Are you an experienced External Funding Coordinator looking for your next step to expand and share your knowledge? We are looking for an experienced External Funding Coordinator. As a support colleague you’ll go into the Local Government Pensions scheme, get a generous holiday allowance of 33 days that does not include Bank Holidays (you’ll even get a couple of extra days at Christmas for efficiency days). Here’s some other really great benefit’s too, i.e. Costa Coffee on site, Free on site Gym at Beaufort Road, onsite bakery products at Tameside One, dining experience at The Restaurant at Tameside One, retail discounts, cycle to work, simply health cash plan and a saving club via Manchester Credit Union. Here’s the standard bit: You will be responsible for sourcing, writing and supporting externally funded projects in order to meet delivery targets as agreed by the Executive team and directed by the relevant Project Sponsor(s). You will be responsible for collecting and collating project monitoring and audit evidence in respect of funding claims, liaising closely with colleagues in Curriculum, MIS and Finance. What you’ll need: - Enthusiasm, resilient and highly motivated with Literacy and Numeracy to at least Level 3. You’ll bring knowledge sourcing, writing and securing bids/tenders in line with College priorities. Report on current projects, including progress against deliverables, risk management, barriers to completion and opportunities to maximise delivery of the project. Please see the JD and PS for further information. About us: Tameside College has an excellent reputation and this is a real opportunity for you to make a difference in people’s lives. We’re based in Ashton-Under-Lyne Greater Manchester in a diverse and vibrant further education college that offers a wide range of course including A level and advanced level vocational study programmes, Apprenticeships and adult courses up to degree Level. We aim to give all our students an exceptional experience. We believe in excellence and we back that up with high expectations, a superb working environment (as part of the Vision Tameside £100 million accommodation strategy) and outstanding teaching. We also believe that attending college is about more than achieving a qualification, important though that is. This is why we aim to give learners every opportunity to develop their full potential in a supportive and friendly environment. Subject to volume of applications, we may decide to close the vacancy early. Come join us on our journey to outstanding Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the service of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only. Any CV’s forwarded for this vacancy will be treated as a gift and not subject to your terms and conditions.