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Funding Managers

Employer
The National Lottery Community Fund
Location
Norfolk / Suffolk
Salary
£31,000 - £35,000 per annum + generous benefits
Closing date
29 Jul 2018

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Are you a confident communicator who enjoys working with people?

Do you see the potential in ideas as well as the challenges?

Are you passionate about your community? 

We are looking for a Funding Manager to lead our newly created regional team in Norfolk / Suffolk to ensure that our funding responds to what matters to communities. You will coordinate our grant-making across this broad geographical area and ensure that our funding responds to the local context.

About us

The Big Lottery Fund is the largest community funder in the UK. Last year we distributed more than £700 million to over 13,000 projects.

We believe strong, vibrant communities are built and renewed by the people living in them. Communities come in all shapes and sizes, and National Lottery funding is there for everyone.

We focus on supporting charities, community groups and people with great ideas, local or national, large or small, which will create opportunities for people to improve their lives. We aim to work with people flexibly and on their terms, improving the ways we engage with communities and building new partnerships with other funders, charities and individuals.

We are changing the way we work in England by improving our grant-making and moving closer to the communities we fund. We are looking for diverse and talented people who share our values and are passionate about making a difference to people and communities by advancing equalities and funding great ideas that matter to communities.

About the role

Funding Managers are responsible for coordinating the whole lifecycle of our grant- making (pre-application, assessment, decision making, grant management, and learning), across a geographical area, placing communities at the heart of what we do. You will ensure that our funding responds to the local context, and challenge yourself and your team to continually improve the way we work. 

You will build and maintain relationships with senior stakeholders in the area you cover and increase our impact by bringing people together and influencing others.

You will be responsible for decision-making, budgeting, risk management, and ensuring that our funding is delivered to a high standard.

You will have a small dispersed team of Funding Officers to manage, ensuring high levels of performance and being a role model for others. You will have excellent people management skills and be able to coach, inspire and empower staff, creating a constructive and positive working environment. 

Your project management skills will be equally strong, with an ability to delegate when necessary, and your decision-making will be informed by robust analysis and critical assessment. You will deliver excellent customer service and use feedback to improve what we do, whilst also drawing on your own learning and experience.

Together with a number of other Funding Managers you will report into the Head of Regional Funding.

About you

We are looking for people who are passionate about making a difference through our funding, who really understand the communities we work with.

You will have:

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and confidence to operate in all environments
  • Experience of building and leading teams and driving a high performance culture through your ability to coach, inspire, and empower people
  • Proven ability to build and maintain excellent relationships with a range of senior level internal and external stakeholders
  • Sound analytical skills and judgement
  • Experience in managing complex budgets and processes
  • Strong attention to detail

You will live within the geographical area you are covering (Norfolk and Suffolk) and have excellent knowledge of that particular area. You will work from a number of locations, including your home and our offices with the expectation that you will be flexible in order to get the best outcomes for our staff and customers.

For you

We seek to develop our staff and offer a wide range of personal development opportunities.

We offer a wide range of generous benefits including:

  • Generous annual leave and company pension scheme
  • Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance, taking into account things such as caring responsibilities, worship and attendance at religious festivals
  • Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
  • Childcare vouchers
  • Season ticket and cycle to work loans
  • Paid volunteering leave

We are an equal opportunities employer and celebrate the diversity of our staff. We positively encourage applications from individuals regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. We also offer opportunities for part-time employment.

About applying

To apply online and further details about the role, our application process, the Fund’s work, and our range of excellent benefits, please visit www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/jobs

Closing date:  29 July 2018 (11.59pm)

Interview date: Weeks commencing 6th August 2018

If you would like to speak to someone about the role please contact Elly De Decker, Senior Head of Regional Funding, at elly.dedecker@biglotteryfund.org.uk

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