Grants Officer

**Location: Leatherhead, Surrey (Hybrid)**

**Salary: £33,600 + Excellent Benefits**

**Working Hours: 35 hours per week**

**The Client**:
Our client, a leading charitable organisation in the health and social care sector, focused on supporting unpaid carers of all ages and their recipients with information and practical assistance.

**The Role**:
As a **Grants Officer**, you will collaborate with various teams within the organisation, such as care operations, finance, marketing, and communications.

**Responsibilities**:

- Identify potential grant-making organisations and analyse their suitability for the fundraising pipeline.
- Develop and implement a strategy for generating income from grants and foundations.
- Ensure bid budgets cover costs and are spent as agreed within the grant timeframe.
- Manage relationships with key stakeholders at trusts and foundations, providing timely reports.
- Utilise CRM database for accurate record-keeping of communications with grantors.
- Report on KPIs, success rates, and fundraising pipeline, working flexibly within the team.
- Act as an ambassador at fundraising activities, events, or functions.
- Compose and submit bids to meet KPI’s.
- Ensure precise recording of data.
- Generate routine reports and provide requested data for review by the Fundraising Manager and Senior Management Team.

**Requirements**:
**Essential**:

- Previously worked as a Grants Officer or in a similar role.
- At least 2 years of experience in a similar role with transferable skills.
- Understanding of the grants and foundations sector and effective trust fundraising techniques.
- Expertise in managing a pipeline of prospects and meeting deadlines.
- Comprehensive knowledge of Care Act 2014 and Mental Capacity Act 2005.
- Skilled in utilising CRM databases.
- Valid UK driving licence with a roadworthy car.

**Desirable**:

- Experience in unpaid caring and working with a charity fundraising team.
- Background in generating substantial income through grants, trusts, foundations, or comparable entities.
- Possess an updated and robust list of trusts, foundations, and grant givers.
- Have a degree level education.

**Benefits**:

- Competitive salary
- Pension scheme
- Life assurance

**_ Additional Resources Ltd is an Employment Business and an Employment Agency as defined within The Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Businesses Regulations 2003._**

**Reference**

IVA/AR/063906

**Sector**

Charities & not for profit

**Salary**

£33,600 Per Annum

**Town/City**

Leatherhead

**Contract Type**

Permanent

**Closing Date**

02/04/2024