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Benevolent Grants Manager
£30.90 per hour | Hybrid Working | 2 Days per Week in London | Maternity Cover | Immediate Start
Are you an experienced grants professional with a background in grant-making, welfare support or charitable funding?
We are working with a respected charitable foundation to recruit an experienced Benevolent Grants Manager on an interim basis. This is an excellent opportunity to lead a well-established grants programme that provides vital support to individuals facing financial hardship, while contributing to the ongoing development and impact of the service.
The role is responsible for managing a grant-making service, assessing applications, overseeing grant decisions, monitoring outcomes and reporting on impact.
The Role
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing the day-to-day delivery of a benevolent grant-making service
- Assessing grant applications and making funding decisions against agreed criteria
- Ensuring applicants receive a responsive, high-quality and supportive service
- Providing guidance on grant-making processes, procedures and best practice
- Identifying trends and insights to support service improvement and future planning
- Producing reports for senior stakeholders, committees and trustees
- Monitoring outcomes and evaluating the impact of the service
- Managing grant budgets and reporting on expenditure
- Maintaining accurate records through grant management systems and CRM platforms
- Managing and supporting a Grants Officer
- Building effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Contributing to the development of grant-making strategy and service improvement initiatives
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The role also involves working closely with a range of stakeholders to ensure services remain relevant, accessible and responsive to beneficiary needs.
About You
We are interested in hearing from candidates who can demonstrate:
- Significant experience managing a grant-making function within a charity, trust or foundation
- Experience assessing grant applications and making recommendations or funding decisions
- Knowledge of welfare benefits, financial assistance programmes or related support services
- Experience managing staff or supervising team members
- Experience using grant management systems and CRM databases
- Strong experience monitoring budgets and financial reporting
- Excellent analytical and reporting skills
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Experience producing reports for senior leaders, committees or trustees
- A compassionate, customer-focused and non-judgemental approach
- The ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced environment
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Experience within healthcare, nursing, welfare or charitable grant-making environments would be advantageous.
What's on Offer
- £30.90 per hour
- Hybrid working with 2 days per week in the London office
- Full-time hours
- Immediate start available
- Opportunity to manage an established and impactful grant programme
- Chance to work for a respected charitable organisation making a meaningful difference
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
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