Grants & Community Impact Officer

Wimbledon; Wimbledon; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Exposure to charity sector events

Job summary

The Wimbledon Foundation is seeking a Grants and Community Officer to manage multi-year grant funds and partnerships, working closely with community organisations to deliver impactful outcomes across Merton and Wandsworth.

You will promote funding opportunities, run workshops for applicants, conduct due diligence, and report on impact. The role includes travel for events and occasional weekend work during The Championships.

Qualifications

• Experience managing grants and funding programmes in the charity/community sector.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with diverse stakeholders.
• Highly organised, adaptable and solutions-focused with competing priorities.
• Commitment to Foundation values and goals; confident using data to inform decisions.
• Attention to detail and ability to summarise large amounts of information clearly.
• Ability to facilitate workshops and events; knowledge of charitable financial reporting.
• Experience with multi-year, core funding approaches; capable of managing databases.
• Role requires full DBS clearance.

Responsibilities

• Manage grant funds from application to impact reporting for key Wimbledon Foundation funds and partnerships.
• Promote funding opportunities and be the main contact for applicants and grant recipients.
• Deliver workshops and provide support to charities submitting applications.
• Conduct due diligence checks and assess funding applications; present recommendations at grant panels.
• Administer grants and manage annual donations; monitor and evaluate funded projects.
• Produce reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Visit organisations to build relationships and help charities access additional Wimbledon Foundation support.
• Act as external representative during The Championships, including travel and on-site activities.
• Lead on the annual 360Giving submissions and Salesforce grants database development/optimisation.

Skills

Grant management

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Workshop facilitation

Relationship building

DBS clearance

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

The Wimbledon Foundation is seeking a Grants and Community Officer to manage multi-year grant funds and partnerships, working closely with community organisations to deliver impactful outcomes across Merton and Wandsworth.

You will promote funding opportunities, run workshops for applicants, conduct due diligence, and report on impact. The role includes travel for events and occasional weekend work during The Championships.