Funding Officer

We are looking to recruit a Funding Officer to join the London, Southeast and East Team, working in the North East London area.  You’ll be part of a team, led by a Funding Manager, and comprised of several other Funding Officers

As a Funding Officer you will assess requests for funding and work together with colleagues to make funding decisions. 

By working closely with people and communities from a defined geographical area, you will understand what matters to them and where our funding can make the biggest difference.

You will 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.

You will work with stakeholders at different levels, represent the Fund within your local area including at funding fairs and external meetings and create opportunities for people to come together. You will share learning from your conversations, events, grant holder reports and evaluations with other colleagues so that we can maximise our impact.  

We are looking for local talented people from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences who share our values and are passionate about making a difference through our funding.

Whether through lived or gained experience you will really understand the communities we work with.  You could come to grant-making from a variety of backgrounds.

Whatever your background, we will expect you to have some skills and experience in areas such as:

• project management
• research / data gathering & insight with presentation / reading/ report writing
• basic accounting and budget management
• database administration

You will need to show an understanding of the voluntary and community sector, so you will find it helpful to have paid or unpaid work experience in these areas. You might have experience in the type of projects that we fund, for example, community work, health, arts, sports or environmental conservation.

In return we can offer the opportunity to develop relevant skills and gain experience working with one of the largest funders in the UK. You can progress to becoming a trained and skilled Funding Officer with good progression routes in the sector.

For more information on the role we recommend having a look at the role profile.

Contract Type: Permanent

Mobile Allowance: £1000 out of pocket expenses 

Hours: Full time; 37 Hours per week, flexible working considered

Interview Dates: 23rd and 24^th April

Location: Mobile, North East London area.  This role is classed as mobile working which means you will be expected to work from and visit several locations across the area, including your home. The ability to drive and have access to a vehicle is therefore beneficial, although not essential.

If you would like an informal conversation about the role specifically, please contact: John Jatto [email protected]   

For any questions about the recruitment process, please email: [email protected] 

On application, please align your supporting statement to the criteria below:

Essential Criteria

•        Creative & curious, viewing continuous improvement an opportunity, with an ability to work collaboratively with others - A strong team player who will ensure good use of knowledge and insights in the grant decision-making process.

•        Confidence to take initiative, use own judgement and challenge when appropriate.

•        Strong communication skills – both listening and verbal & writing skills with the ability to interpret large amounts of information and convey complex information in a succinct and clear way.

•        Ability to build and maintain excellent relationships at several different levels.

•        A strong commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and the ability to apply this lens to assess and challenge applications. 

•        An ability to manage a large workload, prioritise with minimal supervision, and keep Manager up to date on key issues and risks.

You will work from several locations across the area, including your home and our office with the expectation that you will be flexible in order to get the best outcomes for our customers.

Desirable Criteria

•        Understanding of financial planning and business plans, ability to analyse accounts and numerical data, IT skills, database admin, project management and info gathering

•        Understanding of North East London and its charity sector and experience working with underrepresented communities in the region.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion  

Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.  

We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That’s why the National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages. 

As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment. (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition.)