Officer, Grant Management (IC23)
Officer, Grant Management (IC23)
Contract: Permanent, working 35 hours per week (Arts Council also recognises the benefit of flexible working as a valued part of the way we work, and welcome applications from individuals who require flexibility)
Salary: £33,643 per annum plus benefits including a final salary pension scheme, generous annual leave, and flexible and hybrid working.
Location: Manchester (The role will be based in Manchester; however, we are operating a hybrid way of working and support our staff to make use of remote working options when combined with regular on-site contact days with other members of the team, normally 1-2 days a week)
Arts Council England has an exciting opportunity for someone to join us as an Officer, Grant Management. This full-time, permanent role is based in Manchester and offers an attractive salary and benefits package.
You will be responsible for delivering the grant management across all our funding programmes, including managing a team of Assistants tasked with providing our grant management service. You will also support the range of post holders involved in the on-going development, and continuous improvement of the grant management processes.
The Officer, Grant Management will support the Senior Officer, Grant Management in designing and implementing required workload and team operational processes for the wider Grant Management team.
Working as part of the national Investment Centre, you will work closely with colleagues within our 5 areas on grant application volumes, demand and decision-making. You will also help develop a continuous improvement environment to ensure processes are lean and efficient, reducing waste within our work.
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About us: Arts Council offers a range of benefits to our employees including hybrid and flexible working, a generous annual leave allowance and the Arts Council Retirement Plan - a final salary scheme. To find out more, click here.
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Job ref: IC23
Closing date: 12:00 midday, Friday 20 February
Interview: (virtual) Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 March
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