Senior Programmes Officer (Grants)
Location: Groundwork London Islington (Angel) office with a requirement to work across London and occasionally the South of England / remote working arrangements
Contract: Fixed term contract to 31 December 2022, with a possibility to extend
Salary: £28,000
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Groundwork London works with communities across the capital to transform their lives and the places they live. We have been at the forefront of social and environmental regeneration in London for over 25 years, and today we have a simple mission: to create better places, improve people’s prospects, and promote greener living and working. We are passionate about creating a future where every neighbourhood is vibrant and green, every community is strong and able to shape its own destiny, and no one is held back by their background or circumstances.
Interested in working on a range of community, environmental and regeneration grant programmes that will benefit thousands of Londoners?
Groundwork London is looking for a Senior Programmes Officer to join the grants team to support the management, coordination and delivery of the Trust’s grant programmes. Groundwork London is responsible for a number of grant schemes across a variety of environmental and regeneration themes, including the TfL Walking and Cycling Grants London, GLA Grow Back Greener, Our Space Award, Royal Docks Create Your Docks and MOPAC Shared Endeavour Fund.
The postholder will be an experienced project manager with experience working in grants or contract management and have the ability to lead a team in the execution of project work. Experience or interest in improving social or environmental welfare will be beneficial. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential for the role, alongside the ability to manage competing priorities and self-manage a workload whilst supporting colleagues within the team. Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and databases to manage grants programme data is needed in this role.
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Groundwork London Careers Prospectus
Job Description and Person Specification
Please send your application by email quoting reference 871/SPO to londonjobs@groundwork.org.uk.
Closing date for applications: 9.00am, Wednesday 15th December 2021
Interview date: w/c 20th December 2021 (via Teams or Zoom)
For further information and to discuss the role please contact Hannah Standen at Groundwork London on 020 7278 1514 or hannah.standen@groundwork.org.uk.
Groundwork London is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of the community.
