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Job description
Job Title:
Senior Grants Officer
Reporting To:
Grants Manager
Salary:
£31,125 – £39,826
Hours:
37.5 hours per week
Duration:
Permanent
Location:
Alder Hey Children’s Charity, Liverpool / Hybrid working
Job Purpose
We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our grants team to support the charity in delivering approximately £5m of grant awards per year.
The Senior Grants Officer will play an active role in supporting Alder Hey Children’s Charity’s grant development and awarding process, liaising with Trust colleagues on grant applications and awards.
The post holder will work closely with fundraising teams to support donor asks and ongoing stewardship.
They will also support the Grants Manager in developing systems and processes for effective grant management, including maintaining up-to-date records on Salesforce.
Main Duties / Tasks
Grant Programme Delivery & Oversight
- Oversee application pipelines and grant status, ensuring efficient progression and escalating issues where required
- Monitor applications in development, ensuring alignment with Charity priorities and Theory of Change model
- Support small grants assessment meetings, including follow-up actions such as applicant liaison and issuing grant letters
- Respond to enquiries from grant holders, managing or escalating risks and underperformance
- Ensure fundraising teams are kept informed where external funds are attached to grants
Applicant & Stakeholder Support
- Act as a primary point of contact for grant applicants, advising on eligibility, criteria and application processes
- Build and maintain effective relationships with Trust staff, charity colleagues and external partners
- Represent the grants team in internal meetings where required
Performance Monitoring & Continuous Improvement
- Support monitoring of KPIs, including turnaround times, ensuring performance targets are met
- Identify opportunities to improve grant processes, systems and documentation
- Share learning and best practice across the charity
Programme Development
- Contribute to the development of grant programmes aligned with Charity priorities
- Support creation and improvement of applicant guidance and programme materials
- Work collaboratively with Impact & Insights colleagues to support a one-team approach
Other Duties
- Act as an ambassador for Alder Hey Children’s Charity in line with organisational values
- Contribute positively to the wider team and support fundraising events where required
- Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested by your line manager
Person Specification
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Essential:
- Experience in the charity, voluntary, public or philanthropic sector, ideally in a grants or programme role
- Knowledge of assessing grant or funding applications, including reviewing proposals and budgets
- Experience of administration and management processes, including record keeping, due diligence and reporting
- Experience using databases or grant management systems
- Experience managing multiple applications or projects to deadlines
- Understanding of governance and good practice in grant awarding and reporting
- Understanding of the charity and funding landscape
Desirable:
- Experience in a grant-making organisation, foundation or trust
- Experience supporting panels, committees or trustees
- Experience using Salesforce or similar CRM systems
Skills and Attributes
Essential:
- Commitment to equity, diversity and collaborative working
- Strong analytical and numerical skills
- Clear and concise written communication skills
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Strong organisational and time-management skills
- Self-motivated with a positive, flexible approach
- High attention to detail
- Good judgement and integrity
- Ability to work collaboratively and contribute to shared learning
- Ability to line manage and support a Grants Assistant
- Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office and database systems
Desirable:
- Advanced Excel skills
- Experience improving grant processes or systems
- Experience building relationships with applicants and grantees
- Interest in developing grant-making practice
Additional Requirements
Essential:
- Commitment to continuing professional development
- Strong interest in working for a children’s health charity
- Commitment to the values of Alder Hey Children’s Charity
- Willingness to support wider charity activities
- Willingness to occasionally work outside normal office hours
Our Values
At Alder Hey Children’s Charity, our values guide how we work. Being courageous, working together, showing passion and embracing creativity enables us to support the hospital in delivering the very best care for young patients and their families.
Courage
We try new things, take risks and innovate. We speak up, take accountability and act with responsibility.
Together
We work as one team, sharing knowledge and learning. We partner with patients, families, supporters and colleagues.
Passion
We are passionate about what we do and inspire others.
Magic
We are creative, fun and child-led, creating special moments and going the extra mile.
Additional Information
In April 2025, the charity adopted a four-day working week policy. Staff previously working 37.5 hours now work 30 hours across four days, maintaining full pay while supporting a better work-life balance.
This job description outlines the general nature of the role and is not exhaustive. It may be subject to change in line with organisational needs.
Alder Hey Children’s Charity will make reasonable adjustments where required and is committed to equal opportunities and safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
The post holder will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure check.
Interview Date: Wednesday 6th May 2026
Organisation
Refreshed on: 13 April 2026
Closing date: 27 April 2026 at 12:00
Job ref: Senior Grants Officer
Tags: Insights, Partnerships, Programme Management, Grants
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Job description
Rare opportunity: Help those affected by road crashes and create lasting change with Brake, the renowned road safety charity.
Who we are: Brake is the national, acclaimed charity delivering the National Road Victim Service, a specialist, accredited, UK-wide support service for road victims, delivering case-managed care for anyone who has been bereaved or seriously injured in a road crash or who is supporting a road crash victim.
Not your average job: This is a highly specialised frontline role supporting people affected by traumatic road deaths and life-changing injuries. We are seeking candidates with a strong understanding of trauma-informed practice and experience supporting people through the impact of traumatic bereavement and/or injury.
You will provide a specialist trauma-informed and bereavement-informed approach to care, helping individuals and families navigate the immediate and long-term impact of sudden loss or catastrophic injury. You will undertake a comprehensive needs, risk and safety assessment from which a bespoke support plan will be agreed with the person and/or families, ensuring that immediate wellbeing needs, vulnerabilities and safeguarding considerations are identified and addressed.
