Grants Manager

The Pilgrim Trust is an independent charitable trust founded in 1930 by Edward Harkness to support the urgent and future needs of the UK. Over the decades, we have supported a wide range of causes, adapting to the changing circumstances and needs in the UK. Each year, we award around £3 million in grants to charities and other public bodies that focus on preserving the UK's heritage or bringing about social change. Our aims are to improve the life chances of the most vulnerable and preserve the best of our past for the public to enjoy.

Our main programmes are:

• Preservation & Conservation - preserving and conserving significant historic buildings, structures, objects, works of art, collections and records.
• Young Women’s Mental Health - supporting young women with their mental health by improving their access to high quality, gender and age informed services.

We are seeking a part-time Grants Manager to work with the Director to help manage the Preservation and Conservation programme. You will be part of the whole grant making process including assessment of grant applications, portfolio management, undertaking due diligence and writing case papers for Trustees’ consideration. You will communicate with applicants and grant holders in order to understand their projects, seek further information, and keep them up to date with the assessment timetable.

Working with colleagues you will help develop and improve our application and monitoring processes with the aim to improve the experience for applicants and grantees. You will also support the Communications Manager to share stories and learnings from completed projects and celebrate their success.

The ideal candidate will have at least three years’ experience of grant making in the heritage sector with a good knowledge of the funding ecologies and policy environment. You will understand the needs, challenges and opportunities faced by small volunteer led heritage/community organisations and will be confident in using grant making databases and analysing data.

The Pilgrims Trust is committed to being an inclusive employer and workplace, recruiting a workforce that represents the diverse communities we serve. We are committed to increasing our diversity, and however you identify or whatever background you bring with you, we welcome your application.

Applications must be received by 5pm on Friday 5 April 2024

Interviews will be held the week commencing 22 April 2024