Job Ref: 213712044

Date: 2021-05-10 11:12:03

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Awards Officer (part time circa 30hrs per week)

What you’ll be doing

This is a great opportunity for someone to really engage with our applicants and represent our small charity foundation.

Based from our Beaconsfield office (shared by the Shanly Group of companies) this is a stand alone role so will suit someone who is highly motivated and driven by making a difference to local good causes.

You will have overall responsibility for managing the award applications to the Shanly Foundation, this will include:

* engaging and communicating with applicants throughout each stage of the award process

* full investigation into each application, including conducting telephone interviews to ask the relevant questions to gain information and establish the solvency of applicants where appropriate through review of financial records

* maintain records for all applications with use of the Benefactor system

* presentation of proposals to the Board of Trustees at monthly meetings, providing a full justification, distilling key issues and information. This will involve preparation of relevant document for the Board meetings and minuting actions.

* work with external auditors to provide required information and documentation for the annual audit

* in conjunction with the marketing team produce content for the foundation’s website and social media channels

* attendance to some charity events and launches on behalf of the Foundation

* liaise with the finance team to arrange payment of donations

* keeping abreast of requirements with the Charity Commission and ensuring these are met.

Skills and experience

* good level of financial awareness, with confidence in assessing accounts

* highly organised self-starter able to work on their own initiative

* previous experience in the charity sector would be an advantage, or the desire to learn about this sector

* administration, accounting and/or commercial experience

* working knowledge of GDPR legislation

* adept communicator, who can positively represent the Foundation.

This role does require a degree of flexibility with working hours (let us know what your preference is).

Due to the nature of this post the successful candidate will currently hold a valid DBS certificate or will be required to undertake a DBS criminal records check.

About us

Shanly Foundation primarily supports good causes predominately within Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Hertfordshire, Oxfordshire and parts of Surrey, Kent and Hampshire.

Since 1969 Shanly Group and Shanly Foundation have contributed in excess of £23 million to those in need of a helping hand from youth clubs, schools and woodland projects to centres for adults with physical and learning disabilities

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