Grant Administrator
Post Introduction
The Grant Administrator will play a vital role in providing administrative support to the Racial Justice Unit’s grant operations in the delivery of a growing, varied portfolio of grants to dioceses, parishes, and grassroots organisations and networks.
The Church of England has recently agreed a significant increase in funding to support God’s mission and ministry across the country, supporting dioceses and local parishes, growing new worshipping communities, and delivering grant-making programmes against several thematic areas.
About the Department
The Racial Justice Unit was established in 2023 to support the whole church in its embrace of and engagement with the principles in the report From Lament to Action (FLTA), which sets out the Church of England’s mandate for cultural and structural change on issues of racial justice within the Church.
The Racial Justice Unit is responsible for implementing the FLTA mandate and manages the distribution of a £20 million budget to support this work which includes a significant and growing portfolio of grants to dioceses, churches, and faith-based networks.
This role will support the grant-giving work of the Racial Justice Unit (RJU).
What you'll be doing
In this role you will:
- Respond to general enquiries about the Racial Justice Unit grants programme.
- Encourage timely submission of grant documentation, reports, payment claims, and any additional paperwork requested by project teams.
- Maintain timely and efficient processing of grant acceptance paperwork, so that all documentation is submitted on time, is complete, and is filed correctly.
- Create, maintain, and update pipeline trackers for RJU funding stream.
- Support with any administrative processes required to prepare grant records for migration to a new Grants database.
- Act as the first point of contact for enquiries relating to Racial Justice Unit grantadministration, dealing directly with them where appropriate or directing them to appropriate member of staff.
About You
The Church of England is for everyone and we want to reflect the diversity of the community the Church serves across the whole country. Therefore, while of course we welcome all applications from interested and suitably experienced people, we would particularly welcome applicants from UK Minoritised Ethnicities (UKME)/Global Majority Heritage (GMH) and other under-represented groups. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to recruiting disabled people. We offer interviews to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Substantial hands-on administrative experience, ideally in a grant-making environment, or on a high-profile programme involving multiple stakeholders.
- Experience in developing, implementing and maintaining effective administrative systems and processes.
- Experience of building excellent relationships and communicating effectively withstaff and external stakeholders at all levels.
For a detailed person specification, please see attached.
What we offer
Our benefits include:
- A salary of £16,691 (FTE £33,382) per annum plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of salary.
- 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus three additional days
- Flexible working hours and location, with an expectation of just 1 day per week in our office in Westminster
- Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships
- Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunity to the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies
We try to be as flexible as we can in your work pattern to support you with other commitments, and to give a good work-life balance.
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