Funding Officer
The National Lottery Community Fund
Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Newcastle upon Tyne
Contract type: Full time
Birmingham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Job Summary
Working as a Funding Officer within the England Central Funding team, you will join our Advice Team. You will be the front-line for telephone and email queries to the Fund from a wide range of customers, dealing mainly with pre-application advice and support for all England and UK programmes, discussing feedback with organisations whose applications have been unsuccessful, queries about funded applications in grant management. This will include contact directly with grant holders and applicant organisations and with a range of colleagues. You will have a strong understanding of our vision and our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. You will manage your own caseload.
Job Description
The successful candidate must be based near to and be able to easily travel to one of our centres in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Birmingham, as this role may require office working from time to time.
Please note that our phone lines are open 0900 – 1700 and the successful candidate will be expected to support shared team cover of these hours.
Interview Date: Week commencing 14th April
Location: Birmingham or Newcastle-upon-Tyne office/hybrid working
If you would like an informal conversation about this role, please contact:
Any questions about the recruitment process, please email: [email protected]
The successful candidate must be based near to and be able to easily travel to one of our centres in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Birmingham, as this role may require office working from time to time.
Please note that our phone lines are open 0900 – 1700 and the successful candidate will be expected to support shared team cover of these hours.
Interview Date: Week commencing 14th April
Location: Birmingham or Newcastle-upon-Tyne office/hybrid working
If you would like an informal conversation about this role, please contact:
Any questions about the recruitment process, please email: [email protected]
Person specification
On application, please align your supporting statement to the criteria below Essential
Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.
We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That’s why The National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment. (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition.)
Alongside your salary of £25,282, The National Lottery Community Fund contributes £7,324 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Benefits
We recognise that keeping our people happy and healthy enables us to be a more effective organisation and makes The National Lottery Community Fund a better place to work. Benefits include:
Please apply via our website, uploading your CV and writing an 800 word supporting statement aligned to the criteria in the advert.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job Contact
Job Summary
Working as a Funding Officer within the England Central Funding team, you will join our Advice Team. You will be the front-line for telephone and email queries to the Fund from a wide range of customers, dealing mainly with pre-application advice and support for all England and UK programmes, discussing feedback with organisations whose applications have been unsuccessful, queries about funded applications in grant management. This will include contact directly with grant holders and applicant organisations and with a range of colleagues. You will have a strong understanding of our vision and our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. You will manage your own caseload.
Job Description
The successful candidate must be based near to and be able to easily travel to one of our centres in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Birmingham, as this role may require office working from time to time.
Please note that our phone lines are open 0900 – 1700 and the successful candidate will be expected to support shared team cover of these hours.
Interview Date: Week commencing 14th April
Location: Birmingham or Newcastle-upon-Tyne office/hybrid working
If you would like an informal conversation about this role, please contact:
Any questions about the recruitment process, please email: [email protected]
The successful candidate must be based near to and be able to easily travel to one of our centres in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Birmingham, as this role may require office working from time to time.
Please note that our phone lines are open 0900 – 1700 and the successful candidate will be expected to support shared team cover of these hours.
Interview Date: Week commencing 14th April
Location: Birmingham or Newcastle-upon-Tyne office/hybrid working
If you would like an informal conversation about this role, please contact:
Any questions about the recruitment process, please email: [email protected]
Person specification
On application, please align your supporting statement to the criteria below Essential
- Strong listening, written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to analyse a range of information in order to make evidence-based judgements, to challenge when appropriate and to manage risk.
- Ability to learn and apply a variety of detailed processes and technology systems (MS office and Salesforce).
- Good planning, organisation and time management skills. Managing your workload to meet targets and handle competing priorities.
- Ability to build and maintain effective relationships, working within a large team and demonstrating a strong commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
- Confidence to continually seek and act on feedback to evaluate and improve your own performance.
- Understand the role of the third sector and the communities we work with and how we make a difference through our funding
- Proactively share learning, knowledge and information, and make improvements by working with colleagues
Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.
We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That’s why The National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment. (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition.)
Alongside your salary of £25,282, The National Lottery Community Fund contributes £7,324 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Benefits
We recognise that keeping our people happy and healthy enables us to be a more effective organisation and makes The National Lottery Community Fund a better place to work. Benefits include:
- Generous Civil Service Pension scheme
- Flexible working
- Enhanced paid maternity/paternity leave
- Paid volunteering leave
- Season ticket loan
Please apply via our website, uploading your CV and writing an 800 word supporting statement aligned to the criteria in the advert.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job Contact
- Name : [email protected]
- Email : [email protected]
- Email : [email protected]
How to apply
To apply for this job you need to authorize on our website. If you don't have an account yet, please register.
Post a resumeSimilar jobs
Lead Design Manager - Energy Networks
WSP in the UK & Ireland,
Newcastle upon Tyne
1 week ago
Job DescriptionWhat if you could do the kind of work the world needs?At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a...
Lead Application Support Engineer
DWP Digital,
Newcastle upon Tyne
£55,557
-
£66,058
per year
1 week ago
Our Application Support Engineers, known as Application Operations Engineers t DWP, are at the forefront of maintaining and improving our systems, lending their expertise and skills to developing innovative, simple solutions to complex problems.We are looking for a leader in application operations engineering to manage a team of these highly skilled engineers, developing their skills and supporting and directing their...
Level 3 Teaching Assistant
Ripple Education,
Newcastle upon Tyne
3 weeks ago
Are you an energetic and devoted teaching assistant specialising in primary education in the Newcastle area?At Ripple Education, we are an Education Supply Agency providing high-quality supply teachers and support staff to the schools we serve in the North East.We're currently looking for dedicated Level 3 qualified Teaching Assistants in Newcastle and nearby regions to join our team of educators....
