Grants Officer Jobs in United Kingdom

What we do at Hampton Fund is simple : we relieve the burden of financial, physical and emotional hardship and create opportunities to live well in our local community, here within the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

Each year, we do this directly by helping with the costs of gas, electricity and other household essentials for over 2,000 local residents. But we also do it through financial support to 50+ local voluntary sector organisations. Our vision is for an empowered, resilient and compassionate local community where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive.

We are seeking a highly organised and proactive administrator. You will play an integral part in the distribution of critical funds and support the development of new ways of working as we implement an ambitious new strategy. You will use your excellent customer care skills to provide support directly to those applying to us for help and work closely with the small staff team to provide meaningful change in peoples' lives within the local community.

Position : Grants Administrator

Responsible to : Chief Executive

Location : Hampton, TW12 2SA. This is an office-based role, as you will be dealing with grant applicants in person.

Salary : GBP26,500 per annum pro rata

Contract : Permanent, Part time - 0.6 (22.5 hours per week)

How to apply : Submit a CV and a 1-page statement about your relevant skills and motivation via the button below. Please refer to the Candidate Information Pack for the full job description and person specification.

Closing date : 3rd February 2025

Please note, we're actively reviewing applications and interviews may be held on a rolling basis. The recruitment process may close early if a successful candidate is found.

What you will be working on :

• Supporting the assessment of Individual Grants, under the supervision of the Individual Grants Manager.
• Answering enquiries by phone, website, email and in person.
• Working with Grants Managers to prepare papers for grant committees and other trustee meetings.
• Maintaining records on our grants databases, both setting up new grant records and editing existing ones. From this, you will be running reports and preparing additional analysis for quality assurance or other purposes.
• Supporting the smooth running of the office and working with the team to maintain and develop systems or processes that support the efficient running of the grants programmes and the office more broadly.
• Supporting the delivery of key strategic projects.
• Supporting communications, outreach and marketing work to promote Hampton Fund's work and grant making programmes.

About you :

This is a wide-ranging role, which will suit someone who is happy assisting with a variety of tasks, taking a proactive approach and with a good eye for detail.

This role is for you if you :

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