LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM
Location
Lewisham, Greater London | United Kingdom
Job description
Grants Officer
Directorate: Community Services Directorate
Salary: £37,575 - £38,769 per annum pro-rata (SO1)
Job type: Part-time 21 hours
Contract Type: Permanent
Job Ref: 233
Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities!
We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary, for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.
Introduction
This is an exciting opportunity to join the community development team working alongside a full-time Grants Officer to support the management and delivery of our grant programmes including: Main Grants, Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL), Arts & Culture and other grant programmes.
Ensure the effective management and maintenance of the division's payment systems relating to grants and other financial payment systems. Lead the communication with the voluntary and community sector to ensure they are fully appraised of council activity and external funding opportunities.
Act as a primary point of contact for external organisations or individuals seeking information on the community approach to the Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy.
To manage the service’s grants processes, including correspondence and promotion, co-ordinating the production of grant aid application and award documents, maintaining databases, and ensuring assessments are processed within deadlines.
To be responsible for and manage the grant monitoring processes, liaising with lead officers and service managers as appropriate. Ensure that monitoring systems for grant aid are efficient and proportionate to the level of risk to the council. Ensure that officers and organisations submit appropriate monitoring on time.
What’s the role?
The post holder will provide administrative and organisational support for our grant programmes including: Main Grants, Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL) programmes, Arts & Culture and to be a key contact for grant recipients.
The role will involve working closely with the community development grants officer, community development team officers, voluntary and community sector organisations, community centres and colleagues across the council. This role is part-time, 21 hours per week.
What’s in it for you?
Excellent training and development opportunities, plus a range of benefits including:
What we’re looking for
We are looking for someone who is passionate about local communities and the voluntary and community sector. An experienced self-starting administrator with excellent communication skills, with a proven ability to work independently and collaboratively and manage a varied workload.
Location
The job is primarily based in Laurence House, we operate a hybrid approach where you will be required to work both in the office and from home on a regular basis.
The recruitment process is anonymous and we don’t accept CV’s.
Applicant handbook - please read the guidance in this handbook when applying. It is essential that you complete the application fully and that your supporting statement covers how you meet each of the person specification criteria listed.
For an informal discussion about this job, please contact:
Genevie George: [email protected] or on 020 8314 3973
Winston Castello: [email protected] or on 020 8314 7729.
To find out more, including a full job description and person specification, and to apply, please visit the
Salary
£37,575 - £38,769 per annum pro-rata (SO1)
N.B: All appointments will be offered at the minimum spinal column point (SCP) for the grade of the role. The only exception to this will be when matching current salary (up to the maximum of the scale), which is subject to evidential proof.
Diversity
Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at
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Closing date: Monday 25th March 2024, 23:59
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