Blue Light Card Foundation. The Role and the Team Blue Light Card Foundation is seeking a detail-oriented and organised Grants Officer on a part-time basis for 20 hours per week. This role will play a key part in supporting the Foundation’s grant-making processes, ensuring funding is distributed effectively and making a real impact on the Blue Light community. As Grants Officer, you’ll play a key role in supporting the Foundation’s grant-making processes, ensuring funding is distributed effectively and making a real impact on the Blue Light community. You’ll be responsible for managing applications, monitoring grants, and ensuring compliance, working closely with colleagues across the organisation to drive positive outcomes. The Blue Light Card Foundation gives a lifeline to those who give so much to keep us safe and healthy. We fund and deliver mental health and wellbeing support for the issues we know the community needs help with most – because as former police officers, military professionals and more, we've been on or supported the frontline. We understand. What You’ll Do Assess grant funding applications using assessment frameworks and due diligence processes Monitor, manage, and evaluate grant delivery by reviewing reports, data, and assessing impact and performance Use Salesforce to track and manage grants effectively Support applicants, guiding them through the application process Assist the Finance team in processing grant payments Build and maintain relationships with funded organisations, and collaborate with the Marketing team to share impact stories Prepare reports and present findings to the Board Coordinate grants panels, trustee meetings, and ensure compliance with funding criteria What You’ll Bring Strong understanding of the charity sector, particularly initiatives focused on alleviating mental health and wellbeing issues Experience of managing grant administration, including due diligence and financial understanding Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation frameworks, including the ability to analyse data, measure impact, and report on outcomes Proficient in Microsoft Office and CRM systems, ideally with Salesforce Excellent organisational and time management skills Experience in meeting coordination, diary management, and stakeholder presentations Our Culture The Blue Light community goes above and beyond for us every day, sometimes putting their own health and wellbeing in jeopardy to do so. We understand the toll this can take. The people that put us first can’t always put themselves first. They deserve a safe space, and support when they need it. The Blue Light Card Foundation exists to empower all those who work, volunteer, or have worked, in our community. We give life-enhancing local and national projects the backing they need, through grants, to support the wellbeing of this incredible community. By being there for the Blue Light community and providing moments of reflection and connection, they can continue to be there for us. We seek to recruit people with a combination of talent, skills and potential and promote equality for all. We welcome applications from a wide range of candidates and select people for interview based on their skills, qualifications, experience and commitment to the values of Blue Light Card Foundation. What We Offer Hybrid working and flexible hours Free onsite parking 25 days plus public holidays, buy and sell and an additional day off for your birthday Great social events e.g., Christmas party, family fun day, summer party, sports matches Relaxed dress code and modern office space (games area, chill-out areas, book club, free coffee/tea/soft drinks/snacks) Onsite gym (including access to free HIIT & stretch classes) Learning and development opportunities Group auto-enrolment pension plan Enhanced maternity, paternity, sick pay Company funded private medical insurance Healthcare cashback plan Employee assistance programme (including mental health support) LI-Hybrid