Hybrid Grants Manager

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About the role

  • Grants Manager leading grant management lifecycle for climate action initiatives. Collaborating with various teams to ensure compliance, build relationships, and monitor progress.

Responsibilities

  • Lead all aspects of the grant management lifecycle across selected portfolios
  • Serve as the key point of contact for all grants related matters for its portfolio(s), both internally and externally
  • Collaborate closely with colleagues across FILE’s Finance, Research, Impact and Learning, and Philanthropic Partnerships teams, as well as with grantee partners
  • Manage grantmaking processes across the full grant lifecycle: due diligence, proposal, approval, contracting, monitoring, evaluation and closure
  • Advise the Strategy team, and wider organisation on best practice approaches in grantmaking
  • Ensure compliance with internal policies, procedures, and financial/grant management requirements
  • Build and nurture strong, trusting and equitable relationships with partner organisations
  • Monitor grant progress, learning indicators, organisational risk and impact,
  • Lead portfolio budgeting, financial forecasting and pipeline management with the Finance team

Requirements

  • Experience in grant management, impact evaluation, financial reporting, compliance and risk management required
  • Experience in legal strategy, advocacy, climate-related programmes or global land use/energy sectors desirable
  • Experience developing or strengthening grant management policies and practices desirable
  • Communicates clearly and confidently, both in writing and verbally, with partners and internal teams across different cultures
  • Builds trusted, equitable relationships and aligns diverse stakeholders to deliver a strong partner experience while maintaining governance, compliance, and risk standards
  • Manages multiple grants and deadlines end to end, prioritising effectively and keeping processes on track through clear planning, tracking, and follow through
  • Works proactively with minimal supervision, identifies risks and opportunities early, and takes ownership to drive solutions and continuous improvement
  • Adapts easily across portfolios, shifting between portfolio leadership and surge support and adjusting priorities to meet changing needs across teams and portfolios

Benefits

  • Generous annual leave policy
  • Additional time-off work to support wellbeing
  • Private healthcare
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
  • Enhanced sick leave
  • Flexibility working remotely and also abroad
  • Matching contribution to a pension scheme

Job title

Grants Manager

Job type

Experience level

Junior

Salary

£54,000 - £64,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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