ScreenSkills is the industry-led skills body for the UK’s screen industries – film, television (high-end, children’s, unscripted), VFX, animation and games. We are supporting economic recovery and future innovation and growth across the whole of the UK by investing in the skilled and inclusive workforce who are critical to the global success of the screen sector.
We are funded by industry contributions to our Skills Funds and with National Lottery funds awarded by the BFI as part of its BFI Bursaries Programme to help people get into the industry and progress within it.
The Senior Grants Officer will support the Finance Manager in maintaining the smooth running of grants and bursaries giving process. The Senior Grants Officer will also be responsible for the processing of ScreenSkills’ grants and bursaries ensuring that projects fall within budget, are contracted in a timely manner and subsequently monitored. They will work collaboratively across the wider organisation to ensure that funders’ requirements are met.
Contract: Fixed Term, 12 months, Full Time (35 hours per week)
Salary: £33,000 - £38,000 per annum
Reports to: Finance Manager
Location: ScreenSkills London/Hybrid (min 2 days a week in the office)
The ideal candidate will have the following:
Essential:
3-5 Years – Work related experience.
Proven experience of working in a similar role within finance department
Proven experience of data analysis and manipulation
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience of setting up processes to ensure master templates and contracts are reviewed
Excellent organisation skills; ability to effectively manage varied tasks with competing priorities with minimum supervision
Attention to detail and ability to produce accurate work
Excellent IT skills including intermediate Level of Excel
Preferred:
Previous working experience of Blackbaud Grantmaking, SUN accounting system using Q&A
Other skills and attributes:
Excellent teamwork
Innovative Thinking
Customer Focus
Commitment to Excellence
Flexibility
Commercial Awareness
ScreenSkills offers benefits including:
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
EAP - Access to financial, physical and mental wellbeing support
Season Ticket Loan
Eye Care scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Access to Reward Gateway – popular retailer discounts
Life Assurance
In the last two years we have helped 48,447 people across: eLearning, training, events, mentoring, bursaries and stepping up programmes such as Trainee Finder, that’s why having diverse talents and being an organisation where colleagues feel included is crucial to us. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering after a career break, women, people who are LGBTQ+, minority ethnic people, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, from a less advantaged socio-economic background as well as any other under-represented group.