Grant Manager Jobs

Our Migration Fund was established in 2015 and has since awarded over £30 million and supported 160+ organisations. We currently grant c. £5 million per year to organisations working towards ‘a world in which everyone is free to move, and no one is forced to move’.

In close collaboration with migrants and those working towards migrant justice, our team has recently reviewed our priorities and criteria, which includes an updated analysis of how positive change might happen, our role in facilitating that change, and the types of work we are keen to support across the UK. This current iteration of the fund was launched in April 2024.

You can find out more about this process and the changes we have implemented on:

· Our new shared vision, criteria and processes

· Why we are working towards a world where everyone is free to move, and no one is forced to move

· From ‘shared ground’ to liberation – our journey supporting migrant justice

We have since introduced a Steering Group, made up of six external individuals with complementary skills, knowledge and experience who help our team review and shortlist applications to be considered by our decision-making panel, a mix of independent advisors and PHF trustees. This group also supports our overall work, ensuring our funding strategy responds to the opportunities and needs emerging in the field, helping us identify gaps in our portfolio, and expanding our networks.

In addition to our grant-making, the Migration team supports a range of learning exchanges and events to strengthen relationship building and collaboration within the movement. This includes financial and strategic support to emerging collaborations, exploratory and thematic events in the UK and beyond. Every year, we host the Migration Residential, a 2.5-day retreat to support our partners and the wider field to recharge, connect and strategize together.

What will be my main contribution?

As a Grants Manager, you will act as the primary point of contact between applicant organisations and Paul Hamlyn Foundation, undertaking enquiry calls to learn about their work, assess their alignment with our strategic priorities, advise them on the application process, and providing tailored feedback, where needed. You will also review applications alongside the Migration Steering Group and make funding recommendations to our decision-making panel. You will work closely with a portfolio of funded organisations in our migration theme, primarily the Migration Fund. There is a current portfolio of c. 50 live grants that you will manage and be the key point of contact for. You will build strong relationships with funded organisations, responding to emerging needs, providing advice where relevant, and supporting them to achieve their learning and impact goals.

Who will I report to?

You will be supported by and report to the Head of Programme – Migration.

Who will I line manage?

You will not have line management responsibilities. However, you will be expected to work in a small and fully interconnected structure that relies on collaboration, flexibility, and the ability to operate within both formal and informal reporting relationships.

What other key internal relationships will I have?

You will work closely with colleagues in the Grants and Strategic Learning, Insight and Influence teams to share intelligence, develop an understanding of the impact that our funding and support are having, and highlight and celebrate best practice more widely to help drive the change we would like to see. You will also work closely with colleagues in the Finance and Resources team to ensure good and effective grant management.

What level of budget responsibility will I have?

Not applicable.

Main Responsibilities

· Alignment with the values and aims of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, and in particular its commitment to social justice and equality, to tackling disadvantage, fighting prejudice, supporting youth voice and participation.

Grant-making and Management

· Provide prompt and helpful support to potential applicants enquiring about the Foundation’s work, the Fund’s criteria and the organisation’s alignment with it.

· Work alongside the team to proactively identify potential applicants and enable them to apply to the Migration Fund.

· Assess grant applications, analysing their alignment with the Fund’s criteria and priorities, fit with our portfolio, and participating in discussions with the team, Migration Steering Group, trustees and senior leadership to agree on successful applications. Support the team to provide tailored and constructive feedback on applications and hold relationships with applicants throughout the whole process.

· Prepare written reports with detailed analysis and recommendations to present at decision-making panel meetings.

· Manage and monitor a portfolio of grants awarded, which includes supporting organisations to identify their learning goals; reflect on lessons, impact and challenges; review learning reports; respond to emerging issues and needs; authorise and generate grant payments in a timely fashion.

· Support the Head of Programme to continuously review and improve our grant-making processes to ensure that they are accessible and do not perpetuate existing structural inequalities.

· Maintain our grants database (Blackbaud Grantmaking), ensuring that records are accurate, reporting and payments are completed so that we know the status of applications and awarded grants at any time, and so we can better analyse and learn from our portfolio.

· Carry out visits to funded organisations to learn more about how the work is going, their context and help identify gap areas across our portfolio. Visits may be virtual or in person, with some local or national travel across the UK, where needed.

· Support with grant-making and management of the Foundation’s invitation-only funds, where relevant.

Learning

· Take an active and supportive role with funded organisations, helping make connections with potential partners and/or funders, advise them on emerging and strategic issues, and to strengthen learning within and across grant themes.

· Participate in learning and knowledge sharing activities relevant to the team and wider migration field including keeping up to date with relevant policy and practice to inform our strategy and acting as the team lead on specific issue areas, where relevant.

· Take on specific research or development roles within the team as appropriate, which might include maintaining strong relations with partner foundations, supporting funder collaborations, and the development of strategic initiatives.

· Help develop and actively contribute to cross-departmental and multidisciplinary working, supporting continual improvement and professional development.

· Support the Head of Programme to design, deliver and learn from our events and learning exchanges, where needed.

General

· Represent the Foundation at external events, where required.

· Support the work of the communications team to ensure that news stories, grants’ listings, etc. are kept up to date.

· Liaise closely with the grants administration team.

Person Specification

We recognise that this person specification is extensive, and you may feel you do not meet all the criteria. We are open to adjusting the role and how it is delivered to enable those from a broad range of backgrounds and lived experiences to apply.

If you are interested, please apply even if you do not meet all criteria. Please note we are unable to offer VISA sponsorship.

Skills, knowledge, and experience

· Alignment with the values and aims of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, in particular our commitment to equitable grant making and being an anti-racist funder. The ability to apply these principles to ensure good decision making and support for those we fund.

· Demonstrate experience of working in the migration field or on migration issues, in particular migrant communities who experience intersecting forms of exclusion or oppression, and with organisations and groups who work alongside them.

· Demonstrable experience of project / client management skills to support stakeholders throughout the process – from assessments to monitoring within a focus on migration issues

· Evident understanding of the main issues and practices that support or hinder relational, transparent and accountable grant-making.

· Knowledge of the key political and legislative environment affecting migrants and diaspora communities in the UK, with the capability and interest to acquire it in other areas of our current work.

· Interest in how social change happens, including some knowledge of the existing diverse ecology working to tackle systemic and structural inequality and injustice, and how they relate to one another.

· A good understanding of organisational dynamics – such as business planning, financial reporting, performance management and governance – and how these apply to developing the business models, capacity and longer-term sustainability of organisations, ideally within the public or voluntary sectors.

