About Lewisham Local
About the role
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- Term: Full time, three years fixed term contract
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- Hours: 35 hours per week
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- Salary: £27,540 + 6% employer pension
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- Reporting to: Lewisham Giving Development Manager
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- Location: Unit C, Place/Ladywell, 216 Lewisham High Street, SE13 6AY hybrid working with minimum 2 days in-office and other locations as required
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- Holidays: 25 days per year + bank holidays and 2 annual volunteering days
Join the Lewisham Local team to become our new Grant Coordinator.
Lewisham Local connects the community to give, share and work together to create happier and healthier communities. We are growing and want to engage local people to give their time, money and skills to make a difference in Lewisham.
You will be supporting the Lewisham Giving Development Manager and Food Programme Manager to administer Lewisham Local’s small grants programmes. Coordinating the development of Participatory Grant Making to support Lewisham Local’s small grants programmes by engaging local residents and groups with lived experience, developing training and supporting residents in the grant assessment process.
You will develop strong and effective relationships with local charities and groups to contribute towards Lewisham Local’s giving projects, primarily the Lewisham Local Card and Small Grants Programme, The Lewisham Community Lottery, and the Lewisham Exchange whilst promoting the organisation’s wider projects.
A confident communicator, you will be able to articulate a compelling vision for local giving that engages local people and partners across the public, business and charitable sectors.
If you would like more information on the role or visit us to see how we function, please get in touch with Gülen Petty, Chief Executive on gulen@lewishamlocal.com
About the recruitment
We are committed to our staff team reflecting the diversity of the communities we serve and strongly welcome applications from minority communities.
Shortlisted candidates who outline their skills and experience in their application that matches the essential criteria will be interviewed.
Two references from the previous and current employer will be taken up for the successful candidate, and where necessary employers may be contacted to gather further information. We are committed to the safeguarding of vulnerable adults and children, where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Job Description & Person Specification
Local Grants and Giving Co-ordinator – Job DescriptionDownloadTimeline
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- Midnight, Sunday 25th August 2024 – Application Deadline
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- Wednesday 4th September 2024 – Interviews in person at Lewisham Local’s office
How to apply
Please submit the following by 25th August 2024:
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- Your CV detailing your work experience and education
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- No more than 2-page covering letter detailing how you meet the Essential & Desirable Criteria in the person specificatio