About the role
Our dynamic programme and grants team at Youth Futures Foundation is looking for a capable, proactive person to provide administrative support to ensure the smooth running of our grant-making lifecycle.
The key purpose of the role is to help the team embed and further enhance our grant management processes. This will include administering our grant database, checking payments, dealing with enquiries and overall record keeping. You will support the coordination of grant making processes from end-to-end, facilitating clear communication and effective collaboration across internal colleagues and our grant administration partner.
You will bring a proactive, hands-on approach, supporting multiple internal customers and strands of activity while working to tight deadlines. The role would be a great opportunity for someone interested in youth employment or grantmaking to gain relevant experience and exposure to our work.
Key responsibilities
- Support the Grants Operations Manager in the delivery of fit for purpose grant making procedures, processes, and guidance.
- Lead administrator of our grant making database, to support the work of the team.
- Support the embedding of grant management processes.
- Liaise with our internal colleagues and external grant administration partner, to deliver grant operations processes.
- Contribute to the delivery of projects within deadlines, to include the regular review and updating of project tasks using our project management system
- Deal with enquiries relating to grant operations processes.
- Co-ordinate accurate record keeping across the Programme and Grants team and conduct regular internal ‘document audits’ across the team.
- Support with regular communication of grants operations processes / matters as required.
- Administrative support to Programme and Grants team as required.
How to apply
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