2 x Assistant, Grant Management (IC40 IC51)

Arts Council England; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Final salary pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Flexible and hybrid working

Job summary

Arts Council England in Manchester is seeking an Assistant, Grant Management to deliver a consistent and high-quality grant management service across the organisation. You will provide advice and support to applicants and staff and contribute to monitoring and assessment activities.

You will collaborate with Relationship Managers, Officers, Compliance and Improvement, the Senior Officer, and the Grant Support team within the Chief Operating Officer’s unit.

Qualifications

• Grant management experience or understanding of funding programmes.
• Ability to conduct eligibility and risk checks.
• Experience supporting decision-making processes for funding programmes.

Responsibilities

• Provide a consistent, high-quality grant management service.
• Advise and support applicants and staff across the organisation.
• Deliver assessment and monitoring services.
• Work with the Grant Support team and related COO units.

Skills

Grant management

Policy compliance

Risk assessment

Data entry

Job description

Contract 1: Permanent, working 35 hours per week

Contract 2: Permanent, working 21 hours per week

Arts Council also recognises the benefit of flexible working as a valued part of the way we work, and welcome applications from individuals who require flexibility.

Salary: £28,662 (pro rata for part time) per annum Grade E plus benefits including a final salary pension scheme, generous annual leave, and flexible and hybrid working.

Location: Manchester ( The role will be based in Manchester; however, we are operating a hybrid way of working and support our staff to make use of remote working options when combined with regular on‑site contact days with other members of the team, normally 1-2 days a week)

As an Assistant (Grant Management), you will be responsible for providing a consistent and high-quality grant management service and associated functions. You will provide advice and support to applicants and staff across the organisation and deliver assessment and monitoring services. In addition, you'll work with post holders across the Chief Operating Officer’s unit, Relationship Managers, Officers, Compliance and Improvement, the Senior Officer and Officers in the Grant Support team.

If you were already in the role of Assistant, Grant Management, here are some examples of the tasks that you would have been working on this week:

• Providing entry management, conductingeligibility checks, and providing risk checks
• Supporting our decision-making processes for all our funding programmes
• Managing the post‑decision grant process, including recording decisions (where applicable) and monitoring grant conditions and grant closure
• Implementing contact management checks on all applications received and reviewing contact details in line with the fraud policy

Equality Diversity and Inclusion Statement: Arts Council are committed to being an inclusive employer, building an inclusive workplace, and recruiting a workforce that is as diverse as the communities we serve. However, you identify, and whatever background you bring with you, we welcome you to apply for a role at Arts Council.

If there are any adjustments that would support you in your application, please do let us know when you apply. If you are disabled, Evenbreak are able to provide support with your application.

We participate in the ‘Offer an Interview’ scheme which means that we offer an interview to any disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role they’re applying to, subject to the volume of applications received. Disabled candidates, those living with a long‑term condition and/ or neurodivergent candidates may be eligible for this scheme. The scheme uses the definition of disability from the Equality Act 2010 to determine eligibility. More information is included in the application guidance.

About us: Arts Council offers a range of benefits to our employees including hybrid and flexible working, a generous annual leave allowance and the Arts Council Retirement Plan - a final salary scheme.

Our Code of Ethics requires that employees of the Arts Council are not able to receive an Arts Council grant, investment or loan funding - either in person, as a member of a partnership, or for any organisation they own. There are also limitations on board or CEO positions employees can hold in organisations we fund. For more information on this, please talk to the recruiting manager or contact [e-mail]

Job ref: IC40 IC51

Interview: (virtual) Thursday 12 and Friday 13 November 2026