Grants Manager — Poverty & Inclusion Portfolio (Hybrid)

Trust for London; United States; Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 49,000; Part time

Job summary

Trust for London is seeking a part-time maternity-cover Grants Manager to lead the Ending the Poverty Premium portfolio in central London. The role involves managing funding from enquiry to closure, overseeing budgets and due diligence, and maintaining funded-partner relationships.

You will report to the Director of Grants and contribute policy insight, learning and external representation. The post requires 17.5–21 hours per week with hybrid office presence and potential evening/weekend work.

Qualifications

• Substantial grant, programme or partnership portfolio experience.
• Strong financial understanding and analytical judgement.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with funded partners and external stakeholders.
• Awareness of poverty, social policy and voluntary-sector challenges; commitment to equity and inclusion.
• Policy/research experience and lived-experience involvement are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage funding from initial enquiries and assessment to recommendations, reporting and closure.
• Oversee budgets, due diligence and Salesforce records.
• Maintain funded-partner relationships and provide policy insight, learning and external representation.
• Provide a clear final handover at project closure.

Skills

Grant portfolio management

Financial understanding

Analytical judgement

Relationship-building

Policy/research understanding

Lived-experience involvement

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Trust for London is seeking a part-time maternity-cover Grants Manager to lead the Ending the Poverty Premium portfolio in central London. The role involves managing funding from enquiry to closure, overseeing budgets and due diligence, and maintaining funded-partner relationships.

You will report to the Director of Grants and contribute policy insight, learning and external representation. The post requires 17.5–21 hours per week with hybrid office presence and potential evening/weekend work.