Grants Manager

Harris Hill is proud to support a UK funder making music education more inclusive for young people in their search for a Grants Manager.

Location: London, UK (Hybrid – Office days: Tues, Wed, Thurs)
Salary: Circa £50,000

The charity fund grassroots organisations, advocate for access to diverse music pathways, and highlight the powerful role music plays in wellbeing, creativity, and opportunity.

As Grants Manager, you will lead on grant-making, managing the full portfolio, and shaping how the charity measures impact. You’ll help build monitoring and evaluation approaches that reflect the creative, community-led nature of their work.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage end-to-end grant cycle: sourcing, assessing, awarding, and monitoring
• Maintain portfolio oversight – contracts, deliverables, reporting
• Co-design simple, meaningful M&E methods with grantees
• Lead annual impact reporting and storytelling using both data and case studies
• Collaborate on evaluation frameworks that explore societal outcomes like wellbeing, school engagement, and reduced offending

You’ll bring:

• 3+ years’ experience in grant management or the charity sector
• Strong qualitative and quantitative evaluation skills
• Experience designing or refining grantmaking processes
• Confidence working independently and collaboratively
• Familiarity with tools like PowerBI or CRM systems

How to apply

If you’re excited by this opportunity, please contact Lizzy Clark at Harris Hill at  

Deadline for applications: Friday 25^th April

Be part of a team building something new – and help make music education more accessible, inclusive, and transformative for young people.

Please note, CVs are being reviewed on a rolling basis and only successful applicants will be contacted with more information.

 As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.