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Funding Officer

Employer
Not For Profit People
Location
Glasgow (hybrid)
Salary
£25282 - £25282 Per Annum
Closing date
22 Aug 2022

Job Details

Funding Officer

We are looking for Funding Officers to join our Scotland Directorate. These roles sit across various teams, led by Funding Managers and are responsible for grant making activity in a geographical area.

Position: Funding Officer, Scotland (Permanent and Fixed Term opportunities)

Location: Glasgow (hybrid)

Hours: Full time 37 hours per week. Flexible working considered

Salary: £25,282 per annum + generous benefits

Contract: 2 x Permanent and 4 x Fixed Term opportunities

Benefits: Generous pension scheme, flexible working arrangements, employee assistance programme, cycle to work scheme, 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rated for part-time), Laptop and mobile phone provided for work purposes

Closing Date: 22nd August 2022

Interviews: w/c 5 September

The Role

You’ll be part of a team of Funding Officers, led by a Funding Manager, responsible for the grant-making activity in a geographical area. This will include advice, assessment, grant management and learning. You will ensure that funding responds to the local context, the charity’s commitment to equity and inclusion and challenge yourself and colleagues to continually improve the way we work.

You will build good working relationships with people and organisations in the area you cover. This will include reaching out to new and different groups, supporting people who are applying and continuing to work with them after a grant has been awarded. You will be rewarded by seeing groups thrive with your support.

You will be responsible for understanding how an organisation’s ideas align with our funding priorities and making good judgements about when to take an application further or when to signpost to alternative opportunities. You will be able to communicate clearly and concisely your recommendations about who and what is funded. Your natural curiosity combined with a genuine interest in people and projects in your area will enable you to try new approaches and develop your understanding of what works.

You will represent the Fund within your local area and create opportunities for people to come together. You will share learning with other colleagues within and outside the Fund so that the organisation can make the greatest difference.

About You

We are looking for talented people from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences who share the charity’s values and are passionate about making a difference through funding. Whether through lived or gained experience you will really understand the communities you work with.

Essential Criteria

Communication ability:

We’re looking for people with the ability to change their communication style to make themselves understood, listen carefully to others and ask questions to clarify what they mean, and write factual reports that draw together many sources of information.

Ability to build and maintain relationships:

We’re looking for people who can develop productive working relationships with people inside and outside an organisation and are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Ability to analyse information and come to a judgement:

We’re looking for people who can bring together information from a range of sources to make decisions and can clearly explain their judgement to others.

Ability to self-organise and plan work:

We’re looking for people who can plan and organise their own time to meet regular deadlines and complete varied tasks and projects.

Desirable Criteria

Ability to work with financial budgets and business plans:

We're looking for people who are able to work with and interpret numerical information and can understand financial documents.

Ability to use IT tools and learn processes:

We're looking for people who are able to use common office software and are able to learn how to use new systems and follow detailed process.

Knowledge of the third sector:

We’re looking for people with an active interest in learning about the third sector in Scotland and working with under-represented communities

There is no requirement to drive in this role, and many of the current Funding Officers do not, but for officers covering a rural or remote area a full driving licence is desirable.

For You

The organisation seeks to develop staff and offers a wide range of personal development opportunities. They offer a wide range of generous benefits including:

 

  • Generous annual leave and company pension scheme
  • Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance, taking into account things such as caring responsibilities, worship and attendance at religious festivals
  • Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
  • Season ticket and cycle to work loans
  • Paid volunteering leave

 

Equal Opportunities

This organisation believes their people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals that they work with. They are committed to being an inclusive and great place to work. They particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

They are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. They welcome applications from disabled people and will proactively make reasonable adjustments if needed through the recruitment process and during employment. This can be related to a physical and mental health conditions.

About the Organisation

They are the largest funder of community activity in the UK –supporting people and communities to prosper and thrive.

Company

We are Not-For-Profit People.

We recruit exclusively for organisations in the challenging Not-For-Profit sector. We’re fully behind the charities and bodies that aim to change the world – one project at a time. Whether you’re seeking exceptional leaders, committed staff or a combination of the two, you probably want to know exactly how we’re different and why it matters to you. We don’t do business as usual. We deliver a recruitment solution that replaces clunky, costly, contracted processes with a single, seamless solution.

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