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Location

USA | United Kingdom

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Job description

Overview

At the heart of 2027 is a paid 12-month job at a leading foundation, trust or social investment organisation.

As part of the programme, you’ll be employed full time in a grant-making or related role, with one of our dynamic host Foundations, Trust or Social Investment organisations across the UK. You’ll deliver brilliant work to improve the communities they serve whilst receiving a minimum salary over the year of £25,000.

A foundation or trust is a grant-making organisation, a charity that provides funding to give to other individuals or organisations, to enable them to run projects that positively impact the community. A Social Investment Organisation provides repayable funds to charities and enterprises with a social purpose to create long-lasting change.

Alongside your placement, you will take part in an acclaimed development programme, through which you will work with each other and partner organisations, on your own development and leadership in the context of the grant-making sector. The programme is focussed on your leadership development in the context of the grantmaking and social investment sector. The programme also helps you to develop a peer group and build a supportive network of people working across the sector that they can stay connected to beyond the programme.

The programme is carefully designed to support you, not only to translate all your experience and ability into becoming a good grantmaker or social investor, but to help you understand, explore and ultimately be part of changing the funding sector. The 2027 Programme is an essential part of the year and successful completion of the learning programme alongside the placement element will lead to the award of the 2027 Fellowship.

This blend of training, networking and on-the-job experience will mean that, at the end of the 12-month programme you will have the experience and skills you need to prepare for a decision-making position in a foundation, trust or social investment organisaiton to influence real change in communities.

For more information on 2027, check out our website

YOUR JOB

In your new job in grant-making, you could be managing part of your organisation’s grant portfolio and working to find fantastic community partners for your host organisation to work with and provide funding for their projects. You’ll be keeping the trustee board updated on the foundation’s portfolio, and could even be making funding recommendations. You could be working with your foundation’s funder, to inspire their employees about the foundation’s work to fund community projects and partners. You will also be responsible for ensuring the foundation meets all relevant legislative and compliance requirements and will represent the foundation externally and apply learning from outside to your work at the foundation. Each job is slightly different and we’ll work with you to ensure a good fit for your development. You’ll benefit from:

A 12 month job at a leading foundation or trust across the UK, where associates will earn a minimum salary of £25,000.
Direct experience in grant-making with a leading foundation or trust
An acclaimed Development Programme where Associates will attend masterclasses and residentials, receive coaching and mentoring and connect with alumni and experts throughout the sector.
Job description

Below is a more detailed job description outlining some of the specifics of the position:

Job Title: Grants Officer (Job & Development Programme)
Salary: A minimum of £25,000
Employer: One of our 2027 host organisations, a leading Foundation or Trust
Location: We have opportunities throughout England and Scotland and you’ll tell us your preferences
Hours: Typically 9 am-5 pm with some flexibility according to the requirements of your employing host organisation.
Term of contract: Fixed-term, 12-months starting October 2024
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract

Contract length: 12 months

Salary: From £25,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension
Health & wellbeing programme
Work from home
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Application question(s):

You don't require specific qualifications or extensive experience to apply.
We're ideally looking for candidates with at least 12 months of experience being frontline in a community, whether through work or volunteering.

For example, you might have experience as a teaching assistant, PCSO, nurse practitioner, you may volunteer for a local charity, you might support a youth offending team, or are involved in community sports organisation. You'll have some connection to your community.

Can you confirm this applies to you?

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Salary

£25k per annum