Grant Management Compliance and Assurance Manager

The National Lottery Heritage Fund; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Lottery Heritage Fund is seeking a Grant Management Compliance and Assurance Manager for a permanent, full-time role based in Nottingham, with hybrid working (3 days remote). The post is offered across our UK offices with salary £35,608 to £42,049 per year.

Hybrid working enables flexible arrangements while ensuring oversight of grant management standards, risk, and compliance across heritage delivery partners.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of fraud risk issues, detection techniques and prevention methodologies in relation to grant funding.
• Awareness and understanding of Government Grant Management Standards and the grants management lifecycle.
• Good understanding of laws and regulations related to lottery funding and charitable organizations.
• Experience of compliance and assurance work, risk management, or internal auditing in heritage/non-profit/government sectors.

Skills

Fraud risk management

Grant management standards

Lottery funding law

Compliance auditing

Heritage sector knowledge

Job description

Grant Management Compliance and Assurance Manager

We are currently recruiting for a full time Grant Management Compliance and Assurance Manager on a permanent contract, based in any of the Heritage Fund’s offices in the following locations: Birmingham, Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Nottingham (Hybrid Working).

Job Details

Company: The National Lottery Heritage Fund Salary: £35,608 to £42,049 a year Hours: Full-time Location: Nottingham Working pattern: Hybrid - 3 days remote Job type: Permanent Posting date: 12 Oct 2026 Closing date: 11 Nov 2026

Required Knowledge and Experience

• Demonstrable knowledge of fraud risk issues, detection techniques and preventionmethodologies in relation to the management of grant funding.
• Awareness and sound understanding of Government Grant Management Standards and the grants management lifecycle.
• Good understanding of relevant laws and regulations related to lottery funding andcharitable organizations.
• Experience of undertaking elements of compliance and assurance work, risk management, or internal auditing, preferably within the heritage, non-profit, or government sectors.

Communication and Influencing Skills

• Good communication skills: clear, effective, and authoritative in spoken communication, high standard of written English and able to state case clearly logically and concisely.
• Able to deal in a helpful and professional way with a wide range of people both within and outside the Heritage Fund.
• Good negotiation and influencing skills, capable of dealing with external and internal contacts up to senior management level

Teamwork Skills

• Able to build and maintain effective business relationships at all levels of seniority within the Heritage Fund and external stakeholders
• An active constructive contributor who helps deliver team objectives, maintain, a positive team culture, and supports senior managers within the Central Team to achieve them.

Analytical and Organisational Skills

• Proven ability to plan, manage and deliver key tasks and work packages as part of a project or programme. Confident dealing with ambiguity and managing changes inscope/approach as required.
• Good analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and draw actionable insights and back own judgement.
• Detail-oriented and organized, with the capacity to manage activities and deadlines agreed with Managers.

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