· Good interpersonal skills, including the ability to constructively engage with disagreement and conflict, and give empathetic and constructive feedback to unsuccessful applicants and grant partners.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate with a range of audiences.

· Ability to analyse and synthesise complex information quickly and effectively.

· An organised and methodical approach to work, combining numerical accuracy with attention to detail and an ability to meet deadlines.

· Strong IT skills, MS Office, the ability to learn detailed processes and use of databases to process information.

· Strong project management skills and demonstrable experience of delivering successful projects.

· Experience of understanding annual and management accounts, budgets and confidence in extracting key information from financial reports or interest and commitment in developing these skills.

Behaviours and ways of working

· The ability to build trusting relationships with a range of individuals and organisations, including senior staff, trustees, funded organisations, policy makers and practitioners, and migrant communities.

· Resourceful and proactive, with initiative and a problem-solving disposition. Ability to spot connections and learning across PHF’s work and that of others.

· An ability to work creatively and flexibly in a small team, supporting other colleagues. Willing to and experience of working beyond your area of expertise across the Foundations other strategic themes.

· A strong personal commitment to learning and improvement.

Desirable

· Understanding of power, particularly its role and impact on individuals and communities that experience intersecting forms of oppression and marginalisation.

· The capability and interest to acquire knowledge of policy and best practice in other areas of our current work.

Terms and conditions

· Salary circa £39,000.

· 25 days leave per annum, plus statutory holidays.

· The Foundation will contribute a sum equivalent to 10% of your basic annual salary to the group pension scheme (Aviva) and will match up to an additional 2.5% (optional) of your contributions from the date your employment begins.

· Life Income Protection and Life Assurance Scheme available from the date your employment begins.

· Private Medical Insurance with BUPA (once probation is complete)

· Office hours are normally 9am – 5pm Monday – Friday, but flexible working is possible around core hours of 10am – 4pm. Some flexibility is required from team members around evening work and travel to and from events and meetings.

· PHF operates a hybrid working policy and you will be expected to work at least 40% of your time in the office with the option to work up to 60% of your time from home. The contractual place of work for this role is 5- 11 Leeke Street, London WC1X 9HY.

· We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

PHF has a long-standing interest in Arts Education. We currently have two Funds focusing on this area; our Arts-based Learning Fund and the Teacher Development Fund. As a Grants Manger - Arts Education, you will be particularly focused on these two Funds.

We believe that arts-based approaches can build equity in classrooms and support children and young people, particularly those experiencing disadvantage, to overcome barriers to learning. We know that the arts play an important role in supporting young people to thrive in education. The arts can enrich learning experiences, increasing young people’s engagement in school and learning and supporting key educational outcomes. The arts can also unlock potential by helping young people to develop skills in critical thinking, collaboration, creativity and problem-solving. In addition, engaging with the arts supports young people’s communication, empathy and emotional wellbeing.

Through our Arts’ Education funding we support arts/cultural organisations and education settings to work in partnership to explore how the arts can enrich the lives of children and young people and develop the professional practice of teachers.

In addition to our grant-making the Arts Education team supports a range of learning activities for grant-holders. This includes a formal Cohort Learning Programme for organisations involved in the Teachers Development Fund and informal online learning and networking events for organisations in the Arts-based Learning Fund portfolio.

What will be my main contribution?

As a Grants Manager, you will act as the primary point of contact between applicant organisations and Paul Hamlyn Foundation, undertaking enquiry calls, assessing applications and making funding recommendations to our decision-making panel. You will work closely with funded organisations in the Arts-based Leaning and Teacher Development Fund. There is a current portfolio of c 50 live grants that you will manage and be the key point of contact for. You will build strong relationships with funded organisations, responding to emerging needs and supporting them to achieve their growth and development goals.

Who will I line manage?

You will report to the Head of Programme – Education.

Who will I line manage?

You will not have line management responsibilities. However, you will be expected to work in a small and fully interconnected structure that relies on collaboration, flexibility and the ability to operate within both formal and informal reporting relationships.

What other key internal relationships will I have?

You will work closely with colleagues in the Strategic Learning, Insight and Influence team to – share intelligence; develop an understanding of the impact that our funding and support are having; and highlight and celebrate best practice more widely to help drive the change we would like to see.

You will also work closely with colleagues in the Finance and Resources team to ensure good and effective grant management.

What level of budget responsibility will I have?

Not applicable.

Main Responsibilities

· Alignment with the values and aims of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, and in particular its commitment to social justice and equality, to tackling disadvantage, fighting prejudice, supporting youth voice and participation.

Grant-making and Management

· Provide a prompt and helpful service to potential applicants enquiring about the Foundation’s work.

· Work alongside the team to identify potential applicants and approaches to enable them to apply to the Youth Fund.

· Assess grant applications, analysing their alignment with the Funds’ criteria and priorities, quality and potential impact, and organisational viability; participate in discussions with the team to benchmark applications; reach a judgement or recommendation for submission to senior staff, decision-making panels and/or Trustees; and handle relationships throughout the process until the application is either successful or declined.

· Prepare written reports with detailed analysis and recommendations to present at decision-making panel meetings.

· Manage and monitor a portfolio of grants awarded including agreeing appropriate goals; reflecting on learning, impact and challenges; reviewing reports, managing risk; responding to emerging issues and needs, and authorising and generating grant payments in a timely fashion.

· Support the Head of Programme to review and improve our grant-making processes to ensure that they are accessible and do not perpetuate existing structural inequalities.

· Maintain grants database (Blackbaud Grantmaking) – ensuring that records are accurate and reporting and payments are completed to schedule so that we know the status of applications and awarded grants at any time and can better analyse and learn from our portfolio.

· Develop opportunities to provide non-financial support to funded organisations, work with colleagues to convene learning events, identify potential content, prepare materials and facilitate networking.

· Carry out visits to funded organisations to learn more about the work and its impact in context. Travel may be local or national across the UK.

· Support with grant-making and management of the Foundation’s invitation-only Funds, where relevant.

Learning

· Take an active and developmental role with colleagues and with funded organisations to help build their capacity, enhance the effectiveness of their work, advise on emerging and strategic issues and to maximise learning within and across grant themes.

· Participate in learning and knowledge sharing activities relevant to the team and wider arts and education sectors, including keeping up to date with relevant policy and practice to inform our strategy.

