Grants Officer [Programmes]

Public Sector Resourcing; Loughborough; Hybrid; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Brook Street is recruiting for a hybrid role in Loughborough to support the grant lifecycle for Sport England's Open Investment Programme. You will coordinate operations, maintain records and assist governance, ensuring efficient progression and insightful reporting.

The position emphasizes attention to detail, strong organisation, and effective communication with applicants and recipients. Office presence is required one day per week, with flexible homeworking available.

Qualifications

• Excellent organisation and attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Confident digital skills including Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate programme operations across the full grant lifecycle, helping applications progress efficiently.
• Maintain accurate grant records, programme data and management information to support decision-making and reporting.
• Carry out initial due diligence and programme administration in line with programme policies and governance requirements.
• Support governance by coordinating peer review/decision-making processes, preparing documentation and keeping a complete audit trail.
• Communicate clearly with applicants and grant recipients throughout the process.
• Organise programme and team meetings, maintaining records and actions.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by supporting process/system and ways-of-working enhancements.
• Help collect and analyse customer insight to inform improvements and impact evaluation.
• Produce and maintain programme performance information, supporting KPIs and operational decisions.
• Build positive relationships across internal teams and external stakeholders, helping maintain an inclusive, collaborative culture.
• Follow organisational policies and governance requirements to keep quality and professionalism high.

Job description

Location: LE11 3QF,
Location: Loughborough (Hybrid - 1 day in the office; flexible homeworking)

Additional information:

• Pay: £13.75 per hour | Mon-Fri, 36 hours per week (7.2-hour days)

inerview:

the interview will consist of an exercise, followed by some interview questions. please make sure you check that you have access to MS office applications as the exercise involves the use of MS Excel.

Candidates will also be asked to provide examples of transferable skills and demonstrate attention to detail through both their application and interview responses.

If you're organised, customer-focused and thrive on making processes work better for people, this is a brilliant opportunity to support the grant lifecycle for Sport England's Open Investment Programme. You'll help ensure applications are handled well, governance runs smoothly, and the programme learns from insight and impact evidence.

What you'll be doing:

• Coordinate programme operations across the full grant lifecycle, helping applications progress efficiently
• Maintain accurate grant records, programme data and management information to support decision-making and reporting
• Carry out initial due diligence and programme administration in line with programme policies and governance requirements
• Support governance by coordinating peer review/decision-making processes, preparing documentation and keeping a complete audit trail
• Communicate clearly with applicants and grant recipients throughout the process
• Organise programme and team meetings, maintaining records and actions
• Contribute to continuous improvement by supporting process/system and ways-of-working enhancements
• Help collect and analyse customer insight (including user experience feedback) to inform improvements and impact evaluation
• Produce and maintain programme performance information, supporting KPIs and operational decisions
• Build positive relationships across internal teams and external stakeholders, helping maintain an inclusive, collaborative culture
• Follow organisational policies and governance requirements to keep quality and professionalism high

What you'll bring:

• Strong organisational skills, with the confidence to manage competing priorities and deliver accurately to timescales
• Excellent attention to detail, with a track record of maintaining accurate records
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to build relationships with a range of stakeholders
• Confident digital skills, including Microsoft Office, and the ability to use data to support delivery
• A customer-focused approach, using feedback and insight to improve how services work
• Strong teamwork skills, contributing to shared objectives

Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.

In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.

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