Grants Officer
Part-time role, fixed term contract for 2 years: 30 hours per week
Salary:
£25,500 - £26,500 per year (pro rata) depending on experience
Key Relationships:
Grants and Partnerships Manager and other Grants Officers; Head of Philanthropy and Programmes and staff in the Philanthropy Team. Other relationships include Chief Executive, Finance Manager, and the South Yorkshire Funding Advice Bureau (SYFAB) Team.
Key external relationships include community and voluntary sector groups
Role
To work within our small team and under the guidance of our Grants and Partnerships Manager to efficiently deliver South Yorkshire's Community Foundation's (SYCF) varied grants programmes by:
* Reading, assessment and due diligence on grant applications against a variety of different grant programmes
* Supporting community organisations during application and during the term of their grants
* Evaluating reports from grant recipients to understand and communicate the impact of our funding
Key Responsibilities:Grant assessment and pre-award support:
* Answer queries by phone and email from individuals and community groups about eligibility for grants programmes, and supporting community organisations to apply for funding
* Undertake due diligence and assessment of grant applications against the criteria and priorities set for the grant's programmes, often working to tight deadlines
* Represent the Foundation at events to promote grants programmes
* Work with other members of the grants team to maximise use of our in-house CRM database (Salesforce), including tracking applications, recording assessments, contacting applicants, recording grant allocations, receiving monitoring and reporting impact
* Support volunteer decision making panels, including preparation of papers summarising applications and assessments, providing advice and recording decisions
* Allocation of funds including liaison and support for our donors (in collaboration with the Philanthropy team)
* Work closely with the SYFAB team to provide information, advice and guidance to community organisations.
* Visiting groups to support them during the application process and term of delivery.
Reporting and evaluation:
* Evaluate interim and end of grant reports from funded groups to understand the outcomes achieved and any problems encountered
* Collate and report outcomes to understand and communicate the impact of SYCF's funding
General:
* Contribute to the development of grant-making policies, processes and procedures
* Keep informed about voluntary sector and relevant policy issues
* Participate in team-working and staff development activities, attend training events, team meetings and network meetings with UK Community Foundations (UKCF)
* Carry out other duties appropriate to the role and within the office as may be delegated by the Chief Executive, Head of Philanthropy and Programmes and the Grants and Partnerships Manager
Person specification
Attitudes
· Committed to improving the quality of life for our communities and supporting organisations to create healthier, safer and better places to live.
· Conscientious, reliable and methodical
· Demonstrates commitment to the principles of equal opportunities and respecting diversity and inclusion
· Willingness to undertake occasional evening/weekend duties and travel across South Yorkshire
· A good team player who can support colleagues
· Willingness to adhere to the Foundation's values
Skills
· Excellent written, verbal and communication skills
· Organised and can manage a varied workload
· Attention to detail
Essential Experience
· Excellent computer and administrative skills, with experience of
Microsoft Office -
Outlook, Word, Excel
· Accurate processing of information and writing of concise, clear reports for internal and external use.
· Experience of working with data bases and CRM systems, particularly Salesforce.
· Understanding of the voluntary and community sector
· Analysis of grant applications and making recommendations on them
Desirable Experience
· Understanding of communities and need in South Yorkshire
· Experience of working on externally funded programmes
· Familiarity with legal and financial requirements for charities, community groups and social enterprises
Terms:
* The job will involve travel within South Yorkshire area and sometimes beyond so access to a car and a full, clean driving license would be advantageous.
* Holidays will be pro rata 25 days a year plus bank holidays.
* Flexible working is available where appropriate. Our office is open 9am – 5pm Monday – Friday.
* After three months employment, auto-enrolment into the People's Pension scheme, with employer's contribution of 4% of pensionable pay and employee's contribution of 4% of pensionable pay (you can choose to opt out)
* After twelve months employment, access to the Westfield Health Scheme level 2, covering optical, dental and other health care
Application form and documents to apply via:
Vacancies | South Yorkshire's Community Foundation