Grants and Reporting Officer (Part Time)

West Kent Housing Association; Sevenoaks; Hybrid; GBP 19,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension & life cover

Health cash plan

Flexible leave

Volunteer time off

Wellbeing grant

Job summary

West Kent Housing Association is seeking a highly organised Grants and Reporting Officer to join the Communities Team in Sevenoaks. This part-time role (22 hours/week) supports residents through hardship and community grants, while evidencing impact through reporting and storytelling.

You will administer grants from enquiry to payment, maintain records, support assessment panels and produce reports for leaders and governance. The role offers hybrid working with two days in the office per week.

Qualifications

• Experience in grants administration, CRM systems, reporting would be helpful.
• Ability to manage sensitive information with discretion and empathy.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to work with multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Administer grants from enquiry through to decision and payment.
• Maintain accurate records and support assessment panels.
• Produce performance and impact reports for colleagues and governance committees.
• Collaborate with communications to share the impact of community investment.

Skills

Grants administration

CRM systems

Reporting

Community-focused services

Job description

Grant & Reporting Officer (£22,155 per annum, part-time, 9 months fixed term)

Job Role

We are looking for a highly organised and proactive Grants and Reporting Officer to join our Communities Team. This is a valuable opportunity to support residents through our hardship and community grant programmes, while helping us evidence the impact of our work through clear reporting, insight and storytelling.

You’ll administer grants from enquiry through to decision and payment, maintain accurate records, support assessment panels and produce performance and impact reports for colleagues, senior leaders and governance committees. You’ll also work with communications colleagues to share the difference our community investment work makes for residents and local communities.

You will be someone who can work confidently with data and systems, handle sensitive information with empathy and discretion, communicate clearly and manage competing priorities. Experience of grants administration, CRM systems, reporting and community-focused services would be especially helpful.

If you are passionate about the role a housing association can play in society and believe the values of an organisation are what makes it special, working for West Kent could be the right choice for you.

We are determined to maintain a diverse organisation, reflective of the communities we serve, and we welcome and encourage candidates from under-represented groups to consider applying for this opportunity.

About Us

At West Kent we’re passionate about the role a housing association can play in society and believe the values of an organisation are what makes it special. Our vision is to deliver places to live and space to grow for our current and future residents.

Our values guide us to how we do things from delivering on our promises, working with honesty, integrity, and flexibility, showing compassion and self-awareness, as well as a commitment to learning and equally important working hard and having fun.

Benefits

• We offer a great package
• generous pension and life cover
• health cash plan
• flexible leave package which includes an additional three days leave for our Christmas closure
• paid time off to volunteer
• an annual grant to support your wellbeing

Please see our website for more details about our benefits package.

Location Details

The role will be based in our Sevenoaks Office however we offer a flexible approach to hybrid working with full-time employees averaging two days in the office per week.

Hours

Part-time, 22 Hours per week. Flexible working arrangements can be considered.

Additional Information

This post is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Application Information

Advert Closing Date: 27 September 2026, 23.59

Interview Date: 5 October 2026