Grants & Administration Officer

Overview

The Skinners’ Company is recruiting an experienced Grants & Administration Officer to join their team in a part time capacity, three days per-week. The role supports the effective management and delivery of The Thomas Wall Trust and offers administrative support to the Membership and Philanthropy of the Company.

Thomas Wall Trust work includes:
- Providing secretarial duties to the Board of Trustees (producing agendas, papers, minutes)
- Managing the Trust’s programme of funding (to both charities and individuals)
- Facilitating the effective administration of the charity.

Membership & Philanthropy work includes:
- Supporting the Membership functions of The Skinners’ Company
- Administrating the Membership and History Committees (producing papers and minutes) 
- General administrative duties 

For full details, please see the attached Job Description.

We are looking for a candidate with skills including secretarial, committee support, grant making and general administration who will enjoy a varied role in a modern and dynamic membership organisation committed to education and philanthropy.

About The Skinners’ Company

The Skinners’ Company’s mission is to ensure our communities of young, old and the vulnerable have an improved quality of life. We invest in education and unlock potential, we provide sheltered housing and enable security, we give grants to those in need and create hope.

Our strength is our people, connected by a belief to shape a more equitable, sustainable and inclusive society, ensuring a legacy of impact and fellowship for future generations to build on.

The Skinners’ Company dates from the 14th Century and is one of the City of London’s Great Twelve Livery Companies, each established to represent their respective trades. The Company is no longer aligned to the fur trade and focuses its resources on charitable impact, supported by its Members.

About The Thomas Wall Trust

Thomas Wall II created his Trust in 1920 for the “encouragement and assistance of educational work and social service”. Today, the Trust continues to assist in these areas by providing grants to individuals and organisations.

 

Employee Benefits
Generous (15%) pension contribution
Health Insurance
Interest free season ticket loan
Gym subsidy
Death in service

How to apply:

Please submit your CV and a covering letter of up to two pages outlining why you would be suitable for the role.

The closing date for applications is Friday 31 January.

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 11 February, with a second stage meeting with the Company Clerk (CEO) and the Thomas Wall Trust Chair.