Funding Officer Berkshire – closing date 3 May 2021

The National Lottery Community Fund is the largest community funder in the UK – we’re proud to award money raised by players of The National Lottery to communities across the UK.

As a funding officer you will assess requests for funding and manage grants using local knowledge, best practice, thematic expertise, and the experience of customers and stakeholders to improve our grant making and inform our decision making. By working closely with people and communities from the Thames Valley area with a focus on the Berkshire area.

Being responsible for the pipeline of projects you will need to understand and respond to the different needs of our customers by providing advice and considered feedback and be willing to have challenging but constructive conversations.

As a Funding Officer you will ensure our grant management and assessment play an effective part in contributing to the Fund’s knowledge and learning as a grant maker. You will manage your own caseload, liaise with grant recipients, undertake project visits, identify and manage risk, supporting organisations to deliver their projects and measure their impact.

You will be part of a team, led by a Funding Manager, and comprised of several other Funding Officers.

  • Contract Type: Permanent
  • Hours: 37 Hours per week, flexible working considered
  • Interview Date: 4 and 5 May 2021

Click here to read more and make an application.

Address Line 1
1 Plough Place
Town
London
Postcode
EC4A 1DE
Contract type
Full timeTemporary, Contract, or Project
Location
Berkshire and neighbouring counties
Salary
£25,282 to £29,495 per annum
Contact
Lilian Nsemwa, Funding Manager
Main contact telephone
0289 568 0143
Open for applications from
20 April 2021
Closing date for applications
3 May 2021
Scheduled interview date
4 May 2021
Will my application be acknowledged?
All applicants, successful or otherwise, can expect to receive a reply from us in due course