Strategic Funding Project Officer

We have an exciting opportunity for a Strategic Funding Project Officer to join our team based in Gilwell Park.

We’re Scouts and everyone’s welcome here - all genders, races and backgrounds. We give over 400,000 4-25 year olds the skills they need for school, college, university, the job interview: the skills they need for life.

Right across the UK, we’re helping young people gain skills for life and find their place in the world. We help them speak up, play their part and shine bright. Scouts is the place to be yourself and find yourself.

These are young people who are not afraid to stand up for what they believe in, to do the right thing and think of others before themselves.

At a time when communities sometimes feel divided, Scouts brings people together. We’re building stronger communities and contributing to a stronger society. All this is made possible by the generosity of our adult volunteers. Now is a challenging time for us all, but Scouts has never been more important giving young people purpose, hope and a place to belong. With the launch of Squirrels for 4-6 year olds, and opening more units in even more areas of deprivation we’re making more of a difference than ever.

The Strategic Funding Project Officer Role:

You will support the Strategic Funding team to secure £1million external funding aligning to Scoutings strategic objectives. You will work closely with Scouting colleagues the Strategic Funding Project Officer will support the team in the day to day management of the department.

Key responsibilities as our Strategic Funding Project Officer:

- Managing grant and corporate donations working with legal and finance to manage legal grant agreements, contracting, preparing invoicing and funder queries

- Managing the pipeline, updating records, creating a variety of monthly internal reports, monitoring timelines and investigating any communication queries from funders

- Work on creative briefs for Trusts, Foundation and Corporate proposals, writing copy, reviewing artwork/ copy for funder communications across different projects

- Ensure that all aspects of proposed projects are fully outlined and costed/ budgeted for accurately

- Generate increased value from our partnerships for Strategic Funders

- Research creative routes for online and social promotion and other channels

- Create and manage the timely delivery of regular newsletters

- Ensure income is appropriately invoiced, accounted for and allocated to the correct Cost Centre

What we are looking for in our Strategic Funding Project Officer:

- Able to work effectively with those within the team, the wider organisation and external stakeholders

- Recognises the benefits of empowering and collaborating with volunteers and young people

- Able to demonstrate empathy with the ability to give and receive constructive criticism

- Highly motivated to meet team targets and achieve objectives

- Excellent networking and influencing skills

- Passionate about young people developing skills for life

- Enjoys working in a creative environment that values flexibility, relationships and fun, but is willing to go the extra mile when needed

- Takes pride in creating high quality, best-in-class outputs within time-sensitive processes

What we can offer you as our Strategic Funding Project Officer:

- 25 days holiday and going up to 28 days after 2 years’ service and 32 days after 5 years’ service

- Additional holidays between Christmas & New Year

- Life Assurance

- Simply Health Scheme

- Generous Pension Scheme

- Free car parking

We are proud to be a family-friendly employer and offer…

- Up to four personal days paid leave a year

- Maternity/Paternity Leave

- Childcare Vouchers

- Flexible working hours

- Store Discount at our Scout Store + other online benefits

- Study and volunteer leave

Closing date: Monday 15th August

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to join our fantastic team! Click ‘Apply’ now!

The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.

Strictly no agencies.