· Take on specific research or development roles within the team as appropriate, which might include maintaining strong relations with partner foundations, supporting funder collaborations, and the development of strategic initiatives.

· Help develop and actively contribute to cross-departmental and multidisciplinary working, supporting continual improvement and professional development.

General

· Represent the Foundation at external events, if required.

· Support the work of the communications team to ensure that news stories, grants’ listings, etc. are kept up to date.

· Liaise closely with the grants administration staff.

Person Specification

We recognise that this person specification is extensive, and you may feel you do not meet all the criteria. We are open to adjusting the role and how it is delivered to enable those from a broad range of backgrounds and lived experiences to apply.

If you are interested, please apply even if you do not meet all criteria. Please note we are unable to offer VISA sponsorship.

Skills, knowledge, and experience

· Alignment with the values and aims of Paul Hamlyn Foundation, in particular our commitment to equitable grant making and being an anti-racist funder. The ability to apply these principles to ensure good decision making and support for those we fund.

· Demonstrable experience of working in the arts/cultural education sector, including experience of working in, or in partnership with, schools.

· Demonstrable experience of the processes of grant-making – from assessments to monitoring within a focus on children and young people OR an understanding of the main issues and practices that support or hinder relational, transparent and accountable grant-making

· Knowledge of current policy and best practice in arts education, schools and teaching.

· Interest in how social change happens; awareness of systemic and structural inequality and how this relates to the education system.

· A good understanding of organisational dynamics – such as business planning, financial reporting, performance management and governance – and how these apply to developing the business models, capacity and longer-term sustainability of organisations, ideally within the public or voluntary sectors.

· Good interpersonal skills including the ability to constructively engage with disagreement and to give empathetic and constructive feedback to unsuccessful applicants.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate with a range of audiences.

· Ability to analyse and synthesise complex information quickly and effectively.

· An organised and methodical approach to work, combining numerical accuracy with attention to detail and an ability to meet deadlines.

· Strong IT skills, (MS Office), the ability to learn detailed processes and use of databases to process information.

· Strong project management skills and demonstrable experience of delivering successful projects.

· Experience of understanding annual and management accounts, budgets and confidence in extracting key information from financial reports.

Behaviours and ways of working

· The ability to build relationships with a range of individuals and organisations, including senior staff, trustees, funded organisations, policy makers and practitioners.

· Resourceful and proactive, with initiative and a problem-solving disposition. Ability to spot connections and learning across PHF’s work and that of others.

· An ability to work creatively and flexibly in a small team, supporting other colleagues. Willing to and experience of working beyond your area of expertise across the Foundation’s other strategic themes.

· A strong personal commitment to learning and improvement.

Desirable

· Understanding of policy and / or practice relating to education in more than one country of the UK (i.e., Wales, Scotland and/or Northern Ireland).

· Understanding and experience of using Blackbaud Grantmaking grants management database.

· The capability and interest to acquire knowledge of policy and best practice in other areas of our current work.

· Understanding and experience of evaluation, including use of a range of methods.

Terms and conditions

· Salary circa £39,000.

· 25 days leave per annum, plus statutory holidays.

· The Foundation will contribute a sum equivalent to 10% of your basic annual salary to the group pension scheme (Aviva) and will match up to an additional 2.5% (optional) of your contributions from the date your employment begins.

· Life Income Protection and Life Assurance Scheme available from the date your employment begins.

· Private Medical Insurance with BUPA (once probation is complete)

· Office hours are normally 9am – 5pm Monday – Friday, but flexible working is possible around core hours of 10am – 4pm. Some flexibility is required from team members around evening work and travel to and from events and meetings.

· PHF operates a hybrid working policy and you will be expected to work at least 40% of your time in the office with the option to work up to 60% of your time from home. The contractual place of work for this role is 5- 11 Leeke Street, London WC1X 9HY.

We are open to discussing flexible working arrange

Our client is looking to recruit a Grant Manager to manage and develop a portfolio of grants, focusing in particular on two of the Foundations four grant-making Programmes: Enabling disadvantaged children and young people to fulfil their potential (with a focus on education attainment, employability, wellbeing and youth development); and Health and Wellbeing.

The Foundation’s approach to grant-making is distinctive, in that it focuses on capacity building to strengthen the impact, effectiveness and/or sustainability of non-profit organisations so they can thrive and fulfil their mission and goals.   

This is an exciting time to be joining the Foundation as it looks to grow and strengthen its grants portfolio in the UK.

The role:

Location:  London, Cannon Street. This is a full-time role with hybrid working

Reports to: Head of UK Programmes 

Working closely with the Head of the UK Programmes, the Grant Manager will be responsible for the development, delivery, and management of a significant portfolio of grants across the UK Foundation’s priority programme areas, with a focus on health and wellbeing and children and young people (working on grant-making across other programme areas - arts, culture and heritage and environmental conservation as required).

The Foundation has evolved significantly in recent years, and this is an exciting time to join the team. While this role is UK-focused, the post-holder will have exposure to the grant-making of affiliated Foundations that have an international focus.

The person:

The successful candidate will have significant experience of grant-making in the UK and experience of working within operating charities. They will have an in-depth knowledge of the charity sector funding ecology, policy environments and socio-economic impact, in particular relating to the fields of health and wellbeing and/or children and young people.

Given the Foundation’s focus on strengthening the capacity of non-profit organisations, this person will also have a deep understanding of capacity building needs of charities, with significant experience of assessing charitable organisations as a whole (looking at factors such as leadership and governance, impact, financial health, strategic plans etc.).

The candidate will have excellent analytical, communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to understand and articulate complex information clearly and concisely.  Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities will be key to success in this role.  Finally, you will have a high degree of humility and a collaborative style and will be able to pro-actively manage a diverse workload on your own initiative. 

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. 

Contract: Fixed-Term – 6 months 
Hours: 5 days / 37.5 hrs -week 
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 PA- pro rata 
Start date: ASAP, March 2025 (until August) 
Location: Hybrid, 3 days in central London offices 
Reporting to: Head of Grants and Impact 

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Make Some Noise is Global’s official charity which supports crucial grassroots projects across the UK through funding and development. Our goal is to make sure that nobody is left facing life’s toughest challenges alone. We raise money and awareness of the biggest issues affecting society, harnessing the power and reach of Global’s radio brands including Capital, Heart, Classic FM, Smooth, LBC, Radio X, Capital XTRA and Gold. To date, we've supported 480 UK charities, helping over 200,000 lives in communities right across the UK.

