Transition Fund Business Grants Officer

Western Tree Removal Specialists; Briton Ferry; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as a Business Grants Officer, where you'll play a vital role in managing and delivering transformative funding initiatives. This position offers a unique opportunity to support local businesses affected by the transition to greener steelmaking, as part of a £80 million fund from the UK Government. You will oversee the application process, ensuring compliance and providing guidance to applicants, while collaborating with various departments. If you're passionate about economic development and have a knack for project management, this role is perfect for you. Make a real impact in your community and help shape the future of local businesses in Neath Port Talbot.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing and delivering business grant schemes.
• Proficient in using CRM systems for monitoring and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage collection, monitoring, and reporting for Grant Funds.
• Ensure compliance with GDPR regulations in fund delivery.

Skills

Project Management

Business Grant Administration

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Advising Businesses

Education

Relevant Degree or Equivalent Professional Qualification

Tools

CRM Systems

Job description

If you intend on applying for this position via a secondment opportunity, you must seek approval from your current manager before submitting an application form.

We are currently looking for an experienced Business Grants Officer – Maternity Cover to join our team to support the Tata Transition Programme Lead in the planning, managing, delivering, and monitoring of grant applications as part of the Council’s role as Accountable Body in delivering the Tata Transition Board’s funds.

The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the Economic Development team and the TSUK Programme Management Office to deliver the Council’s recently approved Tata Steel UK Transition Fund project.

The £80 million support fund is being provided by UK Government through the cross-government Tata Steel / Port Talbot Transition Board to support workers and businesses affected by Tata Steel's move to greener steelmaking and the regeneration of Port Talbot.

The Economic Development team will be managing four business support grants: a self-employment and startup fund, business resilience fund, business growth fund, and supply chain transition fund.

The main duties of the post will be to:

1. Manage the collection, monitoring, and reporting of outputs, outcomes, and budget spend for the Grant Funds.
2. Maintain appropriate documentation to support the application process and provide guidance to potential applicants.
3. Ensure recognised governance, management systems, processes, and methods are applied to the delivery of the funds in accordance with GDPR regulations.
4. Set up and monitor financial and legal compliance systems to support delivery of the Funds in collaboration with Finance and Legal Departments.

You will have experience of/in:

1. Successful project management.
2. The delivery and administration of business grant schemes.
3. Using Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems to record activity, monitor progress, and report outputs.
4. Working with and providing advice and guidance to new and existing businesses.

Ideally you will have:

1. A relevant degree, equivalent professional qualification, or experience in the field of delivering and managing grants.

This is a great opportunity to join the Council’s Economic Development Team to support them in delivering ambitious, transformational funding and business support programmes across Neath Port Talbot.

The Team has a strong reputation for working with local businesses to help them realise their ambitions for development, growth, and job creation and is central in delivering the Council’s “Recover, Reset, Renew” Corporate Plan 2022-2027 and the key objective of:

“Working with our partners we create the conditions for more secure, well-paid, and green work in the area and support local people into those jobs.”