Job Description

Job Overview

Directed by the Head of Business Development and Communications, this role will contribute to building upon the Groundwork North Wales group's strong track record of developing high quality, innovative funding applications that are well-written, persuasive and compelling to secure grant funding. Research appropriate grants and funding for both project work and longer-term growth in line with the organisation's strategy and maintain an up to date and accurate bid register detailing bids under development, upcoming opportunities and applications submitted. Support with identifying tendering opportunities and preparing responses. Support with the production of written materials for external communications.

Duties

Directed by the Head of Business Development and Communications, work with managers to produce well-written, high quality, innovative funding applications that are persuasive and compelling, to secure grant funding in line with the organisational priorities and business plans, with a focus on applications of sub-50k.

Ensure effective management of the application process, taking responsibility and ownership for assigned applications to meet the necessary deadlines.

Work on own initiative to gather the required information and supporting documents for applications, liaising with others across the organisation as needed.

Be aware of and proactively seek appropriate grant-funding and tendering opportunities for the group, ensuring that all opportunities are recorded, summarised for, and disseminated to managers, and followed up and acted upon.

Support tender response process through completion of routine information and supporting narrative where appropriate and supporting with submission as directed.

Maintain an active and comprehensive bid register detailing the status of all funding and business development opportunities across the organisation.

Ensure that copies of all submitted bids, costings and relevant supporting documentation are saved on file.

Support with writing internal business development reports.

Support with maintaining good relationships with funders through timely and appropriate communication.

Contribute to business development meetings and support with preparing information materials beforehand.

Support with gathering evidence of need for funding applications and evidence of impact achieved by funded projects.

Attend relevant funder information sessions and networking events.

Support the development of the organisation's reputation through actively seeking and drafting applications for awards that can showcase the organisation as a whole, as well as its activities, staff and volunteers.

Support with drafting content for press releases and the GWNW and GWUK websites following successful funding applications.

Support with noting funder acknowledgement requirements upon award of grants, and ensuring correct funder acknowledgement is used on promotional materials for funded projects.

Support with gathering stories and content for the organisation's annual impact report.

Contribute to maintaining an up-to-date library of statistics, internal and external reports, case studies, survey results and published evidence materials to support the need for our areas of work across the Group.

Ensure compliance with the organisation's Health & Safety Policy and other established policies and procedures.

Any other reasonable duties as may be requested by your line manager.

This list is not an exhaustive list of duties as the role may change from time to time to meet the requirements and objectives of the team.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 28,500.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension On-site parking
Work Location: In person