Grants and Partnerships Specialist

Sing Space CIC is looking for an experienced freelancer to help us build our outreach and community partnerships, and secure relevant grant funding to support our work in local communities.

The aims of Sing Space CIC are to:

• Provide outreach choirs/workshops to communities where access to music is limited
• Seek, mentor and train choir leaders from under-represented communities
• Offer bursaries to those on lower incomes
• Support choir visits to care homes and hospitals
• Train organisations on the benefits of singing for good mental health
• Provide singing for wellbeing workshops for organisations
• Improve accessibility in Sing Space Choirs

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 2-3 years’ experience:

• Working in a charity, community interest company or social enterprise
• Researching and identifying relevant grants/funding opportunities, e.g. via government grants, trusts, foundations, not-for-profit organisations.
• Writing successful grant applications/funding proposals
• Researching and identifying potential outreach and community partnership opportunities
• Securing sponsorship

• Research:
  Find relevant grants and funding opportunities that align with our values and objectives.
• Proposal writing: Draft clear, persuasive grant proposals, with a compelling narrative, clear budgets and supporting information.
• Proposal management
  :
  Manage competing priorities, meet submission deadlines, and maintain a calendar to track active and upcoming proposals.
• Stakeholder collaboration:
  Work with grant funding bodies and Sing Space to provide data and information needed to secure and manage funding.
• Reporting
  :
  Produce updates and impact reports to funders, meeting reporting requirements in a timely and accurate manner.
• Communication:
  Excellent verbal and written skills, able to explain complex ideas simply through compelling stories.
• Organisation: Highly organised, strong project management skills, able to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Stakeholder management
  :
  Able to build and develop positive working relationships with multiple stakeholders, acting with professionalism at all times.
• Budget/finance management
  :
  Excellent numerical and budgeting skills, able to manage budgets and provide clear financial reporting.
• Problem solving/creative thinking
  :
  Able to analyse and approach problems with creativity and resilience.

Closing date for applications: 15 November 2026