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Reference number
439459
Salary
£27,000
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP
Job grade
Executive Officer
Contract type
Fixed term
Length of employment
12 Months
Type of role
Administration / Corporate Support
Working pattern
Full-time
Number of jobs available
1
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* Location
* About the job
* Benefits
* Things you need to know
* Apply and further information
Location
Birmingham
About the job
Job summary
Our Midlands team has a new opportunity for an Executive Officer. You will be responsible for supporting effective grant-making across the region, helping us to distribute over £60m to good causes throughout the area.
Job description
As an Executive Officer, you'll be part of a driven and passionate team, led by a Senior Head of Regional Funding. Within the team there is 1 Senior Grant Making Manager, 8 Funding Managers and 26 Funding Officers.
Reporting to the Senior Head of Regional Funding, you will work on a hybrid basis, working both remotely and spending some of your time in the Birmingham office (located near Five Ways). There will also be some occasional travel to other locations across the region throughout the year.
Organising will be at the heart of your role, and you will be in regular contact with the team across the region. The key duties of the role include:
* Supporting the Senior Head of Regional Funding, Senior Grant Making Manager, Funding Managers and their teams.
* Administration of our grant-making database using Salesforce.
* Diary management for the Senior Head of Regional Funding and Senior Grant Making Manager.
* Organising, supporting and minuting a range of regular online and face-to-face meetings.
* Responding to customer enquiries made to the region.
* Supporting teams with stakeholder engagement.
* General administrative and facilities support.
Interview Details:
* Date: 7th & 8th January
* Format: In-Person
* Location: Hybrid, flexible working, Birmingham based, with an expectation to be in the office around 1 day every 2 weeks.
We will be hosting a briefing session about the role on: Wednesday 3rd December 2025, 13:00 – 13:45 pm. Toregister or ask any questions about the recruitment process, please email:
Person specification
How to apply:
Upload your CV in word format and write a supporting statement (1000 words) with the following criteria, we will use this to score your application.
Essential:
* Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail with the ability to plan and proactively manage competing demands.
* Excellent customer service skills, with experience of working in a customer-facing role.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work with senior stakeholders.
* Ability to work within a team but to also work independently, using your own initiative.
* Good IT skills (including Microsoft Office) with an ability to work across a variety of systems and platforms, interpreting financial information, arranging meetings and booking travel.
Desirable:
* Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and sensitivity.
* Previous voluntary or work experience in the charitable sector.
* Diary management experience
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.
We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That's why The National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment. (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition).
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £27,000, The National Lottery Community Fund contributes £7,821 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
A full list of our benefits can be found on our website using the link:
* Generous Civil Service Pension scheme
* Flexible working
* Enhanced paid maternity/paternity leave
* Paid volunteering leave
* Season ticket loan'
Things you need to know
Selection process details
Please apply via our website, uploading your CV and writing a 1000 word supporting statement aligned to the criteria in the advert.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
* UK nationals
* nationals of the Republic of Ireland
* nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
* individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
* Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements
Working for the Civil Service
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .
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