Grant Manager and Project Administration

4 weeks ago

Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Ricardo Full time

Our vision is to create

a safe and sustainable world

At Ricardo, we offer an environment where your expertise will thrive, your creativity will flourish, and your contributions will directly impact industries that drive progress and positive change.

The Role

We have an opportunity for an experienced administrator to support a range of exciting agricultural programmes. Our team of project managers and technical experts deliver advisory services on behalf of government. We deliver integrated programmes which incorporate project management, marketing, helpline delivery, grant dispersal and in-depth knowledge and understanding of the farming sector. The team has recently won a number of exciting, high profile contracts and we are growing our team to support delivery and further expansion.

Key Responsibilities

Supporting the administration of one of the Scottish Farming Advice Service (SFAS) grant streams. Receiving applications, verifying eligibility and managing communication with applicants through the process. This task includes establishing and maintaining grant folders on the network, creating and updating records on the CRM database and managing correspondence. Full training and documentation of task processes will be provided. Supporting the general administration of agriculture projects, this may involve organizing events (venue bookings and delegate administration), liaising with advisers, chasing down paperwork from subcontractors, or farmers.

Key Competencies and Experience

Previous administration experience. Strong organisational skills, with the ability to plan and prioritise a varied workload, balancing the needs of several projects. Proven ability to take ownership of tasks. Experience of using Customer Relationship Management databases (CRMs) is desired. Have an excellent working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite of applications, in particular Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Be a proven completer-finisher with the ability to plan and prioritise a range of tasks and work effectively unsupervised. Be able to build effective working relationships at all levels across the business. Have a flexible approach to working activities- able to see where help is needed and support colleagues as necessary. Able to suggest improvements to systems and processes to improve efficiency.

Working here

You will be warmly welcomed into our workplace where every voice matters. We are diverse thinkers and doers, coming together to create a culture of inclusion. We will support you to find your place.

We will encourage you to use your passion and expertise to make a positive impact through the projects you work on. Your knowledge and desire to bring about change will be invaluable in helping deliver innovative solutions that support communities across the globe in becoming safer and more sustainable.

Work life balance 

We offer flexible approaches to work, whether that is working from home, being in the office, or as a hybrid worker. We're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Wellbeing is at the core to our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential.

Benefits

We want you to know how much you are valued. Your remuneration and benefits package will reflect that. You will receive a range of benefits which include support for your physical and mental health. 

Our core benefits include 25 days' annual leave, plus 8 flexible bank holidays, a competitive company pension scheme, life assurance and professional subscriptions reimbursement. We also offer a wide range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle.

Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours. We have an ambitious diversity, equality, and inclusion approach as explained here. We value diversity; recognising that a more diverse workforce creates a richer and more varied working environment. Diversity also drives innovation, by allowing us to offer our clients the best consultancy service that we can. As part of our commitment to engage positively and pro-actively with all our employees and to ensure an inclusive culture, we are a recognised as a 'disability confident' employer.

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