The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust – Grants Officer and Grants Manager

***THIS JOB VACANCY HAS NOW CLOSED***

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust is recruiting a Grants Officer and a Grants Manager to work as part of our small team. The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust is a grant making charity, which supports the Armed Forces Covenant by funding projects which address specific priorities.

To find out more about our work, please visit our website www.covenantfund.org.uk/

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Trust, which is committed to learning from, and sharing the achievements of, its grant holders and the impact of its funding programmes.

Previous experience of grant making is required for both roles and personal knowledge or experience of the Armed Forces would be an advantage. The successful candidates will have an interest in, and commitment to, the difference that charities can make.

The successful candidates will work as part of a small team, based in the Trust’s offices not far from Victoria Station in London – but opportunities for working remotely full or part-time will be available. At this time, during the Covid-19 pandemic, the whole team is working in this way.

The Trust is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and to providing development and training opportunities.

Both posts are open to secondments and the Grants Manager post will be appointed on a fixed term contract lasting no longer than 12 months.

Salaries will be dependent on experience.

How to apply: Applications should take the form of a letter (no more than two pages of A4) providing evidence of how you meet the person specification, and a CV – both attached to an email addressed to info@covenantfund.org.uk giving the contact details for two professional referees and how you know them. Please include ‘Job Application’ and specify the role you are applying for in the subject line.

Timetable:

Deadline for initial applications is 9am Monday 27 April.

Please see attached for job description and person specification for:

Grants Officer

Grants Manager

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