Portfolio Management

• Maintain oversight of the Foundation’s portfolio of grants and funded programmes, including our Targeted Fund and Communities Fund.
• Manage grant agreements, payment schedules, monitoring requirements and grant closure across the portfolio.
• Develop and maintain open and trusting relationships with funded organisations, taking care to understand their work through meetings and visits.
• Monitor progress against agreed outcomes and milestones and respond appropriately where issues or changes arise.
• Support funded partners to understand the Foundation’s requirements while ensuring our approach remains proportionate.
• Coordinate opportunities for funded partners to access capacity building, learning and wider Foundation support.

Impact and Learning

• Oversee monitoring and reporting across the Foundation’s grant portfolio, working with funded organisations and external evaluation partners to understand the impact of our funding.
• Analyse progress and learning from funded programmes to help improve future grant-making and report to the Chief Executive and Trustees.
• Convene networks across funded partners to facilitate learning, relationships and connection with wider Foundation opportunities.

Grant-making Development

• Support the Chief Executive in developing new funding programmes and approaches in line with the Foundation’s strategy.
• Keep informed about developments and emerging needs across the sectors and communities relevant to the Foundation’s work.
• Represent the Foundation externally and build productive relationships with other funders, charities, statutory organisations and partners where this can strengthen our grant-making.
• Contribute to strategic programmes and initiatives, including activity connected to UEFA EURO 2028 UK and Ireland.

People and Wider Foundation Responsibilities

• Line manage the Partnerships Executive, providing clear objectives, support, feedback and opportunities for development.
• Work closely with the Business Operations Manager to ensure grant-making is appropriately connected to finance, governance, safeguarding, risk, data and organisational processes.
• Provide clear portfolio, programme and impact reporting to support the Chief Executive and Board of Trustees.
• Ensure the Foundation’s grant management and CRM systems contain accurate and up-to-date information.
• Support wider Foundation activity, events and priorities where required.

Experience and Skills

Knowledge and Experience

• Proven experience of grant-making, philanthropy or funding programme management.
• Experience assessing funding applications, organisations or funded programmes.
• Experience of due diligence, monitoring and managing risk within a funding or charity environment, including understanding financial and other organisational information.
• A good understanding of charity governance, safeguarding and organisational risk in a funding context.
• Experience building positive relationships with charities, community organisations or delivery partners.
• Experience preparing clear recommendations, reports or papers to support decision-making.
• Experience of supervising or line managing others.

Skills and Abilities

• Strong analytical skills and the ability to make informed and proportionate judgements.
• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to develop constructive relationships with a wide range of organisations and stakeholders.
• Good organisational and project management skills, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Confidence working independently, using initiative and taking responsibility.
• Confidence using digital systems, including Microsoft Office 365 and CRM or grant management systems.
• A collaborative, approachable and professional style.
• Commitment to safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion.

Desirable

• Experience of monitoring, evaluation or impact measurement.
• Experience developing grant programmes or grant-making strategy.
• Knowledge of sport, movement, performing arts, youth or community development.

General

The Grants Manager will be expected to demonstrate commitment to the values and objectives of Wembley Stadium Foundation and to contribute positively to the work of a small and collaborative team.

The role will involve occasional travel across London and England and some work outside normal hours in support of Foundation events and activities.

This role profile sets out the principal responsibilities of the post and is not intended to be exhaustive. Responsibilities may evolve in line with the needs and development of the Foundation.

How to Apply

Please email info@wembleystadiumfoundation.org with your CV and a cover letter of no more than two pages, outlining why you would like to work at Wembley Stadium Foundation and how you meet the person specification.

Application deadline: 21st October 2026 at 5pm

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of strong applications. We therefore encourage interested candidates to submit their application as soon as possible.

Interview dates

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview online on Friday October 30th, followed by an in-person interview at Wembley stadium on Thursday 5th November. Unfortunately we are unable to accommodate changes to dates or timings on the above interviews, and the final interview on Thursday 5th November must be in person.

Feedback

Please note: due to the volume of applications we expect to receive, we cannot provide individual feedback to candidates not invited to interview.