Grants officer (Power and Accountability)

Closing date: 9.30am, Monday 13 January 2025

Location: Hybrid / York

Salary: £44,462 FTE

This role is for 4 days a week for a fixed term of 2 years.

The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust is seeking a grants officer to support the management, administration and development of the Power & Accountability grant programme.

For full details about this role and how to apply, please download the job pack.

  • About the Power and Accountability programme

    JRCT is a grant-making Quaker Trust that supports people who are passionate about making a positive difference; whether they are advocating for some of the most vulnerable people in our society, promoting nonviolent responses to conflict, or taking steps towards an environmentally sustainable future.

    As a grants officer at JRCT, you will be responsible for supporting the management, administration and development of the Power and Accountability Programme, including managing a small number of grants and supporting learning and convening work. This programme makes grants on Democracy, Corporate Accountability and Responsible Media.

  • About the role

    This role can be undertaken remotely, or based at our York office. We are open to flexible working patterns, including job share arrangements.  We try to schedule meetings to accommodate caring responsibilities. Someone working remotely would be required to come to the York office for at least four days per month and also to travel to committee meetings, with occasional overnight stays.

    Key responsibilities include:

    • Working with the Programme Manager to maintain and develop the current grant portfolio, identifying new organisations to connect with
    • Being responsible for overseeing the work of a subset of the programme’s grantees, supporting them and offering guidance and advice where necessary
    • Providing support during the grant cycles, including with applicant enquiries, assessing applications, writing meeting notes, presenting and discussing applications with the grant committee and informing applicants of the outcome
    • Contributing to the design and delivery of networking, convening or learning initiatives for grantees, including organising events
    • Providing reports and statistics using the grant administration database.

    For a full list of responsibilities for this role, download the job pack.

  • About you

    We seek a committed and dynamic individual, with demonstrable commitment to working in the voluntary sector, who is capable of working in a small team and of managing relationships with a wide range of people. The successful applicants will have an enquiring and analytical mind, an ability to grasp issues quickly, strong written and oral skills, and excellent administrative skills.

    They will have an interest in the fields in which the Trust funds, and strong personal commitment to the Quaker values of the Trust.

    You are likely to be:

    • A highly organised individual with the ability to manage a variety of ongoing tasks  
    • Interested in power and accountability issues relating to democracy, corporations and the media and possibly with some related work experience
    • A person who can build relationships with a diverse variety of people and organisations  
    • Someone with empathy who can show care and understanding towards those we fund
    • Someone with strong communication skills interpersonally and in writing
    • Interested in and possibly with some experience of working in philanthropy
    • Someone with a good understanding of campaigning, advocacy, social movements or how change happens
    • Someone who has first-hand experience of the voluntary sector, whether in a paid or unpaid capacity

    For a full list of required skills and experience, download the job pack.

  • How to apply

    For full details about this role and how to apply, please download the job pack.

    If you would like to apply for this post, please send your CV and supporting statement (maximum of 4 sides of A4) to recruitment@jrct.org.uk

    Please ensure that you complete your application by the closing date.

    Closing date: Monday 13th January 2025, 9.30am.

    Interviews: Wednesday 29th January.

    Accessibility: JRCT is committed to making our recruitment process and workplace accessible to all.  If you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements for the application, interview or appointment stage, please contact recruitment@jrct.org.uk

    Queries: If you require further information or wish to raise any matters with regard to the appointment process, please contact recruitment@jrct.org.uk

    If you would like to find out more about the job, Katharine Knox, Programme Manager will be available to respond to emails in the week beginning 6th January 2025 – on Katharine.knox@jrct.org.uk