Grants Administrator and Administrator
4 weeks ago
NIRAS -Grant Administrator Contract type: Maternity cover
Edinburgh, Scotland (Hybrid working available)
About Us: NIC-UK is contracted by the UK Government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to manage a number of grant funds, including the Biodiversity Challenge Funds (BCFs), comprising the Darwin Initiative, Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund and Darwin Plus, the Ocean Community Empowerment and Nature (OCEAN) Grants Programme .
This role will involve working as part of an established and highly successful team to support the administration of these grant funds.
Support overall administration of grant funds, including processing financial claims, applications and reports.
Communicate with applicants on the progress of their applications, including provision of support to enable successful completion of applications.
Communicate effectively with Defra teams on issues related to the grant funds (application numbers, payments, any issues from applicants and projects not able to be resolved within NIRAS).
Management of applications and financial and technical reports, including communicating with applicants and projects to ensure submission within agreed deadlines.
Management of financial data related to projects, including approval of financial claims against key criteria and documentation checks, and assistance with financial spot audits.
Proofread and quality assure written reports and other written content for formatting, grammar, and logic of arguments.
Provide support to applicants and projects based globally.
Data collation and synthesis to help respond to client requirements.
Experience of working with UK Government departments.
Good planning and organisational skills.
Ability to work to defined project deadlines, with competing demands on time.
Ability to be adaptable and flexible and work in a multi-cultural environment.
Ability to prioritise work effectively and balance conflicting demands without close supervision.
Excellent Microsoft Office skills (particularly Excel and Word).
Understanding of financial control processes related to payments.
Knowledge of Flexi-Grant, Microsoft Azure and Umbraco software.
A keen interest in and strong aptitude for financial processes associated with grants and/or contractual procedures.
Good team-working skills alongside the ability to work independently with little direct supervision in a busy office.
In addition to a competitive salary, NIRAS offers a comprehensive benefits package including:
~25 days paid annual leave plus public holidays.
~ Employee Life Assurance.
~ Employer pension contributions, and optional salary sacrifice arrangements.
~ Company Sick Pay available from day one of your employment.
~24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
~ Enhanced provisions for family-friendly leave/pay.
~ Paid time off for dependents and emergencies.
~ Cycle to Work scheme.
~ Cover letters and any relevant portfolio or project examples are not essential, but will be reviewed alongside CVs if submitted.
Please do not hesitate to email Grace Hodgkinson (Assistant Talent Acquisition Partner UK) at ghod@niras.We value diversity in all its forms and welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds.
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