Grants Officer vacancy (maternity cover)
Salary: £24,750 – £27,705 depending on experience
Hours: Full time (35 hours per week)
Contract: 1-year fixed term maternity cover
Line Manager: Grants Manager
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation is the charity for Cambridgeshire, working towards a better quality of life for people across the county. We identify the most critical needs of local communities, raise funds and award grants to non-profit organisations that make a big impact in addressing those needs. Working at Cambridgeshire Community Foundation is an opportunity to make a lasting difference in Cambridgeshire and be part of shaping a better future for the local community.
Description
We aim to deliver a successful grant-making programme that encourages strong applications from voluntary groups and charities, critically assesses them and makes recommendations to Donors to distribute funds.
As Grants Officer you will play a pivotal role in the programme team – assisting with marketing, planning, delivering and reporting on our grant-making programme to ensure targets are met.
Job Specification
- To identify groups and input marketing ideas to reach programme and fund spend targets
- To process/ oversee the processing of grant applications including advising applicants, scrutinising accounts and governing documents, assessing applications, preparing paperwork, creating reports, evaluating monitoring and attending donor panels
- To take responsibility for end-to-end delivery of certain programmes
- To build specialist knowledge of CCF database
- To take an active role in continuous improvement and best practice initiatives
Profile
Our Grants Officers require:
- Excellent communication skills
- Proven customer-facing skills
- Confident numeracy skills
- Commitment to quality
- Dedicated team spirit
Previous experience of working in the charitable sector or of community engagement is desirable.
In addition the successful candidate will have:
- Proven eye for detail – be able to produce, analyse and proofread reports/communications to a high standard of accuracy
- Ability to plan, organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office and proven experience of using databases
The successful Grants Officer will be a positive and focused individual who can take the initiative as well as follow prescribed processes. Flexibility, enthusiasm and a commitment to our lively and ambitious team are key to our future.
Other terms and conditions
Location: Hybrid remote and office working. Some travel to meetings across the county (some rural locations) is required as are occasional evening meetings and events. Driving license and access to a vehicle is desirable.
Flexible working: We offer flexible working hours within overall working hours of 08:00 – 18:00; staff may request to work their contracted hours in a preferred working pattern.
Leave: 27 days a year plus public holidays. Option of trading up to 5 days of available holiday allowance each year.
Pension: All staff are auto-enrolled into CCF’s pensions scheme provided by NEST with a 7% employer contribution Probation: The post is subject to a 6-month probationary period.
DBS: In order to access the office all staff need to obtain a security pass for which a basic DBS and security checks must be successfully completed
Equality: We are inclusive and happy to make reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process. Please contact Ruth – ruth@cambscf.org.uk
Closing date and Interviews: Closing date is 1st July 2026.
Interviews will be held remotely or in person depending on circumstances. We will pay reasonable travel expenses for candidates travelling to interviews in person.
To apply please send a CV and covering letter to ruth@cambscf.org.uk
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Due to the volume of responses we receive, we are not able to give feedback to individuals. If you have not heard back within 7 days from the application deadline, please assume that you have not been successful for the role you have applied for.
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