Grant Operations Manager, CHARITY PEOPLE

Guardian Jobs; London; Hybrid; GBP 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity seeks a Grant Operations Manager on a 12-month fixed term contract, responsible for managing grant processes and ensuring compliance with standards. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in grant management and strong organisational skills to oversee a crucial role within the organisation.

Benefits

30 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced pension scheme

Health and wellbeing schemes

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Strong experience in research governance and grant management.
• Proven track record in managing projects and committees.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance planning and oversee compliance processes.
• Support budgeting and financial monitoring for grant operations.
• Manage the grant funding workflow and improve processes.

Skills

Grant Management

Research Governance

Project Management

Compliance

Communication

Education

Experience in Grant Management

Job description

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Grant Operations Manager

London/Hybrid with minimum 2 days a week in the office near Russel Square

12-month FTC

Full time with flexible working, 4 days considered (0.8)

Salary £46,674 (pro rata for part time)

Excellent benefits including 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, a flexible approach to working arrangements, access to enhanced pension scheme, life assurance, health and wellbeing schemes, employee assistance programme

Are you a grant management professional with experience of research governance, managing committees, and continuously developing, implementing and improving grant management processes?

Grant Operations Manager

London/Hybrid with minimum 2 days a week in the office near Russel Square

12-month FTC

Full time with flexible working, 4 days considered (0.8)

Salary £46,674 (pro rata for part time)

Excellent benefits including 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, a flexible approach to working arrangements, access to enhanced pension scheme, life assurance, health and wellbeing schemes, employee assistance programme

Are you a grant management professional with experience of research governance, managing committees, and continuously developing, implementing and improving grant management processes?

Charity People are delighted to be working with a charity which stops at nothing to help give seriously ill children the best chance, and the best childhood possible, to recruit a Grant Operations Manager on a 12-month fixed term contract.

Every day, around 750 seriously ill children from across the UK arrive for life-changing treatments at the charity's hospital. Here, the brightest minds come together to achieve pioneering medical breakthroughs that change the lives of thousands of children - and change the world. The hospital first opened its doors in 1852 with 10 beds. Now, it's one of the world's leading children's hospitals and home to vital advancements in paediatric medicine and care.

The charity supports the hospital by funding groundbreaking research, cutting-edge medical equipment, child-centred facilities and life-changing support.

The Grant Operations Manager, part of the Impact and Charitable Programmes Department, will oversee the business-critical grant operations within the Grant Funding team. They will ensure there is robust decision making, effective processes to select and award the most impactful projects and programmes, and will enable the monitoring of outputs, outcomes and impact against the department strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Grant Governance and Compliance: Lead long-range grant governance planning for the team, oversee committees, review and refresh policies, ensure grant funding processes meet required standards, such as GDPR, and manage external audits.
• Grant Finances and Budgeting: Support setting and monitoring charitable expenditure and Grant Funding team budget, approve invoices, and maintain strong working relationships with finance leads at host institutions, the hospital and ICH.
• Grant Funding Team Operations: Support with the delivery of team business plans, implement KPIs for good grant management, and ensure effective support across the full grant lifecycle through team coordination and leadership.
• Grant Processes and Systems: Oversee grant processes from pre- to post-award, lead continuous review and improvements, support transition to new Grant Management System, and ensure accurate data storage and reporting.
• Grant Management: Ensure good processes are in place for grant funding elements of restricted funding, oversee use of special purpose funding, oversee accurate grant data to external partners.
• Line Management and Leadership: Deputise for Senior leaders as required, line manage two Grants Operations Officers and build relationships with stakeholders.
  
  
  

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in research and grants management, including research governance, project management, and supporting high-level committees. They will be highly organised, self-motivated, and able to manage competing priorities, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build trusted relationships across scientific, clinical, and research communities. A good understanding of charity sector fundraising, the UK medical research landscape, and the complexities of NHS-based research is desirable.

If this role appeals to you and you would like to be part of a team working towards a better future for seriously ill children, we would be delighted to hear from you.

How To Apply

Please share an up-to-date version of your CV via the link below. Jen D'Souza at Charity People will be in touch with the full job pack and further details on how to apply. The application process is CV and Supporting Statement. The closing date is 9am Thursday 19 June with interviews scheduled to take place in person w/c 30 June.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

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