Your Role: Senior Grants Manager 

We are looking for a motivated person to join our grant team for six months to support us in our efforts to harness opportunities for small charities in the UK through funding, learning and development opportunities, awareness-raising activities and in-kind donations. This exciting projects-led role will help the team deliver several strategic projects. You will: 

Lead the delivery of a new initiative for Small Charity Week 2025 (23-27th June) - partnering with Big Give and NCVO to deliver an exciting match-funding campaign. Working to a high level of independence, you will utilise your expertise in the grantee selection, running decision-making panels, grant management, and evaluation of grants, as well as help optimise the campaign’s delivery, and impact through charity/beneficiary storytelling. 

Support the Head of Grants and Impact to deliver an engaging and impactful Learning and Development Programme to facilitate collaboration, connection and learning amongst small charities professionals. 

As a member of the Grants Team, contribute to the other key deliverables for the year working together with internal and external stakeholders to innovate and deliver outstanding activities. 

Key Responsibilities 

Grant Selection and Decision-Making: 

• Own the coordinate and participate in the partnership panel(s) to complete the second stage of the grant selection and decision-making process.
• Ensure funding is distributed equitably across geographic regions, cause areas, and underrepresented communities, aligned with the partners’ funding priorities. 

Grantee Relationship Management: 

• Act as point person for grantees and address queries efficiently and equitably post funding distribution 

Impact Measurement and Reporting: 

• Contribute to the creation of the evaluation report, capturing key insights and outcomes, including narrative and quantitative data. 

Storytelling and Communications: 

• Identify and source impactful stories from grantees for Small Charity Week marketing and communications campaign activities. 
• Input and advice on strategies to maximise the engagement of grantees in storytelling while respecting their resource constraints. 

Managing Learning and Development Opportunities:

• Work collaboratively with partners and GMSN’s internal team to deliver meaningful and engaging learning and development opportunities for GMSN grantees.

Administrative and Financial Oversight: 

• Ensure all grants are accurately recorded in Salesforce or other systems as required. 
• Coordinate with GMSN’s finance team to oversee timely disbursement of funding payments and reimbursements to grantees. 
• Oversee the scheduling, sign-up, travel and accommodation arrangements for charities attending learning and development opportunities.

What You’ll Need 

• A proactive attitude and the ability to work to a high level of independence as part of a collaborative and supportive team. 
• Experience in grant-making, particularly with small charities or community-led organisations. 
• Experienced in delivering projects as a consortium. 
• Strong understanding of equitable funding practices and the challenges facing small charities. 
• Expertise in impact measurement, reporting, and storytelling within the charitable sector. 
• Practical know-how of developing capacity-building learning and development opportunities and community coordination. 
• Ability to thrive in a multi-faceted role, be well-organised, able to prioritise, and manage a busy and varied workload. 
• Proven ability to manage relationships with grantees and external partners. 
• Familiarity with CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce) and grant administration processes. 
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. 

What You’ll Love About This Role 

Think Big: Deliver impactful initiatives supporting the amazing work of small charities across the UK and driving meaningful change. 

Own It: Take full ownership of the Small Charity Week shaping this project with real autonomy. 

Keep it Simple: Streamline processes and ensure efficiency in grant distribution and grant management, making a tangible difference for small charities. 

Better Together: Work alongside a passionate and supportive team, collaborating with internal colleagues and external partners to achieve collective success.

What You Can Expect From Us 

• Respect for the individuality, uniqueness, and value of each person with whom we work. 
• Enjoy the camaraderie of a team that is both enjoyable and goal-orientated, fostering a workplace with driven colleagues who are committed to a supportive work environment. 
• A team committed to your personal and professional development, ensuring your growth and success in the team. 
• Personalised onboarding plan and support, IT, and other necessary work equipment, ensuring seamless integration into your role. 

Everyone Is Welcome 

We believe that true impact comes from embracing diversity. We are committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive environment where everyone—regardless of background, identity, or lived experience—feels valued and empowered. 

We know that stronger communities are built on different perspectives, experiences, and voices, and we actively encourage applications from people of all ethnicities, genders, disabilities, sexual orientations, faiths, and socio-economic backgrounds. 

About The Leadsom Foundation

The Leadsom Foundation is a new and ambitious charity. We support parents and carers around the world to give their baby the best start for life. We are global champions of the unique importance of the 1001 critical days, from pregnancy to age two. During this time, the building blocks for lifelong emotional and physical health are laid down. That’s why it is so important to support babies and families in the earliest years of life. 

We fund other charities and organisations that are delivering services for new families to help them give their babies the best start for life. We also fund pioneering research into what type of support works best to promote the healthy emotional and physical development of babies. Grant awards will take place twice a year.

The Role

We are seeking a positive, proactive, and detail-oriented Grants Officer to manage and oversee the development and excellence of our grant-making process. 

This is an exciting time to join us as we establish the charity and work to have the greatest impact on babies and their families. You will play a crucial role in ensuring that our funding reaches the people and projects where it will have the biggest impact.

As the Grants Officer, you will be responsible for the day-to-day administration and management of our grants programme. You will work closely with grant applicants, assess funding proposals, and support successful grantees throughout their journey.  This role reports to the Director of Research and Impact.

Location: Hybrid. Central London (SW1) with flexibility to work partly from home. Requirement to travel. 

Hours: 40 hours a week (flexible/part time is available) 

We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities.

Brooklands Museum is an ambitious organisation that prides itself on its history and how this can be used today to inspire the next generation of innovators, risk takers, engineers, and creative thinkers.

Our vision – inspiring people to shape the future through Brooklands’ history of innovation and endeavour - informs how we think, develop new ideas and implement all our programmes. We are at the early stages of an exciting new development plan that will see long term investment in our built heritage, our galleries, and core activities that will transform the Museum experience for future generations to enjoy. This is an exciting time to be joining the Brooklands Museum team as we progress these plans and the Individual Giving and Grants Manager will play a vital role in this process. This is a new role and is a great opportunity for the right candidate to help shape our future development and fundraising strategies, building on the success of Brooklands Museum’s track record.

The Individual Giving and Grants Manager plays a pivotal role in advancing the vision and strategic goals of the Museum by overseeing and managing all aspects of the individual grants and giving programmes. This role is responsible for raising financial support through donations, legacies, trusts, foundations and businesses as well as grant funding and individual giving. The Individual Giving and Grants Manager ensures the effective administration of grants, from proposal development through to funding being secured, whilst fostering strong relationships with funders, existing and potential donors and stakeholders.  

