Grants Manager, TPP RECRUITMENT

Guardian Jobs; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Immediate start

London office 2 days/week

Job summary

Guardian Jobs in London is seeking an experienced Benevolent Grants Manager for an interim, maternity-cover role. The position offers hybrid working with 2 days per week in the London office and an immediate start.

The role leads a grant-making service, assesses applications, reports on impact, and manages budgets. You will work with trustees and staff to ensure compassionate, responsive support for beneficiaries.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading grant-making within a charity, trust or foundation.
• Experience assessing grant applications and making funding recommendations.
• Knowledge of welfare benefits or financial assistance programmes.
• Experience managing staff or supervising team members.
• Experience using grant management systems and CRM databases.
• Strong budgeting and financial reporting experience.
• Excellent analytical and reporting skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience producing reports for senior leaders, committees or trustees.
• Compassionate, customer-focused and non-judgemental approach.
• Ability to prioritise and perform in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day delivery of a benevolent grant-making service.
• Assess applications and funding decisions against criteria.
• Ensure a responsive, high-quality service for applicants.
• Guidance on grant-making processes and best practices.
• Identify trends to support service improvement and planning.
• Produce reports for senior stakeholders and trustees.
• Monitor outcomes and evaluate service impact.
• Manage grant budgets and reporting on expenditure.
• Maintain grant records in management systems and CRM.
• Support a Grants Officer and build stakeholder relationships.
• Contribute to strategy development and service improvements.

Skills

Grant programme leadership

Grant assessment & decisions

Welfare/benefits knowledge

Staff supervision

Grant management systems

CRM databases

Budgets & reporting

Analytical reporting

Stakeholder management

Senior stakeholder reporting

Empathetic customer focus

Prioritisation in fast-paced env

Tools

Grant mgmt software

CRM databases

Job description

Benevolent Grants Manager

£30.90 per hour | Hybrid Working | 2 Days per Week in London | Maternity Cover | Immediate Start

Are you an experienced grants professional with a background in grant-making, welfare support or charitable funding?

We are working with a respected charitable foundation to recruit an experienced Benevolent Grants Manager on an interim basis. This is an excellent opportunity to lead a well-established grants programme that provides vital support to individuals facing financial hardship, while contributing to the ongoing development and impact of the service.

The role is responsible for managing a grant-making service, assessing applications, overseeing grant decisions, monitoring outcomes and reporting on impact.

The Role Key responsibilities include:

• Managing the day-to-day delivery of a benevolent grant-making service
• Assessing grant applications and making funding decisions against agreed criteria
• Ensuring applicants receive a responsive, high-quality and supportive service
• Providing guidance on grant-making processes, procedures and best practice
• Identifying trends and insights to support service improvement and future planning
• Producing reports for senior stakeholders, committees and trustees
• Monitoring outcomes and evaluating the impact of the service
• Managing grant budgets and reporting on expenditure
• Maintaining accurate records through grant management systems and CRM platforms
• Managing and supporting a Grants Officer
• Building effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Contributing to the development of grant-making strategy and service improvement initiatives

The role also involves working closely with a range of stakeholders to ensure services remain relevant, accessible and responsive to beneficiary needs.

About You

We are interested in hearing from candidates who can demonstrate:

• Significant experience managing a grant-making function within a charity, trust or foundation
• Experience assessing grant applications and making recommendations or funding decisions
• Knowledge of welfare benefits, financial assistance programmes or related support services
• Experience managing staff or supervising team members
• Experience using grant management systems and CRM databases
• Strong experience monitoring budgets and financial reporting
• Excellent analytical and reporting skills
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience producing reports for senior leaders, committees or trustees
• A compassionate, customer-focused and non-judgemental approach
• The ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced environment

Experience within healthcare, nursing, welfare or charitable grant-making environments would be advantageous.

What's on Offer

• £30.90 per hour
• Hybrid working with 2 days per week in the London office
• Full-time hours
• Immediate start available
• Opportunity to manage an established and impactful grant programme
• Chance to work for a respected charitable organisation making a meaningful difference