By joining this role, you will make a profound difference to individuals and families during their most difficult moments, helping them regain stability, access practical and emotional support, and navigate the complexities of the criminal justice or coronial process with guidance and care.
Take a look at our comprehensive job description for more details.
What we offer:
- A generous 35 days of annual leave (including bank holidays and 3-day shutdown period between Christmas and New Year, pro-rata for part-time working patterns)
- Birthday day off (taken any time)
- Enhanced sick pay and compassionate leave
- Death in service benefit
- Pension
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Flexible working
- A rewarding role with purpose
- Be part of a skilled, friendly team with an engaged Board of Trustees
Who you are: We need energised and resilient self-starters with experience in supporting traumatic grief and post-traumatic stress. a background in providing high-quality emotional support and advocacy. Experience in the following sectors often provides a robust toolkit of high-level transferable skills: Police or criminal justice roles, family liaison, counselling or trauma support, health and social care, casework in any related field
Specifically seeking candidates with:
- Experience with people affected by trauma, sudden bereavement, or serious injury
- Understanding of trauma-informed practice and ability to provide support sensitively
- Experience identifying and responding to safeguarding and vulnerability concerns
- Strong advocacy skills ability to act as a powerful voice for service users, expertly navigating external networks, assemble resources and cross-functional support where required.
About us: At Brake, we are committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace where all colleagues feel valued, respected, and supported. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and life experiences, and particularly encourage candidates from the global majority, LGBTQIA+ community, and people with disabilities to apply.
We believe that diverse perspectives strengthen our work and enable us to deliver the best possible support to individuals and families affected by road trauma. As a proud Disability Confident employer, we don’t want you to ‘fit’ our culture, we want you to enrich it
If you are passionate about making a difference and share our vision for a world where no one is killed on our roads, we want to hear from you.
Not for traffic offenders: Due to the nature of our work we can't accept applications from traffic offenders. Candidates will be asked to disclose whether they have any unspent points or driving convictions on their licence at interview.
An enhanced DBS check is required due to the sensitive nature of our service.
Join us today and be part of the solution!
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Organisation
Brake
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Registered Charity
51 - 100
Registered Charity
51 - 100
We work to stop road deaths and injuries, support people affected by road crashes and campaign for safe and healthy mobility for all.
Posted on: 14 April 2026
Closing date: 01 May 2026 at 16:00
Tags: Advocacy, Bereavement Support
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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London, Greater London (Hybrid)
£40,000 per year
Full-time
Permanent
Job description
Dreams Come True is an ambitious UK charity creating life‑changing dreams for children facing serious illness, disability and poverty. Driven by impact, relationships and creativity, we work with passionate partners to turn generosity into moments that truly change lives.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our small but mighty Dream Team, to continue to build on the growth we’ve seen in Corporate Fundraising. Over the past four years, our corporate fundraising programme has grown from early foundations into a dynamic, high‑performing income stream — now generating £450,000 annually and shows no sign of slowing down.
We have recently increased the salary for this role to reflect both the success of the programme and the significant opportunity ahead. With the right person in post, there is real potential to take this work even further.
You will manage and expand an inspiring portfolio of corporate partners including The Big Table Group, BSI, Tradeweb, Individual Restaurants, Howden, and Love Holidays. Our partners are not just supporters — they are part of our extended community of “Dream makers”, helping us create life‑changing experiences for children living with serious illness, disability and poverty.
*Successful candidates will be notified by the 13th of May*
Organisation
Dreams Come True
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Registered Charity
11 - 20
Registered Charity
11 - 20
Transforming lives by bringing joy, magic, and wellbeing to deserving UK children, reminding them that their dreams and happiness matter.
Posted on: 16 April 2026
Closing date: 10 May 2026 at 17:30
Job ref: Corporate Fundraising Manager - April 2026
Tags: Fundraising, Project Management, Business Development, Data Analysis, Database Management, Qualitative, Quantitative, Research, Corporate Fundraising, Direct / Supporters, Events / Activities
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Cardiff, Cardiff (Hybrid)
£31,900 per year
Full-time or part-time
Permanent
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Job description
As Philanthropy Officer, you will build strong, lasting relationships with individuals, families and organisations, helping them to achieve their philanthropic goals while increasing charitable income and delivering meaningful impact in communities across Wales.
We’re looking for someone with a strong understanding of social issues and community needs in Wales, who can use that insight to build networks, identify opportunities and develop tailored support for existing and prospective donors. This role will play a key part in securing new funding, growing our donor base and building high-quality, long-term relationships.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Proven experience in a philanthropy or fundraising relationship management role.
- Ability to identify and develop new philanthropic opportunities, including prospecting and converting new donors.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and experience of developing, managing and growing relationships.
- Strong communication, evidencing excellent customer relationship with a focus on trust, respect, confidentiality and attention to detail alongside the ability to juggle multiple relationships simultaneously.
- Confidence speaking publicly to a variety of audiences.
- High levels of motivation, be results-driven and able to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team.
- Experience of producing compelling reports, narrative and presentations alongside creating tailored donor experiences to inspire donors.
- A strong commitment to your own learning and development.
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Organisation
Community Foundation Wales
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Registered Charity
11 - 20
Registered Charity
11 - 20
We turn philanthropy into lasting community impact across Wales. We’re a trusted bridge between donors and the grassroots communities they care about.
Posted on: 21 April 2026
Closing date: 18 May 2026 at 12:00
Tags: Fundraising, Business Development, Database Management, Partnerships, Corporate Fundraising, Events / Activities, Individual Giving, Legacy, Major Donor, Trusts / Foundations
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