Head of the Joint Grant Management Office

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children’s healthcare institution in London is seeking a skilled individual to head the Joint Grants Management Office. This role involves managing the full lifecycle of grants, coordinating efforts between the hospital and charity, and ensuring impactful charitable investments. Ideal candidates will possess strong organizational skills, relevant qualifications, and experience in healthcare and grant management.

Benefits

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Master's level education or equivalent experience required.
• Extensive experience in grant management and healthcare.
• Proven people management and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations of the Joint Grants Management Office.
• Support the Strategy Director with operational oversight.
• Serve as a bridge between hospital executives and charity partners.

Skills

Organizational skills

Financial acumen

Excellent communication

Stakeholder relationship management

Problem-solving skills

Education

Master's level qualification

Project or Programme Management Qualification

Tools

Electronic grants management tools

Portfolio management systems

Job description

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

About us

We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as the communities we serve, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented 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.

Details

Date posted: 21 October 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 8b

Salary: £72,921 to £83,362 a year per annum inclusive

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 18 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 271-CA-7349256

Job locations: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust; Great Ormond Street; London; WC1N 3JH

Job description

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

GOSH Culture and Values

Essential

• Our Always values

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 resource 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 focussed
• 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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Employer details

Employer name: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH

Employer's website: https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/