Programmes Assistant (Grants)

Groundwork London is a leading social and environmental regeneration organisation working with people living in London’s most vulnerable places. We work to empower, enable and enhance communities.

Groundwork coordinates and administers a number of grant schemes across a variety of environmental and regeneration themes, including TfL Walking & Cycling Grants London GLA Grow Back Greener and MOPAC Shared Endeavour.

The Programmes Assistant will support the Programme Officers, Senior Programmes Officers and Manager in the delivery of the Trusts’ grants programmes. The role will focus on grant application processing, project monitoring and report generation; therefore excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential. The post holder will be the key contact for all grant schemes managed by Groundwork, responding to queries from both prospective grant applicants and funded groups.

Groundwork is seeking an individual with an awareness or interest in the urban environment, community development or environmental issues.

The post holder will have proven organisational and coordination skills and be able to utilise strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and databases to maintain complex administrative and monitoring systems with high degrees of accuracy. The post holder will be a self-starter with the ability to plan and prioritise their own workload.

Interview date:   w/c 20 September, 2021 (via Teams or Zoom)