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Grants Officer

Apply by: 16th February 2025

Salary: £28,000 (full time)

Hours: Full-time at 35 hours per week (part-time/job-share will be considered)

The Role

OCF is seeking a Grants Officer for the effective delivery of grants to charities and community organisations in Oxfordshire. Through the distribution of grants and donations, we support groups working tirelessly alongside communities experiencing disadvantage and hardship to build resilience and create opportunities for growth.

The Grants Officer is a key role supporting our grant-making systems, grants strategy and growth plans. We run grants rounds throughout the year to channel funds to the voluntary sector in Oxfordshire. In addition, we support OCF fundholders to disburse donations effectively and reliably to local organisations. You will be helping with the promotion of our grants rounds, processing grant applications received from charitable organisations, responding to enquiries from applicant organisations, completing grants assessments, tracking and reviewing monitoring and creating reports. Training will be provided.

The candidate

You are a passionate advocate for the great work done by grassroots community groups and charities. You likely have insight into their work having been a volunteer, trustee or staff member, and/or having benefited from the work they do. You know it’s not easy applying for funds, and you’re excited about helping every group to have a fair opportunity by ensuring OCF is inclusive and accessible.

You enjoy interacting with people both in person and virtually, getting to understand the work they do. You are also a details person, committed to careful record-keeping and task-management to ensure that OCF provides an excellent level of service to groups. You are a proactive problem-solver and a team player who enjoys being part of a small organisation and getting things done together.

How to apply

For full details of the role and the application process please take a look at the detailed job description.

If you have any queries about the role please contact claire.hughes@oxfordshire.org

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OCF’s staff and trustees work collaboratively, pooling knowledge and insights to reach our goal of being a gold-standard grant-maker. Our volunteer trustees meet around 12 times a year which includes quarterly board meetings and ad hoc strategy meetings, and sub-committees covering Finance, Philanthropy and Grant-making. To find out more contact OCF’s Chief Executive Zoe Sprigings for an informal chat.

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