Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Cheshire, is currently looking to recruit a Business Grant Officer for an initial 3 month contract on a rate of £15.17/hour PAYE, and £15.56/hour PAYE Post 12 weeks. This role will be Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

 

Responsibilities:

 

– Undertake assessments of grant applications and recording of grant decisions on the grant monitoring log.

– Ensure that grant applications are verified and assessed in an efficient and compliant manner.

– Ensure that verification checks are made and that grant decisions comply with the grant scheme policy. Ensure all evidence for grant decisions are recorded properly for compliance and audit purposes

– Liaise with other Organisation services to ensure that pre-payment verification checks are made, and payments are made to successful applicants.

– Support the Grant Team Leader with the recording and reporting on key metrics such as number of grant applications received, assessed, awarded and paid.

– Support the Grant Team Leader to ensure that decisions on grant awards or unsuccessful applications are sent out to applicants

– Support the Grant Team Leader to ensure appeals against grant decisions are dealt with efficiently and effectively

– Support the Grant Team Leader to ensure that enquiries from grant applicants, members and MPs are dealt with efficiently

– Assist in the identification of issues, dependencies and risks across the teams’ services and initiatives and ensure timely escalation via the Business & Growth Manager

 

Essential Skills:

 

– Degree level qualification in a finance, IT, business management or another relevant field, or an equivalent level of experience/knowledge GCSE or equivalent in maths, English and IT

– Some experience of processing financial information and managing data.

– Project quality assurance and compliance

– Experience of using Excel and Sharepoint

– Good knowledge and technical capability of using Sharepoint and Excel to manage and analyse data

– Awareness and understanding of financial processes and procedures

– Data collection, collation and analysis principles and processes

– Some commercial acumen

– Keen interest in collaborative working

– Developed written and verbal communication skills – able to convey complex, including financial information, to a wide a range of individuals in a clear and concise manner

– Proficient in use of MS Office, particularly Sharepoint, Word and Excel

– High levels of literacy and numeracy – including ability to produce and present financial and performance metrics information

– Developed interpersonal skills – able to develop effective working relationships with a wide range of individuals from a variety of organisations/professions Strong organisational and planning skills

– Developed advisory, guiding, negotiation and persuasive skills Able to effectively and appropriately utilise social media to deliver and drive engagement

– Tact and empathy – e.g. to Application Form References Interview understand organisation and residents needs etc.

– Fact finding, research, and analytical skills

– Able to organise own workload, working within defined procedures, to meet deadlines

– Flexible and adaptable approach to work

– The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post

– Willingness and ability to travel throughout the borough

 

Desirable Skills:

– Extended relevant practical work experience

– Administering complex grant programme(s)

– Knowledge of grant schemes

– Technical knowledge of data systems

 

If you would like to hear more about this opportunity, please get in touch.

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