We are looking for someone who has demonstrable fundraising experience, ideally in the cultural sector, through new or reinvigorated fundraising programmes. The successful candidate will have an interest in the history of Brooklands Museum and knowledge of fundraising databases and donor management systems. You will be a confident self-starter who is proactive in their approach and has the credibility and ability to liaise with major donors and support trustees and volunteers, enhancing their fundraising activity and success. 

How to apply

Please apply via our recruitment website where you will find the full job description and further information about working at Brooklands Museum. You will be asked to submit your CV and a covering letter detailing how your experience could help us in this role and how you meet the requirements of our person specification. Please keep your covering letter to no more than two sides of A4.

The hiring managers will review all applications once the role has closed on the 3rd March 2025 and we will be in touch with shortlisted candidates regarding an interview after this date. 

Please note:  if we receive a high volume of quality applicants, we may close this vacancy earlier so please don't wait to apply!

Benefits 

We offer a number of benefits to suit your lifestyle and include:

• Annual leave of 25 days in addition to Bank Holidays and Christmas Eve off
• Flexible Bank Holiday policy enabling you to take Bank Holidays at a time that suits you
• Flexible working to help you manage your home and working life
• 4% employer contribution into your pension
• Free Onsite parking
• 20% discount in our onsite café and Museum shop
• Free access to all that Brooklands Museum has to offer
• Access to our Reward Website providing access to deals and discounts for hundreds of shops online and in store, helping you save money on everyday shopping
• Full access to our online wellbeing hub providing access to a 24/7 telephone support line, telephone counselling sessions and expert support
• Access to our team of fully trained Mental Health First Aiders
• Opportunities for continuous learning and professional development

Working at Brooklands Museum

Brooklands Museum is a fast paced, unique and fun place to work, you’ll need to be able to keep a number of plates spinning every day but that just what makes Brooklands Museum the special place it is. We are proud to have been a finalist for Surrey Employer of the Year in 2021, a finalist for Large Visitor Attraction of the Year in the Beautiful South Awards 2022 and winner of the Museum & Heritage Award for Learning Programme of the Year in 2023.

Brooklands Museum is for everyone. We are active in ensuring we are inclusive, so everyone can feel welcome and benefit from Brooklands Museum; including our visitors, members, volunteers, trustees, and staff, as well as our stakeholders and supporters. We have invested in our organisational culture over recent years and encourage everyone to be their true self at the Museum. The team have committed to ensuring we all feel involved, supported, and appreciated, by working as one team, communicating thoughtfully, being proactive and showing we care.

We recognise and embrace people that work in different ways, so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

About FareShare South West 

FareShare South West joins the dots between food waste and hunger, empowering communities to turn an environmental problem into lasting social good. We rescue tonnes of quality surplus food from the industry and share it with charities and schools to bring health, dignity, and routes out of poverty for people across the south west. Our supportive volunteering and employability programmes offer local people the opportunity to thrive.

By joining us, you’ll be part of an inclusive, friendly team in a small but fast-growing charity that helps fight the injustice of who gets to afford a healthy diet.

FareShare South West is an independent local charity, working in partnership with FareShare UK. By being part of the national FareShare network, we can help rescue more food. By being small and independent, we can remain close to our local partners and people and continuously adapt to meet the needs of local communities. The member charities we share food with transform lives, using food to connect people with other support and routes out of poverty, including children and families, people on low incomes, homeless people, refugees, domestic abuse survivors, people in recovery, older people, and many others. 

Purpose of role: 

FareShare South West’s (FSSW) fundraising need and strategy has developed and diversified rapidly in line with major growth since 2017. As a charity we annually raise over £700k in fundraised income from trusts and foundations, corporate donations, individual donors, major donors, community fundraising and events. In the next year this is set to grow as we plan exciting new services across Bristol, Devon, and Cornwall. 

The Grants Manager (GM) is a new fundraising role that will be vital in supporting our growing team with bid writing to grant-making trusts and foundations. Trust and foundation income has historically been the biggest source of fundraised income for FSSW, which we aim to grow further over the next three years.

We are looking for an individual with experience of researching and writing applications to secure five and six figure grants from trusts, foundations, and statutory sources. With excellent spoken and written communication skills they will be happiest writing applications and reports. The GM will be responsible for securing income for capital and revenue-based projects, from both existing and new funders, leading on larger budget (£15k+) applications. 

Duties & Responsibilities: 

• Build and manage a robust pipeline of medium-large value funding applications, securing grants of £15,000+ from trusts, foundations, and, where required, statutory bodies. 

• Sustain and grow income from medium and large trusts and foundations through applications, effective stewardship, and timely reporting. 

• Develop an in-depth knowledge of FareShare South West’s impact and operations in order to craft compelling fundraising proposals, reports, and fundraising campaigns.

• Develop and nurture relationships with existing and prospective funders, delivering outstanding stewardship. 

• Work with the Head of Fundraising (HOF), Senior Leadership Team and Finance Manager to create restricted project budgets. 

• Work closely with wider FareShare South West’s operations, volunteering, membership, and food teams to collect quantitative and qualitative data to measure outcomes for funder reports. 

• Lead on the reporting schedule for all grant funders, ensuring timely reporting. Support the Trusts and Grants Officer with small grant reporting. 

• Analyse monthly grants fundraising performance against targets and KPI’s, and report to the HOF on progress. 

• Develop a good understanding of the capabilities of the CRM database (Donorfy) to be able to pull detailed reports to inform strategy / team decision making, alongside regularly updating with all your grant donor data. 

• Work with the wider fundraising team on income analysis and development of annual goals (KPIs) and the multi-year fundraising strategy. 

• Stay up to date with developments and trends in grant fundraising. 

• Act as an ambassador for the charity, representing FareShare South West at events and networking opportunities. 

Person Specification  

Essential knowledge, skills & experience – evidence required: 

• Excellent written and verbal communication with high attention to detail

• Three years+ experience of writing grant applications in a charity role 

• Significant experience of researching available funding, collating project information, and producing high quality, compelling trust funding applications 

• Experience of securing five figure+ single and multi-year grants 

• Experience of working with and gathering information from project teams to develop clear project narratives to support funding applications and reports. 

• Ability to produce project budgets with support from finance team. 

• Excellent people skills and proven ability to form good working relations, both internally and externally.

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage time, prioritise and plan effectively. 

• IT literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications. 

