The National Lottery Community Fund
Funding Officer
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Funding Officer
Yorkshire and Humber
Job Summary
We are recruiting one full-time permanent Funding Officer in Yorkshire and the Humber. Funding Officers in these roles will primarily be part of a Yorkshire and the Humber regional team delivering our Reaching Communities programme, with opportunities to be involved with other programmes and aspects of the Fund’s wider operations as they arise. As a Funding Officer for the National Lottery Community Fund, you will be integral to supporting the organisation to deliver our strategy It Starts With Community.
Job Description
These roles will contribute to ensuring that vital funding reaches communities and projects who need it most in our region. As a Funding Officer, you will work as part of our Yorkshire and the Humber regional team, working day-to-day alongside fellow Funding Officers, supported by a Funding Manager.
We are looking for people who will work across the region, with a focus on developing relationships and being a key point of contact for West Yorkshire.
Ideally (but not essentially) you will live in West Yorkshire and have good knowledge of the local area.
The Funding Officer role is classed as mobile working, which means you will be expected to work from Fund offices, from home, as well as conduct visits across the region. The Yorkshire & Humber regional office is in Leeds.
Responsibilities & Expectations Of The Role
- You will assess applications for funding and manage grants using local knowledge, best practice, and thematic expertise.
- You will harness the experience of customers and stakeholders to improve our grant-making and inform our decision-making.
- Being responsible for supporting local people and communities, you will have a strong understanding of our vision, our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, and our funding products.
- Being responsible for a pipeline of projects, you will need to understand and respond to the different needs of our customers by providing advice and considered feedback and be willing to have challenging but constructive conversations.
- You will ensure that both grant management and application assessment play an effective part in contributing to the Fund’s knowledge and learning as a grant-maker.
- You will manage your own caseload, liaise with grant recipients, undertake project visits, identify and manage risk, support organisations to meet their grant requirements, and measure their impact.
- You will be an active and integral member of the Yorkshire & the Humber regional team, as well as the wider Northern hub, England Portfolio, and Fund. You will contribute your skills, knowledge, and expertise to a range of work and programmes as needed. Within an organisation and sector experiencing ongoing change, an agile & flexible approach to the role will be essential for success.
- You will represent the Fund, including at funding fairs and external meetings, creating opportunities for people to come together.
- You will share learning from your role with other colleagues so that we can maximise our impact.
- You will need to work within the Fund’s policies and procedures and relevant legislation, and in a way that is in line with our vision and values.
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Interview Details
- Date: 10th or 11th August 2026
- Format: Face-to-face
- Location: Y&H Regional Office, Leeds
We have a hybrid approach to working. Work pattern and location will be agreed with the successful candidate.
We will be hosting a briefing session on Thursday 9th July, 1pm. To register for the session or for any questions about the recruitment process, please email: recruitment@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
- Communication skills: Strong listening, written, and verbal communication with an emphasis on written communication for assessment purposes.
- Analytical skills: Ability to assess a high volume of applications, make good judgements, challenge when appropriate, and manage risk.
- Relational skills: Ability to build, develop, and promote effective relationships with colleagues, community organisations, and other external agencies with a strong commitment to equity and inclusion.
- Organisational skills: An ability to use your initiative and manage your own workload and time, meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
- Lived experience or working knowledge: Of the needs and priorities of communities in and across Yorkshire and the Humber, especially under-represented groups, plus an understanding of the local voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector.
- Values driven: Passionate about the Fund’s purpose.
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrable sound IT skills, in particular Microsoft Office products, and the ability to learn detailed processes quickly and accurately.
- Understanding of financial planning and business plans, ability to analyse accounts and numerical data.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.
We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations, and individuals we work with. That’s why The National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition).
How To Apply
Please click the vacancy link to apply. Any application sent to recruitment with your attached documents will not be considered. Upload your CV in word format and write a supporting statement (max 1,000 words) to align with the criteria below. We will use this to score your application.
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Salary and Benefits
Alongside your salary of £27,000, The National Lottery Community Fund contributes £7,821 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).
A full list of our benefits can be found on our website.
Benefits
- Generous Civil Service Pension Scheme
- Flexible working
- Enhanced paid maternity/paternity leave
- Paid volunteering leave
- Season ticket loan
Selection process details
Upload your CV in word format and write a supporting statement (1000 words) with the following criteria, we will use this to score your application.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain, and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
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Contact point for applicants
Job Contact:
Recruitment team
Further information
https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/about-us/working-for-us/benefits-of-working-with-us
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