Grants & Operations Specialist (Remote UK, 4-Day Week)

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO); United States; Remote; USD 42,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Generous annual leave entitlement of 5

Job summary

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Families seeks an organized Operations & Grants Coordinator to manage grant programmes, administration and operational processes. The role is remote within the UK, with a flexible 4-day week, reporting to the Head of Programmes & Development.

You will streamline systems, strengthen reporting and explore automation and AI-enabled improvements while handling budgets, CRM data and stakeholder liaison.

Qualifications

• Grant administration, funding programmes or not-for-profit administration
• Ability to interpret and apply programme guidance, funding rules and eligibility criteria
• Operations, project coordination or business support
• Database, CRM or membership management
• Producing reports, maintaining accurate records and handling sensitive information
• Working with budgets and financial processes
• Strong Microsoft 365 skills, particularly Excel

Responsibilities

• Grant Administration: Manage full life cycle of grant process; maintain records; process payments; monitor budgets; produce reports; support audits; track outcomes.
• Administration: Manage community/database onboarding/offboarding; ensure records/databases are up to date; assist with event admin.
• Operations & Systems: Review and improve internal processes; support CRM development and data management; identify opportunities for automation and efficiency.

Skills

Attention to detail

Independent working

Process improvement

Data management

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

Microsoft Excel

CRM systems

Job description

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Families seeks an organized Operations & Grants Coordinator to manage grant programmes, administration and operational processes. The role is remote within the UK, with a flexible 4-day week, reporting to the Head of Programmes & Development.

You will streamline systems, strengthen reporting and explore automation and AI-enabled improvements while handling budgets, CRM data and stakeholder liaison.