• A clear commitment to the ethos of FareShare South West, and to the agreed plans of the organisation, and able to positively contribute towards its achievement. 

Desirable knowledge, skills & experience: 

• Experience with using a CRM database to manage grant cycles, stewardship, and reporting.

• Project management experience. 

• Experience of Adobe InDesign. 

Why work for FareShare South West 

• Real Living Wage employer 

• Benchmarked pay scales 

• Employee Assistance Programme – free legal advice, HR support and counselling 

• Access to a free professional coach 

• Annual budget for personal development training for every staff member 

• Staff wellbeing group and Mental Health First Aiders 

• Inclusive, welcoming culture 

• Rewarding roles with genuine positive impact on the environment and local people through food, volunteering, and employability skills 

We actively encourage applications from people of all lived experiences, including but not limited to people from the global majority, LGBTQIA+ people, disabled people, a working-class background, not from a University-attending family. We value the positive impact that wide representation has on FareShare South West.

We want to work with you to make sure that the recruitment process is accessible for you. Please contact us to let us know how we can support your access needs. 

Battersea's Global Programmes Department is looking for a Grants and Programmes Manager to manage the delivery of a portfolio of work within the Grants and Programmes function. This is an exciting time for Battersea as we expand our work to impact more dogs and cats. Over the coming five years it is planned that the size and complexity of grant making will grow, including the establishment of several multi-year programmes in the UK and abroad. 

This is a senior grant making role within the Grants and Programmes team in the Global Programmes Directorate, requiring excellent experience of people management, strategic leadership and good grant making practice. 

The successful postholder should be comfortable making proposals, suggesting alternative approaches and solutions, supporting the contributions of others, and advancing the collective interests of a team. They should also be comfortable working with considerable scope, and complexity and nurturing relationships with colleagues and external partners as an integral element of the role. The successful postholder should be able to develop and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders, to pose and field questions of considerable complexity and sensitivity and use discretion in carrying out a constructive and effective dialogue; they will be comfortable with proposing ideas, engaging in productive debate, supporting the contributions of others, and in other ways advancing Battersea’s strategic interests.

What we can offer you:

In return for your commitment to our cause and to recognise the value of our employees, Battersea offers a range of benefits to support the wellbeing of our employees. These include:

- 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
- Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme and access to Wellbeing Resources.
- Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
- Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture every year.
- Annual interest-free season ticket loans

We are also committed to providing learning and development to our employees. During your time with us, we provide support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.

Our hybrid working model:

We operate a 50% onsite hybrid working model, with our office-based staff splitting their time between site based and home working. This enables our office-based staff to balance the benefits of home working with onsite collaboration and maintaining a connection to our cause.

Diversity and inclusion:

We are committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive experience for all staff, volunteers and trustees and those hoping to join us. We operate an anonymised shortlisting process and actively seek to ensure our process is fair and equitable for all.

We understand the value of diverse voices, perspectives, and experiences to help us deliver even more for our dogs and cats, and we welcome applicants from all sections of the community.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we will ask about any adjustments you may need at application and/or interview stage, and if you are offered a role with us, we’ll talk to you about any workplace adjustments you may need to help you perform at your best. 

More about us:

At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love, expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them. Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.

Closing date: 16th March 2025
Interview date(s): 20th March 2025 (1st round); 1st April 2025 (2nd round)

To apply for the role, please click the button below. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.

Are you passionate about capturing and sharing learning from projects and programmes and able to analyse and summarise key points from a wealth of information? ISEAL´s Innovations Fund is a central component of our work to catalyse innovations that improve the effectiveness and deepen the impacts of market-based approaches to sustainability. This is an exciting role to work on the development of a learning agenda and value proposition for the Fund, as well as producing relevant communications and learning reports.

First launched in 2016, the Fund supports innovative projects by ISEAL Community Members to help sustainability systems deliver more value to their stakeholders and effectively drive sustainability improvement on the ground, over time, and at scale. The Fund provides grants that enable recipients to develop and test new technologies and approaches, while drawing out cross-project learning to share with the wider sustainability community.

The Associate Manager will work closely with ISEAL colleagues and grantees to improve the ways learning is extracted from the projects, and to produce high-quality learning products. The person in this role will take ownership of the engagement processes necessary to collate and share lessons learnt in a strongly collaborative setting with ISEAL Community Member organisations or other stakeholders. Previous experience with MEL activities, and specifically on project and programme learning is required to be successful in this role.

The key responsibilities we entrust you with

Implementation of Innovations Fund learning agenda

• Develop and maintain an overall learning agenda for the Fund, and lead Fund and programme team on all aspects of its delivery
• Propose and implement methodologies for capturing learning from grants and for evaluating the effectiveness and impact of the Fund during and after project implementation
• Working with thematic leads, extract and synthesize key lessons and trends across multiple grants and produce reports and other learning outputs to share practical lessons and insights
• Lead the design and delivery of knowledge sharing and learning workshops, facilitating peer to peer interactions between organisations participating in grant-funded projects
• Act as programme officer for Innovations Fund projects aligned with job holder expertise, to provide support and technical insight to grantees and gain insights into project learning
• Conduct stakeholder interviews and other forms of research to support implementation of the learning agenda and to inform the focus of the Fund’s upcoming thematic funding rounds
• Review and provide input on call announcements and on Fund application, proposal, and reporting templates to ensure that these support the Funds learning agenda and approach

Communications

• Working with the rest of the Innovations Fund team, identify opportunities for increasing the Fund’s visibility and map internal and external stakeholders who can support widening the Fund´s impact
• Support implementation of the Fund’s communications strategy, identifying target audiences for Fund and producing and adapting learning products for each
• Produce reports, briefing papers, blogs, case studies, and slide decks, and manage content on ISEAL’s online platforms, to communicate Fund learnings and project findings, outcomes, and achievements
• Project manage work with external designers for specific communications outputs

Other

• Support organisation in Monitoring & Evaluation tasks for the Innovations Fund and contribute to donor reporting
• Help to ensure that the Innovations Fund and related activities deliver on annual workplans, meet commitments to donors

