaborate in a changing world. Building on our new prizes for teams and digital winner celebration, you will play a key role in our ongoing journey to modernise recognition, support collaboration and research careers.

About you:

• PhD in chemical or related sciences (or equivalent gained, for example, through working in science or science-related programme management, publishing or community engagement).
• Experience managing a team.
• Experience running complex multi-stakeholder projects and programmes, with the ability to balance commitments and priorities across several programmes.
• Experience building relationships and networks, as well as developing projects and running committees involving professionals across career stages and communicating effectively with a variety of audiences and influencing people across levels and sectors.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a cross-functional team in a matrix environment, including leading without authority and developing new ideas and approaches.
• Understanding of the UK and global research and innovation environment, and of the role that recognition and grants play in the science and technology ecosystem.

The contractual base for this role is our Cambridge office, however we are about to enter a period of piloting hybrid working, and you may be able to work from a location other than this, as agreed with your line manager. Applicants should be aware that there is an expectation that employees will attend the offices as needed for their role, and that permanent working arrangements away from the office may not be agreed in the future. The role will involve some working from home and travel within the UK (mainly to our London office).

If interested, please apply before the end of our closing date.

You may have experience of the following: Programme Manager, Senior Project Manager, Research Manager, Chemist, Chemistry Education, Awards Manager, Grants Manager, etc.

Ref: 101 528

Grants Officer

As Grants Officer, you’ll be responsible for supporting the Grants Manager and Senior Grants Manager in securing income against a defined target by building and nurturing strong relationships with current and potential funders, including charitable trusts and foundations, livery companies and the National Lottery Community Fund. Working closely with our service delivery, policy, impact and finance teams, you will source the information needed to write compelling funding applications, reports, thank you letters and ‘Did you know?’ moments that bring the experiences of missing people and their families to life.

Grants Officer Responsibilities:

• With Support from the Grants Manager, research prospective supporters and build relationships to create a pipeline of prospects aligned with the charity’s funding needs.
• Support the Grants Manager and Senior Grants Manager in planning and delivering an annual work programme of applications and reports to ensure that income targets are met.
• With support from the Grants Manager, take ownership of our ‘small grants programme’, growing this income stream from trusts giving up to £5000, monitoring income and thanking and nurturing funders.
• Working with the Grants Manager and Senior Grants Manager, help to develop high quality and inspiring bids and reports for our ‘medium’ and ‘large’ funders, in partnership with colleagues across the charity.
• With support from the Grants Manager, create an engagement and stewardship programme for funders and prospective funders to get to know us and how they can help.
• With support from the Grants Manager, manage upwards to ensure that senior colleagues are nurturing potential and existing relationships with potential funders on your behalf.
• Ensure that all appropriate prospect and funder data, donations and correspondence are captured on the Raiser’s Edge NXT database and refreshed as necessary.
• Ensure that the Grants Team complies with fundraising regulation and best practice by helping to develop and carry out processes for thanking, filing and data management.
• Spot and develop opportunities for securing income in other teams, and help other fundraisers to succeed for the wider benefit of the charity (for example, by assisting at fundraising events and helping with mass appeals, as required).
• Assist with the recruitment and management of volunteers, enabling them to gain skills and knowledge while increasing the capacity of the grants team.

Grants Officer Requirements:

Experience:

• A proven track record of securing income through prospect research, high quality written applications and relationship management or experience in a role demonstrating relevant transferable skills, such as research, bid/report writing, relationship building, charity comms.
• Experience in a trust fundraising role, or in an applicable fundraising discipline, such as corporate, statutory or major donor fundraising (desirable).
• An understanding of trends in grant giving and emerging funding streams.

Qualifications:

• Fundraising qualification or Institute of Fundraising Certificate (desirable).

Abilities, Skills and Knowledge:

• An understanding of the charity sector and different types of funding sources.
• Excellent written skills for drafting compelling bids, presentations, reports, briefings.
• Able to undertake thorough prospect research and develop donor stewardship plans.
• Able to interpret complex information and synthesise into simple, compelling messages.
• Able to understand basic budgeting in relation to a project or service.
• Effective time management skills and the ability to prioritise conflicting workloads.
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Able to motivate, enthuse and inspire others, including volunteers.
• Flexible and willing to support new projects and initiatives undertaken by the charity, taking the lead and/or working collaboratively with colleagues as required.
• Highly organised with a keen eye for detail and the ability to form and work to a plan.
• Competent in using customer relationship management databases (we currently use Raiser’s Edge NXT).
• Able to understand the importance of and adhering to policies maintaining confidentiality as per Missing People’s policy.
• Able to understand the importance of and adhere to Missing People’s policies including understanding that Safeguarding is every employee’s own responsibility.

