Grants officer - united kingdom, central london, london

we are looking for a uk-based grants officer to join our development department. in this role you will be managing a portfolio of grants that fund our vital work, enabling the organisation to deliver its mission - using the power of the law to protect our planet.

our development department is responsible for raising funds to enable the organisation to deliver its mission. the department is formed of several fundraising strands: an established grants programme, securing funding from trusts, foundations and institutional donors; a newly formed digital fundraising raising income from the public; and the philanthropy team, working with a wide range of individuals and organisations to raise primarily unrestricted gifts to support clientearth's work.

main duties

working with the grants manager and head of grants and appropriate legal (programme) teams to effectively deliver a work plan comprising a busy reporting and renewal schedule;

playing a coordinating role with internal stakeholders including our finance, programmes and communications teams to produce and review the required materials to satisfy grant and funding requirements;

maintaining and strategically utilising the development department's databases; and

representing the development team and clientearth at external meetings with stakeholders, to cultivate and steward new or existing funder relationships.

see the job description (below) for a full list of duties for this role.

role requirements

experience of working in a grant management or project management role for a charity, ngo, private or public entity

experience of reporting to private foundations including trusts

experience drafting proposals and securing funding from foundations and other funding institutions

experience and knowledge of budgeting, and organisational (e.g. not for profit/charity) finances

ability to work with fundraising databases and internal information management systems (e.g. raiser's edge, sharepoint) (desirable);

fluent (cefr level c2) in english

see the job description (below) for a full list of requirements for this role.

further information

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flexible working: our flexible working policy allows our people the choice to decide to work from home in the country where their contract of employment is issued for 80% of their month, with the other 20% of their month being office-based see our benefits page for more.

clientearth values diversity and inclusion and the benefits this brings. we aim to appoint the most suitable candidate at all times and welcome applications from people from all different backgrounds.

please note that clientearth is only able to employ those who have the pre-existing legal right to work in the uk.

clientearth is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice or legal services to third parties.

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