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.
Please refer to the Job Description for more information about the role and person specification.
What we offer
Your Salary
- A salary of £48,557 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 your salary.
Your Benefits
- 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus eight bank holidays and three additional days (pro-rated if working part-time).
- We welcome all flexible working arrangement requests. This is looked at in a case-by-case scenario and if this fits within the department's needs. 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.
- We offer many services and initiatives under our Family Friendly Programme, some of these include enhanced Maternity Leave initiative, Adoption Leave, Paternity Leave, & Shared Parental Leave. Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships.
- Automatic enrolment and access to Medicash (one of the UK's leading health cash plan providers), providing you with many services including reimbursements of routine dental treatment, optical, specialist consultations, and therapy treatments. Unlimited access to virtual GP & Private prescription service and health & Stress related helplines.
- Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to the Department of Education Restaurant and Westminster Abbey with a plus-one guest.
- Apply for eligibility for an Eyecare voucher.
- Opportunity to join the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies.
Desired Skills and Experience
Essential
Knowledge/Experience
Substantial hands-on experience in the management of a large or high-profile grant-making programme or funding process and maintaining effective grant management policies and processes.
Experience in understanding principles of, monitoring and tracking budgets.
Experience of building successful stakeholder and grantee relationships and in communicating with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
Experience of supporting and leading, within a governance process, including drafting and presenting reports to senior stakeholders
Experience in leading or managing grant impact evaluation processes and in sharing learning with stakeholders using a variety of formats such as written reports, formal presentations, briefings, and digital information sharing events.
Experience in reviewing financial statements, annual reports, accounts, and budgets as part of the grant assessment and monitoring process.
Substantial experience in the assessment of grant proposals and in writing recommendation and summary papers for approval committees and senior decision makers.
Experience in supporting organisations of varying size, complexity, and capability through a grant application process, as well as through the end-to-end management of their grants through the full lifecycle.
Evidence of report writing, working with datasets, and summarising financial information accurately, concisely, and clearly.
Skills & Abilities:
Strong spoken and written communication skills.
Excellent planning and organisation skills, with proven ability to prioritise, manage time effectively and use initiative as appropriate.
Strong numeracy and literacy skills including the ability to review budgets and financial information.
Highly computer literate with a comprehensive working knowledge of Microsoft Office, in
particular Microsoft Excel.
Emotional intelligence, tact, and persuasive ability.
Highly developed analytical, reasoning, and problem-solving skills. with strong judgement to ensure full oversight is given to all applications submitted to the RJU.
Excellent attention to detail
Ability to build relationships, trust, and credibility with a wide range of diverse stakeholders.
Ability to work at pace, remain calm and confident under pressure, and have a positive influence on others at times of change.
Ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams in a complex environment.
Desirable
An understanding of the Christian faith and the structures and workings of the Church of England.
Experience working on programmes or projects with a primary focus on racial justice or equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Experience working on a grant programme through a period of organisational change.
Experience in using a grants CRM platform or database.
Prior experience as a line manager.
