We're looking for a Grants and Community Officer  as a key member of the Foundation team who will be responsible for managing a portfolio of grants, including some of the Foundation’s multi-year funds. The Grants and Community Officer will also be responsible for establishing and maintaining strong relationships with our charity partners and supporting the delivery of our Funder Plus suite of support.

What you will be doing 

Grants Assessment, Management and Administration

- Manage a diverse portfolio of local, national and international grants and partnerships. These may include:

• The Health and Wellbeing Fund (multi-year grants to support the mental health and wellbeing of people in Merton and Wandsworth)
• The Wimbledon Foundation Community Fund (grants to meet social needs of people in Merton and Wandsworth tackling social needs and disadvantage)
• The Wimbledon Foundation Community Fund Plus (multi-year, core cost grants to support key charitable organisations in Merton and Wandsworth)

- Manage and administer some of the Foundation’s grants programmes which will include:

• Developing and opening grants programmes
• Promoting the grants programmes and supporting charities to apply
• Conducting due diligence on applicant organisations
• Assessing applications and preparing panel papers which include a clear recommendation relating to funding decisions
• Running panel meetings
• Administering the grants awards
• Supporting grantees throughout the grants period
• Reviewing monitoring at the end of grants period.

- Produce high quality monitoring and impact reports and papers for a range of audiences

- Develop and implement a range of grants schemes as required to support the growth of the Foundation.

Grant Processes

- Support with the development and implementation of new grant processes including:

• Creating and improving monitoring forms and procedures
• The continuing development of the Foundation's monitoring and evaluation processes
• Ongoing review of the Foundation’s grant making practices

-  Ensure the smooth running and maintenance of the Salesforce grant management system

-  Liaising with our grant management partner, the London Community Foundation, on the administration of grant funds

Charity and Community Engagement

- Manage 'in kind' support for grantees which includes workshops, hosted events and visits to the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), as part of the Foundation’s supportive funder approach

- Build a local network of charitable groups and relevant stakeholders

- Act as an external representative of the Foundation including delivering presentations, project visits, stakeholder meetings and attending key local events. This will require occasional travel, evening and weekend working

- Raise the profile of the Wimbledon Foundation as the charity of the All England Club and The Championships with local charities, residents and other stakeholders

Other

- Share and maintain knowledge about the external funding environment and best practice in the voluntary sector, including Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Safeguarding

- Support Foundation activities with AELTC Members and staff

- Respond to external requests and queries

- Deputise for the Grants and Community Manager as appropriate

- Any other duties within the scope of the post as may be required by the Grants and Community Manager.

What part your role will play in The Championships

• Represent the Foundation at The Championships, delivering Foundation based activities on site, providing front-facing information about the Foundation and running engagement activities. Longer days and shifts will be required, including working at the weekends
• Support the management of our ticket allocation, including supporting ticket acceptance procedures, handling queries, greeting charity guests and coordinating onsite tours
• Support any other Championships/Foundation related activations, e.g. charity presence in The Queue, ticket resale, requests for information, charity visits or back office tasks

About You

• Experience with grant making, including a track record of administering grants
• An interest and enthusiasm for the Foundation’s work, goals and values
• Adept at building and maintaining effective working relationships with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders including voluntary sector organisations
• Professional and diplomatic with excellent interpersonal skills
• An effective communicator, articulate and an engaging presenter with excellent written communication skills confident in both community and corporate environments
• A self-starter, able to work within a small and focused team, often with minimal supervision, taking the initiative to bring fresh ideas and solving problems
• Confident, resourceful and pro-active with a flexible approach to work
• A multi-tasker, prioritising to meet deadlines and changing requirements
• Strong organisational and planning skills with attention to detail
• Highly numerate with the ability to analyse complex information and figures
• A fair and objective decision maker
• Passionate about the voluntary sector
• Experience with grant management databases, in particular Salesforce, Form Assembly and Microsoft Office Suite to intermediate level
• Experience of developing new programmes and reviewing and updating processes
• Knowledge of monitoring reporting processes
• Ability to facilitate workshops and events
• Familiar with non-executive/trustee board or similar governance structure
• A good understanding of charitable financial reporting
• Experienced in multi-year, core funding approaches

Additional Information

• The role will require full DBS clearance the results of which must be satisfactory to the Company.
• The role-holder must be prepared to work occasional evenings or weekend days to meet ad hoc requirements of the role.
• Please note, additional hours/days will be required before and during The Championships.

About Us

The Wimbledon Foundation is the charity of the AELTC and The Championships. It uses the collective strength of The All England Club and The Championships to make a positive difference to people’s lives. The Foundation champions opportunity for all and focuses on:

• Locally strengthening and supporting our diverse communities
• Nationally using the power of sport to inspire young people
• Internationally building healthy communities and responding in times of need

The Foundation works in partnership to deliver programmes, provide grants and financial support and donate resources such as physical gifts. The Foundation continues to grow and last year awarded over £3.3m in grants and donations to more than 100 charitable organisations. The successful candidate will be joining a small team of eight including the Head of Foundation, Grants and Community Manager, a Grants and Community Officer, a Partnerships Manager, two Communications and Events Leads and an Engagement and Projects Officer.

The All England Lawn Tennis Club (Championships) Limited (AELTC) organises and stages The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships, widely regarded as the world’s premier tennis tournament and are home to one of the world’s most prestigious tennis clubs. Our business has grown in recent years and we expect that success to continue. We have plans to further improve our facilities and invest in our people in future years. Our success is important to us and we are guided by our key values of Heritage, Integrity, Respect and Excellence.