Remote-first (with travel to London 1–2 times per month)
£60,000 | Fixed-term (12 months)
About the role
We are seeking a Grants & Financial Planning Lead to play a central role in strengthening our financial sustainability and confidence in funding decisions.
This is a hybrid role combining:
- Grant funding and bid development (external-facing)
- Financial planning, reporting and insight (internal-facing)
You will help ensure that we not only secure funding effectively, but also plan and manage it with clarity, financial discipline, and forward-looking insight.
As a small and growing organisation, this is a hands-on role where you will help build practical approaches from the ground up.
Key responsibilities
Grant funding, bid development & costing
- Lead the development of high-quality grant submissions
- Translate programme concepts into clear, evidence-based funding proposals
- Develop and maintain costing frameworks for bids and programmes
- Build robust financial models aligned to delivery plans and funding requirements
- Support financial planning for new bids and funding opportunities
Funding landscape & pipeline
- Develop an evidence-based view of the funding and social finance landscape
- Identify key stakeholders and routes to funding
- Translate insight into a prioritised pipeline of funding opportunities
- Support decisions on which opportunities to pursue
Funding compliance & alignment
- Ensure funding is used in line with grant conditions and delivery plans
- Translate funding agreements into clear financial and operational guidance
- Identify and flag risks where plans and funding requirements diverge
Financial planning & reporting
- Support organisational budgeting and reforecasting
- Develop financial views of programmes, including spend profiles and scenarios
- Lead the development of clear, structured financial reporting
- Ensure reporting supports decision-making and reflects performance, commitments and risks
Financial insight & delivery alignment
- Provide forward-looking financial analysis, including scenario modelling
- Work with delivery leads to ensure plans are financially viable and aligned to funding
- Identify gaps, pressures, and trade-offs early
Governance & oversight
- Maintain visibility of grant utilisation, commitments and risks
- Support reporting to Board and Audit & Risk Committee
- Contribute to strengthening financial governance as the organisation evolves
About you
Essential
- Experience in grant funding / bid development and financial planning, supported by practical accounting experience
- Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting
- Experience working with or producing management accounts, budgets or forecasts
- Strong financial modelling and costing capability
- Understanding of funding compliance and financial controls
- Ability to connect financial planning with operational delivery
- Comfortable working in a small, evolving organisation with ambiguity
Desirable
- Experience with local authority or public sector funding
- Experience working across multi-stakeholder programmes (e.g. partnerships or consortia)
- Experience in not-for-profit or charities
Ways of working
- Pragmatic and delivery-focused
- Hands-on, able to design and implement
- Digitally confident and comfortable improving processes
- Collaborative, working across a small and distributed team
To apply, please click Easy Apply. This job role will be open until COP Thursday, 9th July.
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