Grants Officer

To work within our small team and under the guidance of our Grants and Partnerships Manager to efficiently deliver South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation’s (SYCF) varied grants programmes by:

• Reading, assessment and due diligence on grant applications against a variety of different grant programmes

• Supporting community organisations during application and during the term of their grants

• Evaluating reports from grant recipients to understand and communicate the impact of our funding

Key Responsibilities:

Grant assessment and pre-award support:

• Answer queries by phone and email from individuals and community groups about eligibility for grants programmes, and supporting community organisations to apply for funding

• Undertake due diligence and assessment of grant applications against the criteria and priorities set for the grant’s programmes, often working to tight deadlines

• Represent the Foundation at events to promote grants programmes

• Work with other members of the grants team to maximise use of our in-house CRM database (Salesforce), including tracking applications, recording assessments, contacting applicants, recording grant allocations, receiving monitoring and reporting impact

• Support volunteer decision making panels, including preparation of papers summarising applications and assessments, providing advice and recording decisions

• Allocation of funds including liaison and support for our donors (in collaboration with the Philanthropy team)

• Work closely with the SYFAB team to provide information, advice and guidance to community organisations.

• Visiting groups to support them during the application process and term of delivery.

Reporting and evaluation:

• Evaluate interim and end of grant reports from funded groups to understand the outcomes achieved and any problems encountered

• Collate and report outcomes to understand and communicate the impact of SYCF’s funding

General:

• Contribute to the development of grant-making policies, processes and procedures

• Keep informed about voluntary sector and relevant policy issues

• Participate in team-working and staff development activities, attend training events, team meetings and network meetings with UK Community Foundations (UKCF)

• Carry out other duties appropriate to the role and within the office as may be delegated by the Chief Executive, Head of Philanthropy and Programmes and the Grants and Partnerships Manager

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