Charity Grants and Finance Officer

NHS; Baildon; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare charity in Baildon is seeking a part-time Grants and Finance Officer. Responsibilities include managing the charitable grants process and financial recording. Ideal candidates will have at least one year of NHS or charitable administrative support experience and be proficient in Excel. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to meaningful charitable activities and provides a supportive working environment.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Health and wellbeing support packages

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year's experience providing administrative support.
• Experience engaging with the public over the phone and face to face.
• Ability to enter and retrieve data from systems.

Responsibilities

• Administer the charitable grant giving process.
• Accurately record charitable income and expenditure.
• Manage charity email inbox and first contact for inquiries.
• Support fundraising events with the Community Fundraiser.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Confidence with numbers

Proficient in Excel

Education

NVQ level 3 (administration or similar)

Tools

Excel

CRM platforms

Job description

Job summary: The Better Lives Charity Team is looking for a new Grants and Finance Officer, with key responsibility for the administration of the charitable grants process and finance recording of charity income and expenditure, along with general administration duties for the team and the opportunity to support fundraising activity with the wider team.

The ideal candidate will have a keen eye for detail, be process driven and organised, and be confident working with numbers and Excel, along with excellent interpersonal, communication skills and a can-do attitude. This is a great secondment opportunity for the right candidate to become part of charitable activity which works with teams across the Trust to improve the care we provide.

Closing date: 8th October 2025. Shortlisting: 9th October 2025 onwards. Interviews: Likely to be 14th October 2025 TBC.

Main duties of the job

• Administration of the charitable grant giving process
• Accurate recording of charitable income and expenditure
• General administration including being the first contact for people ringing the charity and managing the charity email inbox.
• Supporting the Community Fundraiser in the preparation and delivery of fundraising events.

About us

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference, We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs, We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners. We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including: increase mileage rates for > 3500, a wide range of health and wellbeing support packages, a range of internal and external development and learning opportunities, plus many more.

Job details

Pay scheme: Agenda for change. Band: Band 3. Salary: £24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum, pro rata. Contract: Fixed term. Duration: 12 months. Working pattern: Part-time. Reference number: 453-25-7489307.

Job locations: New Mill, Victoria Road, Saltaire, BD18 3LD.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training: Essential - NVQ level 3 (administration or similar) or equivalent level of experience. Desirable - Microsoft Excel training.

• Experience: Essential - A minimum of 1 year's experience of providing administrative support in an NHS or charitable setting. Experience of entering and retrieving data from Excel/CRM platforms. Experience of engaging with members of the public over the phone and face to face.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name: Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust. Address: New Mill, Victoria Road, Saltaire, BD18 3LD.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.