Grants Officer

Grants Officer

Part-time: 32 hours per week

Hybrid working

Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 per annum pro-rata, plus excellent benefits

Do you want to make a real difference in the local community?

If so, then you need to consider our role as a Grants Officer at the Sir John Fisher Foundation:

The Sir John Fisher Foundation is a charitable trust established in 1980 by Sir John and Lady Maria Fisher, both of whom took a deep interest in many social and charitable organisations, giving personal support as well as financial aid.

You will gain a huge amount of job satisfaction through your work supporting many brilliant small charities. The Foundation makes grants of over £1million per year, giving you the chance to make a real impact in the community.

About the role:

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  Work closely with the Executive Officer to manage the Foundation’s grants programme and administer the full application cycle.
• Be the first point of contact for all enquiries to the Foundation and liaise with new and existing applicants.
• Manage own caseload of applicants and build relationships with grantees.
• Analyse applications, undertaking due diligence including analysis of charity accounts.
• Manage our small grants process for applications of up to £4,000: liaising with applicants, conducting due diligence, preparing papers for the meeting, communicating decisions and administering grants.
• Support board meetings by contributing to papers and taking minutes to ensure accurate records are kept of funding decisions.
• Represent the Sir John Fisher Foundation publicly, for example at Funders’ Fairs, funders’ networks and third sector network meetings.
  
• Seek out new applicants and proactively investigate new funding opportunities for the Foundation.
• Maintain up-to-date and accurate records of enquiries, live applications and current grantees.
• Support the development of the foundation’s grant-making activities, including proactively improving our policies and procedures.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Knowledge of small and medium-sized charitable organisations
• Experience in the charity sector (paid or voluntary)
• Experience in a project management, operations or administration role
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Excellent analytical skills: the ability to analyse large amounts of information and make sound judgments
• Strong attention to detail
• Able to work independently to manage own workload and work to tight deadlines

Benefits

If you have a real passion for supporting the community, apply today!