Head of the Joint Grant Management Office

Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization in London seeks a Head of the Joint Grant Management Office. The role involves managing grant applications and operations while ensuring strategic alignment between the hospital and charity. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in grant lifecycle management and strong organizational and financial skills. Join to make a crucial impact on children's health outcomes.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience working in healthcare, charitable, or private sectors.
• In-depth knowledge of grant lifecycle management.
• Strong experience with financial forecasting and budget monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Lead operations of the Joint Grants Management Office.
• Support the Strategy Director with insights across grant portfolios.
• Act as a liaison between hospital and charity executives.

Skills

Organizational skills

Financial acumen

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Stakeholder relationship management

Data literacy

Education

Master's level qualification or equivalent

Project or Programme Management Qualification

Tools

Electronic grants management tools

Portfolio management systems

Job description

Head of the Joint Grant Management Office

Job Overview

Help us turn strategic intent into life‑changing outcomes by heading the newly created Joint Grants Management Office (JGMO) at Great Ormond Street Hospital. You will coordinate the full lifecycle of grants, connecting hospital and charity to ensure every investment delivers real results for children with rare and complex conditions. This hands‑on, operational role is for someone who thrives on making things happen. You will manage applications, post‑award processes, finance, workforce, and reporting, while supporting teams to deliver projects effectively and achieve measurable outcomes. You will also help shape ways of working, build the JGMO into a highly effective central hub, and ensure every grant is seamless and impactful. Working closely with and reporting to the GOSH Strategy Director and the GOSH Charity Head of Grant Funding, you will be the vital link between hospital and charity, driving coordinated delivery of our shared priorities portfolio. This is a rare opportunity to shape how we work and play a pivotal role in turning charitable investment into life‑changing results for children with rare and complex conditions.

Main Duties of the Job

• Lead the day‑to‑day operations of the JGMO, ensuring the office functions as the central hub for all charitable grant activity and oversight.
• Support the Strategy Director by providing insight, intelligence, and operational oversight across the grant’s portfolio.
• Act as a bridge between hospital executives, clinicians, charity colleagues, and external partners to ensure alignment and communication.
• Anticipate and resolve operational challenges, ensuring smooth and timely delivery of grant processes across both organisations.
• Provide senior leaders with accurate data, insight, and analysis to support evidence‑based decisions about charitable investment.
• Champion and actively drive forward the strategic alignment of grant‑funded projects with Trust and Charity priorities.
• Support development and reporting of JGMO key performance indicators.

Working for Our Organisation

We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as the communities we serve, and we hope to attract applications from under‑represented groups, including people with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage, people with a disability, and people from LGBTQ+ communities. By growing an ever more diverse workforce, we’ll have a greater range of perspectives and knowledge, meaning that we can provide the children and young people at our hospital with even better care. Our hospital is committed to creating an environment that is open and inclusive. Our staff are encouraged to engage with colleagues through the following networks: REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage), ENABLED (Enhancing Abilities & Leveraging Disabilities Network), PRIDE and Women’s networks ; all of which are sponsored by a member of our Executive Management Team. We want to ensure that all of our people, regardless of their background, are seen and heard. We want to attract applicants that share our commitment to inclusion and that understand diversity is a strength that is embraced and valued.

Person Specification

Academic/Professional qualification/Training

• Master’s level qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience.
• Project or Programme Management Qualification.
• Evidence of continued professional development.

Experience/Knowledge

• Extensive experience working across multiple sectors, ideally combining healthcare, charitable, and/or private sector environments, with the ability to navigate different organisational cultures and priorities.
• In‑depth knowledge of the full grant lifecycle, including pipeline, application, review, approval, monitoring, impact reporting, and closure.
• Demonstrated ability to oversee governance and reporting cycles.
• Strong experience with finance colleagues in forecasting spend, monitoring budgets, and identifying risks and opportunities.
• Experience in portfolio reporting aligned with organisational planning and performance cycles.
• Experience in process and system improvements, including digital workflow or portfolio systems.
• Proven ability to support others in preparing high‑quality proposals, cases for support, impact reports, and Board‑level papers.
• Experience building and managing complex stakeholder relationships, including executives, clinicians, researchers, funders, patients, and families.
• Experience of using electronic grants management tools and programme management tools.
• People management skills, including staff management, staff development and team building.

Skills/Abilities

• Exceptional organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong financial acumen, confident in scenario planning and monitoring.
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills.
• Skilled at facilitating and delivering capacity‑building sessions.
• Data‑literate, able to use insight and evidence to inform decisions.
• Competent in portfolio and workflow management systems.
• Strategic thinker with operational rigour.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and confidence in senior stakeholder engagement.
• High computer literacy and presentation skills.
• Experience building and managing complex stakeholder relationships, including senior leaders, clinicians, researchers, funders, patients, and families.
• Driving a collaborative approach, understanding drivers and supporting alignment.
• Demonstrable experience in getting things off the ground, working proactively, under own steam and being solutions focused.
• Ability to use and interpret complex information to make robust recommendations for evidence‑based practice and decision making.
• Able to manage work of self and others to accommodate competing priorities and meet demands and deadlines.
• Ability to inspire confidence in staff across the organisation and to influence and negotiate at a senior level.

Seniority Level

• Executive

Employment Type

• Full‑time

Job Function

• Other

Industries

• Hospitals and Health Care