Sizewell C Community Fund Grants Officer

Full Job Description

• Suffolk Community Foundation, Wherstead IP9 2BB
• £25,000 - £28,000 per annum
• 35 hours per week
• Permanent
• Reference: 0488

About the role

Reporting into the Sizewell C Community Fund Project Manager, the Sizewell C Community Fund Grants Officer will work as part of the Foundation’s grants team who ensure the effective and efficient delivery of the Foundation’s grant-making from established funding programmes. 

You will work specifically to oversee the management of the smaller grants as part of the overall programme. You will be the primary contact, advice, and support to applicant organisations, to support the distribution of the Fund to voluntary and community organisations across East Suffolk. 

You will proactively work in the heart of local communities, understanding what provision is available, making relationships and exploring potential new ideas for grant funding opportunities, including project delivery and capital projects. 

You will deal with small fund enquiries, undertake application assessments and due diligence checks ensuring that supporting documentation is provided and compliant, completing grant assessments and preparing panel papers. 

You will also contribute to capturing the impact of the Sizewell C Community Fund, visiting funded projects to monitor progress of their funding, supporting where necessary and capturing feedback. 

This is an important role within our team, ensuring that Sizewell C Community Funding reaches East Suffolk charities.

You will need:

• excellent ability to build relationships with the Voluntary and Community Sector. Someone who can set expectations, communicate, be responsive and meet deadlines 
• a good level of numeracy skills and comfortable interpreting financial accounts
• the ability to assess and interpret information and communicate clearly through excellent written and verbal skills, writing concise grant assessments 
• the ability to structure and manage their own workload and respond to tight deadlines
• an ability to understand and follow policy and procedure
• excellent IT literacy, including use of databases, Word and Excel
• energetic, positive and enthusiastic, a good team player
• work as an effective ambassador for the Foundation with charitable groups, donors, trustees, fund panels, local authorities and other organisations 
• a good understanding of and unequivocal commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Established in 2005, Suffolk Community Foundation (SCF) is a registered charity and part of a national network of 47 Community Foundations across the UK.

We are the largest independent grantmaker to the voluntary sector in Suffolk, working closely with partners to increase understanding of need and raise funds to support local charities and community groups. 

We seek to support local lives in a compassionate, respectful and sustainable way. We act as a philanthropic hub to channel funds directly to local charities, with a particular focus on those with limited fundraising capability.

We work across Suffolk, raising awareness of the challenges for communities, typically in relation to poverty, health and wellbeing, the environment, the impact of climate change, and inequality. We promote and publicise the community work of local charities and groups to our partners, donors and potential donors, made possible through funding from Suffolk Community Foundation.

We will offer you:  

• the opportunity to make a significant contribution to the lives of people in East Suffolk and gain a deep understanding of the needs in our county
• the opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge of East Suffolk and really get to know this part of the county with its many charitable organisations and the range of communities they support
• our additional benefits include 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, 5% employer pension contribution, an employee assistance programme with Westfield Health, free onsite parking when in the office

To find out more:

For an informal conversation to discuss the opportunity please email:

Please clearly outline your experience and how you meet the requirements of the role by addressing each point in the ‘skills, experience and knowledge’ section available from the Job Description (pdf) within your covering letter.

Closing date: 9am, 4 March 2024.

Interview date: 14/15 March 2024.

All interviews will be held at our Wherstead Office.

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