Grants Officer (Power and Accountability)

As a Grants Officer at JRCT, you will be responsible for supporting the management, administration and development of the Power and Accountability Programme. This programme makes grants on Democracy, Corporate Accountability and Responsible Media

The role can be undertaken remotely, or based at our York office. The role is for 28 hours a week and we are open to flexible working patterns, including job share arrangements.  We try to schedule meetings to accommodate caring responsibilities. Someone working remotely would be required to come to the York office for at least three days per month.

JRCT are looking for committed and dynamic individuals who are able to work in a small team and build relationships with a variety of people.

You are likely to be someone who is:

• A highly organised individual with the ability to manage a variety of ongoing tasks  
• Interested in power and accountability issues relating to democracy, corporations and the media and possibly with some related work experience
• A person who can build relationships with a diverse variety of people and organisations  
• Someone with empathy who can show care and understanding towards those we fund
• Someone with strong communication skills interpersonally and in writing
• Interested in and possibly with some experience of working in philanthropy
• Someone with a good understanding of campaigning, advocacy, social movements or how change happens
• Someone who has first-hand experience of the voluntary sector, whether in a paid or unpaid capacity

We welcome all applicants and are keen to enhance our team to reflect the diversity of the UK and the communities we serve.  We particularly welcome applicants from communities that have been marginalised in the UK, including: people from racialised communities, people with disabilities, people from refugee backgrounds, low income and working-class communities, and people from LGBTQIA+ communities, and those experiencing other forms of marginalisation, as they are underrepresented at this level.