Business Grant Officer
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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