Vacancy Alert! Grants Development Officer – Support for Boarding
An exciting opportunity to join the team and help us deliver our Support for Boarding programme.
Grants Development Officer – Support for Boarding
- Temporary Maternity cover until 30 September 2025
- 17.5 hours per week (0.5)
- Flexible – opportunity for remote, hybrid or office based
- £17,636 – £18,564 per annum depending on skills and experience (pro rata to a full-time salary of £35,272 – £37,128)
This role is to provide maternity cover for our Support for Boarding programme. You will be the key point of contact for schools, families and young people supported by us, working within a larger Grants team. We are not accepting new applications from August 2024, so you will lead the annual renewals process to confirm bursary grants for current students, manage grant payments, oversee the programme budget and contribute to deeper thinking about the programme as we develop it further.
Why work for us?
Buttle UK is a charity dedicated to helping children and young people in the UK who have experienced crisis, are living in financial hardship and are dealing with multiple challenging social issues. We provide support designed to improve emotional, educational and social outcomes through our Chances for Children grants and, for some children whose home environment is particularly disruptive and chaotic, grants which allow them to go to boarding school. By working with us you are helping to change children’s lives. Our Grants Team has a reputation for friendliness, efficiency and effectiveness and are always striving to do better. We are a small and enthusiastic team achieving amazing things.
For the full job description and person specification, please download the candidate pack below.
What we can offer you
- Generous annual leave entitlement – 28 days plus bank holidays (pro rata) – additional leave offered for length of service
- Flexible working conditions
- Employer contribution to pension scheme of 7%
- Life assurance scheme
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Employee Assistance Programme with BUPA
- Enhanced Sick Pay
- Trained mental health first aiders
- Paid volunteering days
- Promoting diversity and inclusion in the office
- Career growth and development opportunities through our commitment to learning
Application Instructions
If you wish to apply for the position of Grants Development Officer, please download and complete the below application form by 10am on Monday 9th September 2024. Applications received after the closing date cannot be considered. Please return your form to Recruitment@buttleuk.org
Please note, should we receive a large amount of applications for this vacancy, we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised closing date.
