Senior Funding Officer

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The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA) is seeking to appoint a Senior Funding Officer to join the Grant Management and Assurance team. The key responsibilities are to ensure a focus on delivering the priorities of the Metro Mayor by:

• Providing advice on grant management within the authority to ensure programmes are operated in an effective and consistent manner, drawing on good practice and established Combined Authority processes.
• Developing and providing data associated with grant funded programmes, including the monitoring of spend and outputs.
• Providing advice and guidance to funding applicants from local authorities and other organisations to ensure high quality and compliant business cases or applications and robust change management.
• Supporting the delivery of the City Region Sustainable Settlement programme and ensuring processes are compliant with the Combined Authority's Local Growth Assurance Framework.

If you have any questions about the role or would like to have an informal conversation with the hiring manager, please contact Pete Davis, Head of Grant Management and Assurance pete.d

• 26 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years continuous service.
• 1 day of paid leave each year to volunteer.
• Local Government Pension Scheme with an employer contribution of 15.3%.
• Flexible, family friendly and hybrid working options – typically 2 or 3 days in the office each week.
• Reduced bus fare travel across the West of England.

The salary for this role is £47,181 - £51,356 (full-time equivalent).

The closing date for this role is 5th January 2026.