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Job Title: Senior Voluntary Sector Grants and Project Officer
Salary Range: £, - £, per annum
Permanent (Fulltime hours)
Location: Civic Centre, York Street, Twickenham, TW BZ
Would you like to be part of a passionate team supporting the vibrant voluntary sector in Richmond?
This role is part of a wider team of voluntary sector development, community engagement and evolving partnerships with wider organisation.
In this Richmond focused role, you will lead on the Voluntary Sector Grant programmes and provide co-ordination of key voluntary sector projects and partnerships in the borough. It is a diverse role involving VCS related special projects, running VCS events, regular communications with the voluntary sector and supporting the wider Council in its relationship with the VCS.
About the role
You will be part of the Community and Partnerships Team which provides support to the wider Council to enable it to put our communities first. Creating, building and sustaining good working relationships with residents, a range of local stakeholders including the voluntary sector is one of the ways in which the Team helps the Council achieve its aims. The Team is responsible for helping the Council to listen effectively to stakeholders including the voluntary sector and to help bring them closer to the services and responsibilities of the Council and facilitate worthwhile engagement, partnership and funding opportunities that are fair, accessible and transparent.
The main responsibilities of the role are to develop and co-ordinate the management of voluntary sector grant programmes including the Civic Pride Fund, Active Richmond Fund and Community Fund, and other ad-hoc grant funding programmes. The role would also manage discrete projects relating to service development, commissioning, and provision of Council owned property to the voluntary sector and act as a deputy to the Voluntary Sector Grants and Partnership Manager on Richmond based projects.
You are expected to work from the Council offices for a minimum of three days a week.
Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience
The successful candidate will have a good track record of working with or in a voluntary sector or local authority setting. They will have substantial experience of managing grant schemes (and a good understanding of the whole grant management cycle) and working with voluntary organisations to provide advice and capacity building support.
They will also have experience of funding mechanisms (fundraising, commissioning or tendering) and understand the key challenges facing the voluntary sector as well as its role within the community.
Good project management skills and the ability to work independently, making decisions and using your own initiative are a must, to deliver specified outcomes to agreed time scales.
A demonstrable respect for equality and diversity is important for the role alongside an understanding of the needs and outlook of voluntary sector organisation.