Grants Officer

We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Grants Officer to join the Heart of England Community Foundation. As a Grants Officer, you’ll be at the heart of our grant making activities, ensuring the delivery of funding to frontline projects. Your role involves assessing grant applications, conducting due diligence, and managing the monitoring of successful awards. You’ll be a key player in promoting our awarded grants and celebrating positive news about our grant making.

• Comprehensive Application Assessment: Assess funding applications across our diverse grant portfolio, conduct thorough due diligence, and provide well-informed recommendations.
• Effective Self-Organisation: Independently manage your workload, prioritising tasks and activities in alignment with funding cycles.
• Learning and Evaluation Management: Oversee the learning and evaluation process for successful grants, including conducting recipient visits and maintaining high-quality reports.
• Documentation and Data Management: Produce comprehensive documentation for panel meetings, and maintain accurate and up-to-date information on our database.
• Impact Story Identification and Promotion: Identify and share compelling stories of change resulting from our funding initiatives, collaborating with the Marketing and Communications Team.
• Collaboration and Coordination: Work with the Finance Team to ensure timely grant payments and support organisational objectives through team collaboration.

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, enabling clear and effective interaction with stakeholders.
• Proficiency in interpreting budgets and accounts, facilitating informed decision-making.
• Ability to engage and build relationships with grant applicants, fund holders, and donors, fostering collaboration and trust.
• Strong interpersonal skills, enabling effective collaboration with diverse individuals and agencies.
• Intermediate IT skills, including proficiency in CRM systems, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated self-motivation and initiative, with the ability to work autonomously.
• Effective organisational skills, including prioritisation, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of tasks and adherence to deadlines.
• Understanding of the principles and practices of equal opportunities, program delivery, and supporting marginalised communities.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Ongoing personal and professional learning.
• Free onsite parking.
• Employee Assistance Scheme.
• Flexible working, including work from home.

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The Final date to receive applications is 5pm Monday 16th February. Interviews are anticipated to be held on Monday 2nd March in Coventry.

To apply for this role, please send your CV and Cover Letter (no more than 1000 words) to rec