Senior Grants Manager

PROSPECTUS; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a dynamic Senior Grants Manager for a part-time, 6-month contract in the United Kingdom. The role focuses on transforming grant-making processes with a community-centered approach and requires significant experience in the trusts and foundations sector. Ideal candidates will have expertise in international capital grants and a people-oriented approach. The position starts in September.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in the trusts and foundations sector.
• Strong track record in managing end-to-end grant processes.
• Demonstrated expertise in managing international capital grants.

Responsibilities

• Manage grant processes effectively in a transformative organization.
• Lead the shift to a community-centered funding approach.
• Ensure governance and due diligence in all grant-making activities.

Skills

Experience in trusts and foundations

Managing end-to-end grant processes

Expertise in international capital grants

People-oriented and solutions-focused

Ability to navigate complexity with care

Job description

Prospectus is delighted to be partnering with a pioneering and forward-thinking grant-making organisation to recruit a dynamic Senior Grants Manager for a 6-month fixed-term contract. This is a part-time role, requiring 2–3 days per week.

This organisation is at a transformative moment in its journey, shifting from a traditional grant-making model to one that centres communities and champions bold, strategic funding approaches. As such, we’re looking for an experienced Senior Grants Manager who can bring both rigour and imagination to the role. The ideal candidate will bring significant experience in the trusts and foundations sector, with a strong track record of managing end-to-end grant processes, governance, and due diligence. Crucially, you will also have demonstrable expertise in managing international capital grants, including those involving land acquisition and infrastructure investment. You will have experience of grant making in Africa and the Caribbean.

We’re looking for someone who is not only technically skilled but also deeply relational. Someone who is people-oriented, solutions-focused, and tenacious in navigating complexity with care and integrity. The role is set to begin in September, and priority will be given to candidates who are immediately available or on a short notice period. Interviews are scheduled to take place week commencing 18th August.

If you are excited by the opportunity to contribute to a bold and values-driven organisation during a critical phase of its work, we’d love to hear from you.

We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process, then please contact Catherine Bunting at Prospectus.