Grants Associate | Remote

Grants Associate, Global Greengrants Fund UK

Application Closing Date: October 22nd, 2023 at 23:00 GMT

Location: Flexible within UK (with the right to work in the UK a must).

Term: full time - 35 hours a week 

Organisation: Global Greengrants Fund UK

Salary: Salaries at Global Greengrants Fund UK (GGF UK) are dependent on applicable salary scales, internal pay policies including equity considerations and budget. Due to the ways in which salary negotiations perpetuate existing structural inequities, GGF UK has moved away from salary negotiation processes for any candidate. We will make our best offer, and it will be the same regardless of the candidate. The salary range for this position for someone in the UK is c.£45,000 per annum.

Benefits: We are in the process of improving our benefits package, to include 10% pension contribution, remote and flexible work arrangements, generous family and sick leave, employee assistance programme, health and life insurances, and annual leave of 28 days plus all UK bank holidays.

About Global Greengrants Fund:

Global Greengrants Fund (GGF) supports grassroots activists and civil society organisations around the world working to address environmental and social justice in over 160 countries.  GGF applies a participatory and decentralised model in making grants to grassroots groups through regional and thematic boards of advisors, global partner networks and independent funds, to support grassroots environmental and social justice action. Global Greengrants Fund believes solutions to environmental harm and social injustice come from people whose lives are most impacted. Every day, our global network of people on the frontlines and donors comes together to support communities to protect their ways of life and our planet. Because when local people have a say in the health of their food, water, and resources, they are forces for change.

Global Greengrants Fund comprises two organisations located in the USA, Global Greengrants Fund Inc (established in 1993), and Global Greengrants Fund UK (established in 2012). The two organisations work closely together with a shared grantmaking programme and strategic collaboration at the senior leadership level. GGF UK consists of nine staff members working on fundraising and influencing philanthropy; finance; communications; and operations, with all of these functions operating autonomously but in close collaboration with their US counterpart functions.

In 2023, Global Greengrants Fund is amid a strategic journey in which we collectively centre our values, including diversity, equity and inclusion, and organisational care in our work, and to rediscover our identity and potential after 30 years of work. We have experienced tremendous growth over the past two years and we are thoughtfully, yet rapidly, growing our annual grantmaking, our philanthropic advocacy, and our global partnerships and collaborations to new levels. This includes creating a globally networked learning organisation and transforming our organisational culture to be more collaborative and self-steering – we call this our transformational journey. The Grants Associate needs to understand the challenges and opportunities that come with these transformations and is able to remain flexible, steady, and adaptable.   

The role

Global Greengrants Fund UK is looking to hire an energetic and passionate individual who will play a key role in collaborating across teams and our network to carry out GGF’s grantmaking. They work to get funding to grantee groups quickly, while administering and maintaining the processes that ensure that grantmaking is legally compliant, efficient, and timely. They will be assigned specific regional and thematic Advisory Boards, and will oversee the processing, administration, and due diligence of grants, the tracking of budgets and restrictions, and communication with coordinators, administrators, advisors, and grantees.  They are responsible for accurately recording and tracking grant information, grantee data, and grant reports, as well as analysing that data, identifying trends, providing research, and sharing information with other Greengrants staff.

This will be a cross-functioning role, working within the global Grants Management Team while also reporting to and supporting Global Greengrants UK’s compliance, financial, and operational needs. While this position will be located in the UK and part of the GGF UK organisation, they will also be joining a Grants Management function currently staffed by 6 members located in North America. Specifically, they will work collaboratively with the Grants Management team to review and strengthen the global due diligence processes to meet UK needs under Charity Commission and HMRC regulations in the UK. They will also work to streamline and improve coordination between the Grants Management function and the UK finance, fundraising, and operational teams.

In the present accountability structures the Grants Associate, GGF UK is line managed by the Director of Finance and Operations, GGF UK while building and working in more self-organised and collaborative ways.

The candidate profile.

The successful applicant will have significant relevant experience in a similar role in a charitable , environmental, development, social justice, feminist, gender, human rights organisations, and/or grant-making organisation. They demonstrate knowledge and experience in charity/nonprofit grant accounting/financial issues and analysis and are informed and knowledgeable of UK regulations under the Charity Commission and HMRC for international grantmaking. They demonstrate excellent administrative and organisational skills, and the ability to ensure accuracy of work and demonstrate precise attention to detail. They will have skills to give, receive and work with feedback constructively. They also thrive in a virtual environment, motivated to take on challenges and collaboratively find innovative and creative solutions.   Multiple language skills (French, Spanish, Hindi or Arabic) would be ideal, while English fluency is a must.

The right candidate will understand GGF’s core values and be committed to the guiding principles and mission of GGF and ensure they uphold them in the way they take up the responsibilities of the role.

How to apply:

Please submit in English, a current CV, along with a cover letter explaining how why you want to work for Global Greengrants Fund and how you meet the requirements of the role. Please include “Grants Associate, GGF UK'' in the subject line of the email and submit to careers@globalgreengrants.org.uk by October 22nd, 2023 at 23:00 GMT. Please see the detailed Job Description by clicking here. If you’re intrigued by this position, but feel like you don’t fit the profile precisely, please still do apply. You can ask questions or seek further information to feel able to apply by writing to careers@globalgreengrants.org.uk.

We thank all those who apply, but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. To learn more about Global Greengrants Fund, please visit our website at https://www.greengrants.org/

Women; trans, non-binary and intersex persons; persons with disabilities and other candidates from historically oppressed groups, of all ages, are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

Global Greengrants Fund is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Global Greengrants Fund are based on organisational needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, colour, religion, or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, health, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression.