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Westway Trust are looking for an empathetic, strategic, and detail-oriented Grants Manager to lead the NHS Wellbeing Grants programme, a new and vital partnership between Westway Trust and the North Kensington Grenfell Recovery team within the NHS.

In this pivotal role you will be responsible for delivering, monitoring and reporting on the NHS Wellbeing Grants programme.  Working with others you will ensure the impact of these grants is captured and communicated to residents, our NHS partners and to other partners.  This includes those who may be interested in the programme and building on the sustainability and development of the programme into the future. You will also ensure the programme aligns with our strategic purpose while making a tangible, lasting difference to the local community.

Key responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:

• Ensure the delivery of the grant programme in a fair, transparent and inclusive way, making sure it reaches its target groups as well as a broad range of organisations/individuals in the Grenfell affected community.
• Ensure the grants programme is clear and meets the agreed criteria, tracking the resulting impacts through the organisations.
• Develop and maintain relationships with grant recipients, ensuring that funded activities and programmes are delivered in accordance with grant conditions.
• Provide all necessary support to grant applicants and ensure all grants programmes are accessible with minimal barriers for community organisations, while ensuring all due diligence requirements are met.
• Ensure data is collected in a robust and timely manner for internal management purposes and that information is reliable and reconciled to the measures used by the funders.
• Report to Westway Trust’s Charitable Purposes Committee regarding the progress and continuous improvement of the NHS Wellbeing Grants Support Programme, in alignment with the strategic goals of the Westway Trust.
• Ensure accurate processing of applications to issue grant agreements and payments to funded groups.
• Ensure the Trust is represented at relevant events in the Borough in relation to the programme.
• Develop content highlighting grant successes and outcomes for the Trust’s website, social media, newsletters and annual reports.
• Support analysis of grant information to provide management information as required.
• Produce monitoring and evaluation reports which demonstrate the impact of WT’s grants programmes, in relation to Westway Trust’s strategic objectives and the NHS objectives allocated to this programme.

What We Are Looking For
To succeed in this role, you will bring a strong blend of technical grant-making expertise, analytical skills, and genuine community empathy.

Experience & Knowledge:

• Minimum three years’ experience in grant-making.
• Demonstrable experience of managing grants, contacts, including evaluation and learning.
• Previous experience shaping and influencing grant-making programmes.
• Understanding of grant making procedure and ability to evaluate options and make recommendations on issues within the programme.
• A deep understanding, or the ability to quickly understand the grant-making ecosystem in North Kensington and in London.
• Connections and understanding of the local area (desirable).
• Experience of gathering, understanding and presenting complex information in a clear, concise way.
• Proven ability to make a persuasive, inspirational and compelling case; both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstratable experience working with a wide range of stakeholders, with the empathy and understanding to cater for individuals with varying lived experiences.
• Proficient in Microsoft software packages and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, with a willingness to learn and use other business tools.

To view the full job description and our employee benefits, visit the Westway Trust website.

The application deadline is 5pm, Wednesday 2 December 2026, when applications will be reviewed and shortlisted for interview. However, we reserve the right to close the application early. An early application is strongly recommended.