Essential experience, knowledge and attributes

• Solid experience in a role related to project or programme learning activities, analysis of project data and reporting of lessons learnt
• General knowledge of international development and/or sustainability context, ideally with knowledge of sustainability standards or sustainability action
• Ability to quickly grasp new concepts and topical areas
• Excellent project management skills, with ability to establish and manage priorities
• Excellent writing skills and ability to synthesise and distil technical information for a range of audiences
• Proven ability to analyse large sources of information and to identify and summarise the most important points in accessible language
• Strong relationship building and engagement skills with a range of stakeholders, both internal and external
• Experience in facilitating sessions and workshops, even on topics outside of own expertise
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with cross-functional teams in a fully remote, international environment, including occasional international time-zone calls
• Proficient IT skills, familiarity with virtual meeting tools (e.g. Teams, Zoom, etc.)
• Demonstrated interest in sustainability issues

 Desirable

• Previous experience drawing lessons learnt from across multiple projects or grants
• Previous experience with an Innovations Fund or similar grant facility
• Good understanding of how market-based sustainability systems operate
• Previous experience in monitoring, evaluation and reporting

About ISEAL

ISEAL supports ambitious sustainability systems and their partners to tackle the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges – from the climate emergency and biodiversity crisis to human rights and persistent poverty. ISEAL Community Members include many of the most respected sustainability schemes worldwide and are active across a diverse range of sectors. Read more about us on our website. 

ISEAL´s culture and how we will help you thrive

Our values are Connection, Empowerment, Inspiration, Wellbeing, Effective Working and Creativity.

These are traits we value in each other and in the organisation overall and we instil these in all our processes and interactions.

The issues we work on are of a global nature and our team reflects this, with individuals from many different backgrounds and nationalities. We know this diversity adds to the high quality of work we deliver as an organisation and through our commitment to diversity and inclusion we want to add strengths and perspectives in our team with each recruitment. Diversity for us includes race and gender identity, age, disability status, sexual orientation, religion and many other areas forming part of someone´s identity. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

As an organisation, we also support our people in their personal and professional development, with specific budgets and processes enabling individuals to take advantage of growth and development opportunities.

We offer 25 days of annual leave, to which we will add a day a year after 2 years (to a maximum of 30 days), as well as an extra five days as a one off once you have been with us for a full five years.

We recognise individuals’ preferences when it comes to where and when to work through a hybrid working model with a minimum of 4 days per month in the London office as well as the opportunity to apply for flexible working arrangements to suit individual´s needs.

Other relevant information

Term: This is a permanent contract

Working hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £45,800 –49,800 per annum, depending on experience

Location: London. Applicants will need to provide evidence that they are entitled to work in the UK. An ability and willingness to work in a hybrid work environment is required.

International travel: The post holder may be required to undertake occasional international travel

Ideal start date: May 2025

Deadline for applications is 16 March 2025

Please note that we will only contact shortlisted applicants.

Interview process

Please see below the planned interview process (please note that we will endeavour to keep to this schedule, but some dates may be subject to change):

First interviews (Teams): 20-24 March

Pre-interview timed exercises (between 60 – 90 minutes from home): 24-30 March

Panel interviews (Teams or in person): w/c 31 March

Decision: w/c 7 April

Accessibility

If candidates required additional time or other considerations for the interview process, we are committed to accommodating any reasonable requests.

Please note that ISEAL will cover travel expenses for in person interviews for candidates travelling from outside of Greater London. ISEAL also covers caring expenses for candidates who are carers and need to arrange of cover for the duration of the interview/exercises.

The Spear Centre Manager will work as part of the River Church staff team to oversee the delivery of Spear—an employability programme equipping and empowering unemployed 16-24 year-olds to overcome barriers to employment and turn their lives around by moving into sustainable work or further education.

The important stuff 

Salary: £25,213

Hours: Full-Time (4 days considered), Monday - Friday, 9.30am-5.30pm with some out-of-hours work needed for events such as our Spear Celebrations

Location: River Church Ipswich – we are an office-based organisation, situated with direct and fast links to London

Closing date: We are interviewing on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate

Application pack: Download our application pack for more information

River Church has wheelchair access. Please feel free to contact the church for any enquiries regarding accessibility.

Key Responsibilities

Oversight of the Spear Programme

Spear Foundation is a 4-week initial phase, consisting of 2 group sessions plus a 1:1 with each trainee per week, in which we coach young people around skills and mindsets to support them in returning to work or education, and equip them with the skills to stay there. ​

• Prepare and coach group and 1-1 sessions with the Spear Assistant Coach.
• Oversee all aspects of the programme coordination and delivery.
• Ensure the programme is delivered in line with agreed targets, and report to Resurgo and the church on enrolment, retention and completion of Spear Trainees, as well as their ongoing progress.

Partnership liaison and relationship management

• Build and implement a strategy for developing and maintaining relationships with local referral partners to build the profile of the Spear programme within Ipswich and ensure the young people who would benefit from the programme are able to access it.
• Steward relationships with young people after initial point of contact, to encourage enrolment and ensure a full cohort is enrolled for each programme.

Line management and training

• Manage the Spear Assistant Coach, using a coaching approach to invest in their growth and development.
• Work with and be managed by River Church staff locally, and by a Church Partnerships Manager from Resurgo on a national level, to ensure the flourishing of the Spear centre, its team and young people, and to ensure the fulfilment of our shared mission in Ipswich.
• Work with and report to Resurgo teams on KPIs, and use outcomes data to maximise the effectiveness of the programme.

Supporting River Church’s mission and ministry

• Establish strong relationships with key people at the church to ensure the engagement of church members and to build a network of supporters for the Spear programme.
• Work with the Head of Operations and the Fundraising Assistant to prepare grant funding applications for Spear Ipswich, and provide timely grant reporting.
• Attend and participate in the life of River Church, keeping the congregation updated on the Spear programme to ensure it is a seamless part of the church’s missional work.

Personal qualities we're looking for:

• An active Christian, able to personally represent the values and beliefs of Resurgo and River Church, and a commitment to grow and learn spiritually and as a Christian leader.
• Passion for social justice and for working as part of the church to transform communities, especially supporting young people in employment or education.
• A dynamic and engaging individual with an enthusiasm for and experience of group and 1-1 coaching and training.
• A creative, ambitious and self-motivated individual with the ability to prioritise workload, exercise initiative and work well under pressure.
• A strong leader with experience of line managing and developing others in a high support, high challenge style.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a confidence developing internal and external relationships, high emotional intelligence, and a sense of fun!

PET is looking for an exceptional administrator and communicator who will be an integral member of the Access to Learning Team (A2L). 

The Grants Programme Administrator role is an essential part of the Access to Learning Team. The team manages all aspects of PET’s distance learning provision, which offers courses to people in prison and provides advice and information to learners and prison staff.

