Role Title: Proposals and Grants Specialist Salary: £42,205 to £43,417 Location: London-hybrid Tenure: Full time -permanent ActionAid UK is a member of the ActionAid Federation, an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty. As part of the ActionAid Federation, we work with women and girls, our partners, and dedicated staff in 43 countries to end violence and fight poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want. Are you a keen advocate of women and girls’ rights in emergencies? Are you a talented writer with a passion for storytelling, fundraising, and driving social impact? Do you thrive on crafting compelling proposals that secure critical funding for life-changing programmes? Then we'd love to hear from you ActionAid UK is looking for an ambitious Proposals and Grants Specialist to help fuel our mission of advancing women’s rights and tackling poverty worldwide. Role description here At ActionAid UK, we believe in bold, feminist, and anti-racist approaches to international development. As a key member of our Fundraising, Philanthropy, and Partnerships team, you will be instrumental in securing high-value funding (£100k) from major donors, charitable trusts, and corporate partners. Your work will directly support transformational programmes that uplift communities, challenge injustice, and create lasting change. Why This Role? This is more than just a fundraising job—it’s a chance to play a pivotal role in securing millions in vital funding for global projects. You will work closely with country programme teams, technical specialists, and senior fundraisers, crafting innovative proposals that inspire donors and fund some of the most pressing issues in international development. From economic justice to humanitarian response, your work will ensure that ActionAid UK continues to deliver high-quality, high-impact programming that reaches those who need it most. Experienced at developing proposals, you will have prepared compelling and cohesive programme materials and key communications to inspire high value donors. Skilled at presenting complex project information in a clear and engaging way, you must have a track record of developing proposals that attract significant donations from major donors, charitable trusts and foundations and/or corporates. You will have a good understanding of international development programmes including terminology and language. You will also be effective at liaising with multiple stakeholders, meeting deadlines and budgeting. In addition, you will have proven experience of setting up large grants, grant management and working closely with international team members and programmatic specialists to manage high value income. A willingness to travel is required for this role. What You’ll Be Doing • Developing high-quality proposals and reports that effectively translate complex programme information into compelling donor communications. • Managing a portfolio of restricted grants (£100k), ensuring they meet compliance and quality standards while maintaining strong relationships with donors. • Collaborating with global teams to develop project budgets, refine log frames, and strengthen the logic behind funding proposals. • Leading the grant management process, including financial oversight, reporting, and remote monitoring of global projects. • Enhancing proposal and reporting systems to improve efficiency and knowledge-sharing across ActionAid UK. • Sourcing powerful human-interest stories to bring our programme impact to life for donors and stakeholders. Please review the JD for full details Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate will be asked to participate in criminal records checks at the point of offer. Additional Information: Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging: Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging are key to our organisational culture. We are on a journey to become not only an anti-racist organisation but one that proudly celebrates the diversity of all applicants and employees. We look forward to you bringing your full self to work, proudly sharing your unique perspective and helping us to shape our combined future. We especially welcome applications from those from underrepresented/marginalised communities. AAUK is a disability Confident Committed organisation and as such any candidate that declares a disability will be shortlisted for interview if they meet the essential criteria for the role. Referencing and Safeguarding: All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include safeguarding, criminal records and terrorism finance checks. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures. ActionAid UK is committed to preventing any form of sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse (including child abuse and adult at-risk abuse) and responding robustly when these harms take place. We expect all ActionAid UK Staff and ActionAid UK Representatives to share this commitment. We will not tolerate our Staff or other representatives carrying out any form of sexual harassment, exploitation or abuse towards anyone we come into contact with through our work. Working practices: ActionAid is committed to supporting flexible working. If you would like to discuss flexible working options, including the possibility of a job share for this role, there will be space to do so during the interview process. ActionAid UK has a hybrid working policy for many of our roles. The requirement will vary from team to team and the responsibilities of individual roles. As a minimum, all colleagues are expected to attend the office 2 days per week, plus additional time for induction, training, and “Company Connection days.” Some roles may require in- office attendance on all days and if so, these will clearly be marked as in-office roles. We encourage you to discuss hybrid working expectations at interview. Recruitment Processes: Please note that ActionAid UK may review, shortlist and interview candidates prior to the closing date so we encourage all candidates to apply as soon as possible. If we receive a very high response, we may close the vacancy early and will not accept further submissions.