Executive Officer
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Job Location:
Birmingham - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
22 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Our Midlands team has a new opportunity for an Executive Officer. You will be responsible for supporting effective grant-making across the region helping us to distribute over 60m to good causes throughout the area.
As an Executive Officer youll be part of a driven and passionate team led by a Senior Head of Regional Funding. Within the team there is 1 Senior Grant Making Manager 8 Funding Managers and 26 Funding Officers.
Reporting to the Senior Head of Regional Funding you will work on a hybrid basis working both remotely and spending some of your time in the Birmingham office (located near Five Ways). There will also be some occasional travel to other locations across the region throughout the year.
Organising will be at the heart of your role and you will be in regular contact with the team across the region. The key duties of the role include:
- Supporting the Senior Head of Regional Funding Senior Grant Making Manager Funding Managers and their teams.
- Administration of our grant-making database using Salesforce.
- Diary management for the Senior Head of Regional Funding and Senior Grant Making Manager.
- Organising supporting and minuting a range of regular online and face-to-face meetings.
- Responding to customer enquiries made to the region.
- Supporting teams with stakeholder engagement.
- General administrative and facilities support.
Interview Details:
- Date: 7th & 8th January
- Format: In-Person
- Location: Hybrid flexible working Birmingham based with an expectation to be in the office around 1 day every 2 weeks.
We will be hosting a briefing session about the role on: Wednesday 3rd December 2025 13:00 13:45 pm. To register or ask any questions about the recruitment process please email: emailprotected
How to apply:
Upload your CV in word format and write a supporting statement (1000 words) with the following criteria we will use this to score your application.
Essential:
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail with the ability to plan and proactively manage competing demands.
- Excellent customer service skills with experience of working in a customer-facing role.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work with senior stakeholders.
- Ability to work within a team but to also work independently using your own initiative.
- Good IT skills (including Microsoft Office) with an ability to work across a variety of systems and platforms interpreting financial information arranging meetings and booking travel.
- Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and sensitivity.
- Previous voluntary or work experience in the charitable sector.
- Diary management experience
Equity Diversity and Inclusion
Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone therefore we are committed to equity diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.
We also believe our people should represent the communities organisations and individuals we work with. Thats why The National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions people who are LGBTQ and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds as well as people of all ages.
As a Disability Confident Employer we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments if needed throughout the recruitment process and during employment. (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition).
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Key Skills
- Databases
- Intelligence Targeting
- Computer Skills
- Intelligence Experience
- Military Experience
- QuickBooks
- Law Enforcement
- Constant Contact
- Security
- Event Marketing
- Economic Development
- Writing Skills
About Company
The National Lottery Community Fund gives grants to organisations in the UK to help improve their communities. The money awarded comes from the UK National Lottery.
