Duration:      Permanent

Salary:            £43,000 per annum

Hours:             35 hours per week. Other flexible arrangements will be considered

Disclosure Level: Basic This role involves no direct or indirect work with children

Reports to:    Senior Grants Manager  

At the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK), we pull together to achieve the best possible results for children in danger around the world.  We believe in an inclusive workplace and in the power of fulfilled colleagues who share the same values and goals, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for children. 

Our work is guided by the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which recognise the universality of children’s rights.

ABOUT THE TEAM

This post sits in the Grants Management team within Partnership and Programme Intelligence (PPI), part of the Partnerships and Philanthropy Directorate. PPI supports UNICEF UK’s work around partnerships, be these resource mobilisation, advocacy or communications based, with individuals, institutions or organisations. This intelligence ranges from prospect research and risk screening through to locating appropriate programme priorities, strategic writing and grant management.

The purpose of the Grants Management team is to ensure the efficient and effective management of UNICEF UK’s international programme grants from proposal development to grant closure, in order to achieve the grant’s intended outcomes, align with UNICEF’s programme priorities, and enable excellent donor stewardship.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This post will support the Senior Grants Manager in the accurate and efficient management of grants and transfer of funds raised by UNICEF UK to the appropriate UNICEF international programmes. This role specifically supports UNICEF UK high value fundraising teams by taking responsibility for the grant management attached to high value donors, enabling front facing fundraisers to focus on external, proactive income generation. 

What we will expect you to achieve

High value teams grant management: 

·       Proactively identify programme funding opportunities for new and existing high value donors within existing UNICEF UK grants. 

·       Support with the production of donor proposals, including the preparation of donor friendly budgets, working with UNICEF UK Programme Specialists, UNICEF UK Strategic Writing Team, and UNICEF programmes to gather appropriate information for high value fundraisers.  

• Support the contracting process ensuring compliance with UNICEF rules and regulations and reviewing timelines and reporting commitments.

·       -Support the processing of income, including working with UNICEF UK’s Supporter Relationship Management database, processing donations, and tracking income received.  

·       Support the transfer of income to UNICEF programmes, ensuring funds are allocated in compliance with donor restrictions and reporting requirements. 

·       Track the receipt and utilisation of funds by UNICEF programmes, monitoring progress within grants, analysing reports against proposals and milestones.  Identify potential challenges early and, in consultation with fundraisers and the UNICEF UK international programmes engagement team, suggest mitigations. 

·       Coordinate, organise and influence within UNICEF UK to ensure that reporting deadlines and requirements are met, that impact against investment and grants are communicated, and that donors are regularly updated with effective communications on programme progress.  Proactively suggest UNICEF resources that may assist with donor stewardship.  

·       Support the preparation of donor reports including briefing internal service teams. Support colleagues to understand financial and narrative reports issued by UNICEF Country Offices.   

UNICEF UK cross organisational grant management  

·       Support the Senior Grants Manager in developing cross organisational, sustainable, embedded and best practice systems and processes to enable efficient and effective grants management.  

·       Contribute towards the accuracy and efficiency of the existing UNICEF UK grants tracking tools and the new grants management database.  

·       Support the Senior Grants Manager in the transfer of funds from across UNICEFUK to UNICEF global programmes, the assembling of internal risk reports, and the trouble shooting of problems and challenges in the transfer of UNICEFUK monies. 

·       Demonstrate and model a commitment to our shared values, behaviours and inclusive practices (known as The Unicef Way) in all aspects of your work.