The Grants Programme Administrator will play an important role in building and maintaining relationships with course suppliers and prison staff as well as providing information and advice to prospective learners, current learners and prison staff. This role will require the successful candidate to work on PET's free adviceline, providing advice, support and information directly to people in prison, their family and friends.

The successful candidate will report to the Grants Manager and work closely in providing advice, support and training to prison staff via email, telephone, virtual and face to face meetings. The successful candidate will play an essential role in helping to manage relationships with the prison staff. 

We are committed to building a truly diverse workforce and are working hard to make equality, diversity and inclusivity part of who we are and everything we do.

To support the Programme Finance Manager in running efficient and effective programme financial accounting, programme financial management and programme financial reporting processes in relation to AKF (UK)’s programmes and grants. To provide support to the full life cycle of grants: from donor concept notes/proposals to final reports. To maintain a close working relationship with AKF (UK) finance and programme teams and relevant staff from across the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) agencies and external donors as required.

Programme financial planning, management, and reporting

In close consultation with the programmes/partnerships team:

• Support the design and implementation of effective quality controls to ensure compliance with donor requirements and to maintain appropriate donor stewardship, including through manuals, checklists, templates, and other tools.

• Monitor spending and activity implementation and ensure regular scheduling of grants management meetings, alerting the Programme Finance Manager and Programmes/Partnerships team about significant under or overspend on a timely basis.

• Maintain internal tools that track active grants, cost recoveries and cash balances and ensure they are kept up to date.

• Maintain internal tools tracking pipeline and secured funding (Awards Information Management System -AIMS) and ensure they are kept up to date.

• Prepare financial information for internal reporting purposes, including (but not limited to) the quarterly CEO report, monthly dashboard, and quarterly cash balances (co-finance) report.

Grants management and compliance

• Maintain the grants management tracker so that grants are properly recorded and monitored, ensuring that input from the Programmes/Partnerships team and the Programme Finance Manager are incorporated on a timely basis.

• Undertake administrative tasks related to grants, including setting up of grant codes (pipeline and secured), collecting and forwarding information to different units and executing follow up tasks as required.

• Review budgets for concepts/proposals, ensuring the inclusion of AKF(UK) costs, make recommendations for improvements and liaise with the programme/partnerships team and field units to ensure these are complete, accurate, consistent with the narrative, compliant with donor requirements, and correctly formatted for presentation to donors.

• Support the preparation, review, and submission process for donor financial (and narrative as relevant, e.g. ECHO) reports to ensure compliance with donor requirements; ensure reports are produced on time to a high standard and are consistent with the narrative.

• Ensure timely submission of cash requests as required by donor contracts and internal sub-grant agreements. 

• Prepare donor and internal sub-grant agreements with AKDN agencies, field units, and implementing partners, including (but not limited to) those with co-financing.

• Ensure that donor and AKDN rules are being adhered to regarding procurement, accounting, project expenditure, and implementation of activities through regular reporting, engagement with the field, and remote spot checks.

• Carry out monitoring visits and audits on specific projects as necessary.

• Assist in the preparation, support, and follow up of internal or external grant audits and expenditure verifications of AKDN field units, including direct liaison with auditors as required, and ensure that management (programmes and finance) is apprised, including through maintaining and updating the audit and disallowance summary.

• Develop and deliver relevant training and reference material on grants management, including procurement, donor regulations, IATI, finance and reporting for Programme, Finance, and other field-based staff; act as a resource for agencies/field units on donor regulations and compliance.

• Ensure all AKF (UK) direct grants are reflected on the IATI system and update the required information on a quarterly basis.

Audit, internal controls, and risk

• Contribute on programme finance to all audits and statutory compliance in line with UK and AKF/AKDN regulations and compliance requirements.

• In collaboration with field units, prepare due diligence assessments for potential new partners or donors and ensure these are refreshed periodically.

• Troubleshoot financial, donor compliance and procurement-related queries identified through monitoring grants or as raised by management or field units.

Carry out any other duties as assigned by the Programme Finance Manager or the Head of Finance and Operations. The role will involve travel to countries in which we operate grants. Normally this could be 2 – 3 trips per year.

 Qualifications

• CCAB qualified accountant (desirable).

Experience

• 3 years relevant experience in financial accounting and financial reporting

• Experience of designing and managing effective administrative systems and procedures

• Experience of budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow management

• Experience working in international organisations or donor agencies including field-level implementation highly desirable.

• Experience working with EC, ECHO, DFID or equivalent and familiarity with the various compliance rules and regulations highly desirable.

Skills

• Good interpersonal, customer care and liaison skills with a wide range of stakeholders

• First rate oral and written communication skills

• Ability to work under pressure and to manage competing priorities and deliver to tight deadlines.

• Ability to problem solve, working with both internal and external stakeholders to deliver results.

• Ability to work in a multi-institution network within a multi-cultural environment.

• Fluent in oral and written English

• Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel

• Excellent numeracy, financial analysis, and financial presentation skills

• Ability to synthesise complex operational and financial details for reporting and presentation.

Knowledge

• Broad understanding and experience of development issues and organisations

• Understanding of and appreciation for ADKN’s goals, values and ethics

• Knowledge of charity accounting 

Must have right to work in the UK.

Must include CV and a supporting statement that outlines why they want the role, why they want to work for AKF(UK) and how their experiences and skills to date will make them the most suitable applicant for the role.

Barnsley CVS has an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about meaningful funding for communities and the charity and voluntary sector.  The Fund Manager will take the lead on the design and delivery of our grants programme to the VCSE sector in Barnsley.  You will be responsible for coordinating and delivering the full life-cycle of our grant-making, placing communities at the heart of our approach and being responsible for collecting data and reporting on our learning. In this coming year, you will be responsible for grant schemes such as mental health and suicide prevention; and supporting pathways in to work for those who are economically inactive. You will need excellent literacy skills, strong financial reporting knowledge and the ability to communicate clearly with a variety of audiences.  You will be comfortable with innovative thinking to help create reporting and management systems that are easy to operate for charities of all sizes whilst meeting the wider funding requirements.  

Your role will also include the design, development and delivery of training to VCSE organisations on successful grant writing and management.

This role has the potential to develop beyond one year funding as opportunities arise for Barnsley CVS to deliver further grant programmes.  As part of your role, you will work closely with the executive team in the negotiation and design of these opportunities.  Barnsley CVS have delivered a grant programme for the last 5 years which has ranged from Covid funding to cancer awareness to Family support funding.