Charity Grants Officer

Are you an organised individual with experience of and an interest in managing a charity’s grant making to deliver maximum benefit to beneficiaries?

We have created a new post to implement and improve our charitable expenditure processes and are looking for the right person to help shape the role and ensure we deliver on our promise to donors to do more for sick kids and improve the health of women and babies supported by our two charities.

An active grant maker, Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity delivers projects that push boundaries and improve excellence in research, treatment and patient experience.  And with assets of £10million and an income that has grown significantly in recent years, we have bold plans for the future.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• An aptitude for understanding and working with financial information
• Experience of using databases and excellent IT skills
• Proven ability to plan, organise and prioritise your own work

The Charity is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Successful candidates will have access to vulnerable beneficiaries and will therefore require an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

If you think you have the qualities we are looking for and the desire to contribute, please download the Job Description and Person Specification and then send us a cv and covering letter explaining how you meet the criteria for the role and making clear why you would like to be considered for it.

Applications should be sent by email to charity@bch.org.uk or posted to Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity, CONFIDENTIAL application, 102 Colmore Row, Birmingham, B3 3AG.

For an informal discussion or further information about the role, please contact Stuart Reynolds on 0300 323 1100.

The closing date for return of applications is 17 August 2017. Interviews will be held in Birmingham during week commencing 4 September 2017.