Programmes Manager
Wiltshire & Swindon Community Foundation
Devizes / Hybrid
• £32,000–35,000
• Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week
Very occasional evening / weekend working
Reporting to Director of Programmes
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Programmes Manager to join our Programmes team*, helping to design and deliver our open and trusting grant-making to groups and individuals across the County. This role will play a crucial part in ensuring that we maintain and grow our reputation as an informed and flexible funder, delivering circa £2.5m+ of grants per year and realising the ambitions of our 2025–2030 organisational strategy.
The postholder will understand how to build mutually beneficial relationships with a range of stakeholders including applicants for funding, donors, and partners such as our local authorities and infrastructure organisations. This role requires a confident and thoughtful grant-maker, able to manage deadlines and priorities, with excellent verbal and written communication skills, and solid numeracy skills. With a genuine interest in and knowledge of the VCSE in Swindon and Wiltshire you will champion the sector through delivering grants programmes, support and advice. You'll work closely with your Programmes colleagues, consisting of the Director, 2 Managers (of which you would be one), an Officer and an Administrator, and the wider staff team.
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Other organisations might call this Grants Manager/Funding Manager
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Why join us?
You'll be part of a small, supportive team who care deeply about what we do. We offer a hybrid approach to working, with our office based in Devizes.
Closing date:
12 noon on Wednesday 18 March 2026.
Please note, the full job description and person specification can be found in the recruitment pack.
For more information on the role, and for details on how to apply for this position, please read the recruitment pack in full –