Travel required:

• Occasional travel across the UK, including occasional overnight trips may be required, for example to visit a funder, undertake a training course, or to represent the charity at a donor stewardship event.

Criminal Record Check:

• Enhanced criminal record check will be completed upon appointment and must be deemed satisfactory by Missing People before the start date.

About Missing People:

Our Vision is that every missing person is found safe. Somebody goes missing in the UK every 90 seconds. We are a non-judgemental, highly skilled team of staff and volunteers working for everyone who needs us. We provide free confidential support, help, advice by phone, email, text and online, including the opportunity to reconnect. We also coordinate a UK wide network of people, businesses and media to join the search when someone goes missing. Missing People is an independent charity that relies on donations.

Location: Mortlake, London (remote / flexible working will be considered)

Type: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: £24,000 to £25,000 per annum

You may have experience of the following: Grants Officer, Grants Assistant, Grants Manager, Fundraising Assistant, Fundraising Officer, Fundraising Manager, Trusts Officer, Fundraising, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Trusts Fundraising, Trusts Management, Grants, Not For Profit, IOF, Raiser’s Edge, etc.

Ref: 101 041

As a member of the Programmes Team, you will help ensure that we deliver an accessible, effective, and innovative grants programme by providing advice, guidance, and support to potential grant applicants. You will assess grant applications and work with funded organisations to monitor and evaluate the impact of our grant making.

By helping to deliver investment into our communities,create the biggest impact you will be achieving our vision of Somerset as a place with strong communities where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

This is an exciting new role within our team. Every year, we award funding worth around £2.5m to hundreds of small, local organisations charities across Somerset. This year, we are will bere-opening our regular grants programmes after 18 months of focussing on our response to the coronavirus pandemic and anticipating exciting new partnerships. We’re looking for an enthusiastic and committed person with knowledge of the needs of local communities to play a key role in the delivery of our funding.

About the European Climate Foundation

The European Climate Foundation (ECF) is a major philanthropic initiative working to help tackle the climate crisis by fostering the development of a net-zero emission society at the national, European and global level.

We support over 300 partner organisations to carry out activities that drive urgent and ambitious policy in support of the objectives of the Paris Agreement, contribute to the public debate on climate action and help deliver a socially responsible transition to a net-zero economy and sustainable society in Europe and around the world.

The ECF is brings together diverse perspectives and backgrounds to find the best innovative solutions to tackle climate change. We are focusing on engaging and hiring great people from a wide diversity of backgrounds to strengthen the cause. If you share our values of respect, innovation, and collaboration, join us!

About the role

As Grants Officer, you will be part of the Grants Officers team and report to the ECF Director Grants Management. You will support 3-4 programmes, platforms or projects. You will ensure consistency of approach and compliance with the internal processes. You will serve as the liaison between the programmatic work and the Finance department.

Key responsibilities

You will support the different programmes in their grant-making activities:

• Due diligence on new and existing grantees;
• Generate all grant requests in FLUXX, ECF’s internal grant management system;
• Monitor budget and follow-up the grant contracting stage;
• Support programmatic teams with budget planning processes and ensure reconciliation between planning budgets and the FLUXX system.
• Monitor grants through review of grant reporting (financial and narrative reporting);
• Handle grant payments in close relation with the Finance department;
• Monitor grant closing activities;
• Assistance with preparation of reports to funders;
• Support teams with usage of core systems and tools;
• Other related administrative tasks related to the grant management process.

Experience and competencies

• You have 2-3 years of experience in an administrative and financial role;
• You have a genuine interest in the ECF mission and values;
• You are computer literate with good knowledge of the MS Office and excellent knowledge of Excel;
• You are comfortable working with new software;
• You have experience in budget oversight and planning;
• You have an eye for details;
• You have impeccable ethics;
• You pride yourself in delivering high quality output within ambitious timeframes;
• You like to engage with various stakeholders and you have a customer-oriented approach;
• You understand the importance and value of teamwork, but you are also comfortable working autonomously;
• Excellent command of English and fluency in other European languages are an advantage;
• Above all, you have a friendly and open personality.

What we offer

• The unique opportunity to work as part of a highly dynamic, international group of individuals who combine their passion to make a difference with a rigorous and results-oriented approach to work;
• A flexible work environment and a space to develop and challenge yourself;
• A full-time position.

Location

Preferred locations: Berlin, London or Brussels

Candidates need to be in the possession of a work permit for the work location in case applicable.

Start date

Asap

How to apply

Please upload your CV and a short cover letter (both in English) at this link: https://cezanneondemand.intervieweb.it/europeanclimate/jobs/grants_officer_15352/en/ 

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

All applications will be treated confidentially. We will store your information in our internal database unless you specifically request otherwise.