Head of Grants and Services

The Jack Petchey Foundation are seeking a highly organised team member with excellent management, communication and leadership skills and a passion for our work. You will be comfortable using data to improve performance. You will have a track record of setting and achieving ambitious targets in your work, of motivating staff to be the best that they can be and working effectively across departments to achieve objectives.

This is an exciting time to work for the Foundation as we celebrate our 25th anniversary in 2024. You will have the opportunity to manage the Grants Team, as well as develop and oversee the delivery of JPF small grants programmes such as our flagship Jack Petchey Achievement Award Scheme.

The main purpose of this role is to lead, inspire, supervise and support JPF’s Grants Team and to ensure that JPF’s Small Grant programmes (including our flagship Achievement Award Programme, Leader Award Grants, Educational Visits Grants, Individual Grants for Volunteering, Environmental Award Grants) and JPF’s Achiever Network operate effectively and grow in reach and impact.

We expect to award over £4m in these grants in 2024. The post holder will have lead responsibility for these programmes and will ensure that positive and effective relationships and communications are maintained with our partner schools and youth organisations.

They will also oversee and champion youth involvement across the Foundation, including supporting the work of our Youth Consultation Panel and overseeing our work with JPF alumni. As a member of the JPF Senior Management Team, the post holder will also play an active role in the management and leadership of the Jack Petchey Foundation.

The main purpose of the job is:

• To manage the work of the Grants Team (6 members of staff).

• To develop and oversee delivery of JPF small grants programmes, ensuring that they operate effectively, provide value for money and provide outstanding opportunities for young people.

• To oversee and champion youth involvement across the Foundation, including leading JPF’s Achiever Network programme and Youth Consultation Panel, and to ensure the Foundation maintains relationships with alumni from JPF programmes.

This role reports to the Director of Programmes and Partnerships and will support the delivery of the Foundation’s Strategic Plan. The post-holder is responsible for managing a Grants Team of 6 (plus 1 freelancer) and the team’s delivery of large number of small grants to schools and youth organisations across London and Essex. The post-holder will work closely and collaboratively with others in the wider organisation to deliver our strategic aims.