Funding Officer

We are recruiting one full time permanent Funding Officer in Yorkshire and the Humber. Funding Officers in these roles will primarily be part of a Yorkshire and the Humber regional team delivering our Reaching Communities programme, with opportunities to be involved with other programmes and aspects of the Fund's wider operations as they arise. As a Funding Officer for the National Lottery Community Fund you will be integral to supporting the organisation to deliver our strategy It Starts With Community.

These roles will contribute to ensuring that vital funding reaches communities and projects who need it most in our region. As a Funding Officer you will work as part of our Yorkshire and the Humber regional team, working day-to-day alongside fellow Funding Officers, supported by a Funding Manager. We are looking for people who will work across the region, with a focus on developing relationships and being a key point of contact for West Yorkshire.

Ideally (but not essentially) you will live in West Yorkshire and have good knowledge of the local area. The Funding Officer role is classed as mobile working which means you will be expected to work from Fund offices, from home as well as conduct visits across the region. The Yorkshire & Humber regional office is in Leeds.

You will assess applications for funding and manage grants using local knowledge, best practice and thematic expertise and you will harness the experience of customers and stakeholders to improve our grant making and inform our decision making. Being responsible for supporting local people and communities, you will have a strong understanding of our vision, our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and our funding products.

Being responsible for a pipeline of projects you will need to understand and respond to the different needs of our customers by providing advice and considered feedback and be willing to have challenging but constructive conversations. You will ensure that both grant management and application assessment play an effective part in contributing to the Fund's knowledge and learning as a grant maker.

You will manage your own caseload, liaise with grant recipients, undertake project visits, identify and manage risk, support organisations to meet their grant requirements and measure their impact. You will be an active and integral member of the Yorkshire & the Humber regional team, as well as the wider Northern hub, England Portfolio and Fund. You will contribute your skills, knowledge and expertise to a range of work and programmes as need arises.

Within an organisation and sector experiencing on-going change, an agile & flexible approach to the role will be essential for success. You will represent the Fund, including at funding fairs and external meetings, creating opportunities for people to come together. You will share learning from your role with other colleagues so that we can maximise our impact. You will need to work within the Fund's policies and procedures and relevant legislation, and in a way that is in line with our vision and values.

• Communication skills:
  Strong listening, written and verbal communication with an emphasis on written communication for assessment purposes.
• Analytical skills:
  Ability to assess a high volume of applications, make good judgement, challenge when appropriate and manage risk.
• Relational skills:
  Ability to build, develop and promote effective relationships with colleagues, community organisations and other external agencies with a strong commitment to equity and inclusion.
• Organisational skills:
  Ability to use your initiative and manage your own workload and time, meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Lived experience or working knowledge of the needs and priorities of communities in and across Yorkshire and the Humber, especially under-represented groups plus an understanding of the local voluntary, community and social enterprise sector.
• Values driven and passionate about the Fund's purpose.

• Demonstrable sound IT skills, in particular Microsoft Office products and the ability to learn detailed processes…