| Description: | Organisational Grants Liaison Officer, Peterborough
£20,000 - £25,000
Meyer Scott Ref: VR/02529
Our Peterborough based client are seeking an Organisational Grants Liaison Officer.
The purpose of the role is to administer all aspects of the organisational grant programmes of the Trusts / Funds. To ensure that the Trusts objectives for organisational grant funding are met within available resources.
To administer effective scheme training to any third party organisations.
Principal Responsibilities
• Administer and maintain positive and productive relationships between the organization and all organisational grant recipients and other third parties as required.
• Principle day to day contact for funded projects, Trustees, clients and other stakeholders as required in relation to the organisational grant programmes.
• Proactively contribute to the ongoing development of practices and procedures in relation to the organisational grant programmes.
• Respond proactively to queries from funded organisations, Trustees, clients and other stakeholders.
• Regular feedback to funded organisations on quality issues relating to the submission of applications as these arise e.g. biweekly
• Database analysis of the performance of organisations.
• Preparation of reports and papers for presentation to the Senior Management Team, Trustees, clients, etc. as required including for quarterly Board meetings. Attendance at meetings as required.
• Arrange visits to potential and funded projects in liaison with Trustees.
• Administration of the Authorised Agency process.
• Ad hoc support to clients, within resources available and according to contracts.
• Based on funding criteria set by Trustees, research and make suggestions into possible funding themes using knowledge of charitable / utility sectors and developments within both.
• Preparation of organisational grant funding application form and guidance notes.
• Set up and administration of interview process.
• Implementation of Trustees decisions.
• Monitoring spend against organisational grant budgets. Regular liaison with Finance regarding new grant awards, changes to budgets, etc.
• Preparation of funding agreements.
• Administration of grant payments.
• Administration of inductions and training days for funded workers and other organisations.
• To support the delivery of all work programmes within the department.
• Support management initiatives.
• Maintain clear and accessible systems for the safe keeping of electronic and paper based documents.
• Be responsible, in conjunction with others, for the security of office documentation, equipment and premises.
• On occasion the post holder will be required to work flexibly including travel and a longer than normal day.
Experience and skills
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently to produce accurate work under pressure while continuing to meet deadlines
• Fully competent communicator (verbal and written) to manage both internal and external communications at all levels within the business.
• Confident and diplomatic with an ability to create and foster working relationships internally and externally at all levels of the business.
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise workloads.
• Ability to develop, implement and monitor programmes, systems and projects.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to interpret financial information.
• Understanding and experience of grant giving, including application form design, assessment, project outcomes/indications, managing and monitoring performance to achieve stated outcomes.
• A confident decision maker with a flexible and positive approach.
Qualifications and knowledge
• Experience in the use of Microsoft products to intermediate level, particularly Excel.
• Public or charitable sector experience would be an advantage (desirable) and an awareness of the strategic environment around indebtedness.
• Awareness of Data Protection legislation and adherence in the workplace.
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