Grant Management Compliance and Assurance Manager

We are currently recruiting for a full time Grant Management Compliance and Assurance Manager on a permanent contract, based in any of the Heritage Fund’s offices in the following locations:
Birmingham, Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Nottingham (Hybrid Working).

• Demonstrable knowledge of fraud risk issues, detection techniques and preventionmethodologies in relation to the management of grant funding.
• Awareness and sound understanding of Government Grant Management Standards and the grants management lifecycle.
• Good understanding of relevant laws and regulations related to lottery funding and charitable organizations.
• Experience of undertaking elements of compliance and assurance work, risk management, or internal auditing, preferably within the heritage, non-profit, or government sectors.

• Good communication skills: clear, effective, and authoritative in spoken communication, high standard of written English and able to state case clearly logically and concisely.
• Able to deal in a helpful and professional way with a wide range of people both within and outside the Heritage Fund.
• Good negotiation and influencing skills, capable of dealing with external and internal contacts up to senior management level
  
  Teamwork
  
  Skills:

• Able to build and maintain effective business relationships at all levels of seniority within the Heritage Fund and external stakeholders
• An active constructive contributor who helps deliver team objectives, maintain, a positive team culture, and supports senior managers within the Central Team to achieve them.

• Proven ability to plan, manage and deliver key tasks and work packages as part of a project or programme. Confident dealing with ambiguity and managing changes inscope/approach as required.
• Good analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and draw actionable insights and back own judgement.
• Detail-oriented and organized, with the capacity to manage activities and deadlines agreed with Managers.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Company:
The National Lottery Heritage Fund Salary: £35,608 to £42,049 a year

Hours:

Full-time

Location:

Edinburgh Working pattern:
Hybrid - 3 days remote Job type:
Permanent Posting date: 12 Oct 2026 Closing date: 11 Nov 2026

We are currently recruiting for a full time Grant Management Compliance and Assurance Manager on a permanent contract, based in any of the Heritage Fund’s offices in the following locations:
Birmingham, Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Nottingham (Hybrid Working).

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.