Job summary
London Borough of Harrow has an exciting new opportunity for an External Funding Officer to join our Public Health Team.
The post holder will support London Borough of Harrow and the wider Harrow Borough Based Partnership to secure external funding that will have an impact on tackling inequalities. You will seek out new external funding opportunities, communicate these to services, provide support and guidance to maximise available opportunities, develop, gain sign off and submit bids, and deliver the best outcomes for our boroughs and residents.
Furthermore, to ensure continuous performance improvement across the Council, you will provide training, mentoring and coaching to support service areas around bid submission, in addition to leading on developing a sustainable and effective programme of income maximisation from successful grant applications.
The successful post holder will play a pivotal role in developing a sustainable strategy to identify and secure funding opportunities. This involves building and maintaining effective relationships with relevant partners, including the NHS and the community and voluntary sector.
- Offers a hybrid working arrangement with an office expectancy of at least two days per week.
- Considering part-time or full-time applications (from 21.6 - 36 hours per week - to be discussed at interview).
We encourage early applicants as we will consider earlier close and interview dates depending on applicants received.
This role does not offer sponsorship.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will have:
- Broad, up-to-date knowledge of major UK, regional and NGO funding programmes and emerging funding initiatives.
- Understanding of local government processes and procedures.
- Experience of successfully secured external funding through bidding.
- Experience of supporting the writing of bids.
- Experience managing your time and workload with minimal supervision.
- Experience supporting and tracking the development of projects.
- Ability to research, interpret and summarise complex information about projects for a range of service areas.
- Ability to interpret and analyse financial, numerical, and textual data, providing concise summaries as necessary.
- Ability to develop and maintain an internal network for the purposes of providing training and guidance for bid writing.
About us
Harrow Council is the 12th largest London borough and one of the most culturally diverse local authorities in the UK, making it a great place to live, work and visit with a range of cultures, religions and opinions that come together to produce high achieving schools and a close and friendly community. Located 10 miles from the city centre and just 13 minutes to Euston from Harrow & Wealdstone station there are great transport links via the Metropolitan Line, Watford DC Line and national rail service. It is easily accessible to the M1, M25 and A406.
Our staff are our greatest asset and therefore no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender, reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification applies.
Harrow is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible to everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process, or provide any information in an alternative format please contact us at resourcing@harrow.gov.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Role Purpose
- To support the London Borough of Harrow and wider Harrow Borough Based Partnership
to secure external funding that will have an impact on tackling inequalities. The post
holder will seek out new external funding opportunities; communicate these to services;
provide support and guidance to maximise available opportunities; develop, gain sign off
and submit bids; and deliver the best outcomes for our boroughs and residents.
- To ensure continuous performance improvement across the Council, they will provide
training, mentoring and coaching to support service areas around bid submission and will
lead on developing a sustainable and effective programme of income maximisation from
successful grant applications.
- Gain an in-depth understanding of the portfolio of programmes sponsored by the Harrow
Borough Based Partnership and delivered through the Voluntary and Community Sector,
that contribute to tackling health inequalities, improve citizen experience of care and drive
better integration of health and care services. Working with senior leads in the
partnership, develop a process for identifying programmes of work that are priorities for
ongoing funding and work proactively and reactively to match them to external funding
opportunities.
- The primary responsibility for the role will be to secure external funding sources to
address inequalities across the Borough. The role will play a pivotal role in developing a
sustainable strategy to identify and secure funding opportunities. This involves building
and maintaining effective relationships with relevant partners, including the NHS and the
community and voluntary sector. Additionally, the role will be responsible for preparing
and submitting grant applications, managing external funding budgets, ensuring
compliance with financial regulations, and providing regular updates on funding progress
to senior management and elected members. The roles impact will be evaluated based
on how effectively the external funding contributes to reducing inequalities in the
community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Role Purpose
- To support the London Borough of Harrow and wider Harrow Borough Based Partnership
to secure external funding that will have an impact on tackling inequalities. The post
holder will seek out new external funding opportunities; communicate these to services;
provide support and guidance to maximise available opportunities; develop, gain sign off
and submit bids; and deliver the best outcomes for our boroughs and residents.
- To ensure continuous performance improvement across the Council, they will provide
training, mentoring and coaching to support service areas around bid submission and will
lead on developing a sustainable and effective programme of income maximisation from
successful grant applications.
- Gain an in-depth understanding of the portfolio of programmes sponsored by the Harrow
Borough Based Partnership and delivered through the Voluntary and Community Sector,
that contribute to tackling health inequalities, improve citizen experience of care and drive
better integration of health and care services. Working with senior leads in the
partnership, develop a process for identifying programmes of work that are priorities for
ongoing funding and work proactively and reactively to match them to external funding
opportunities.
- The primary responsibility for the role will be to secure external funding sources to
address inequalities across the Borough. The role will play a pivotal role in developing a
sustainable strategy to identify and secure funding opportunities. This involves building
and maintaining effective relationships with relevant partners, including the NHS and the
community and voluntary sector. Additionally, the role will be responsible for preparing
and submitting grant applications, managing external funding budgets, ensuring
compliance with financial regulations, and providing regular updates on funding progress
to senior management and elected members. The roles impact will be evaluated based
on how effectively the external funding contributes to reducing inequalities in the
community.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Successfully secured external funding through bidding.
- Supporting the writing of bids.
- Monitoring project performance and financial information.
- Communicating information relating to funding clearly and concisely to
- a wide range of stakeholders.
- Managing time and workload with minimal supervision.
- Supporting and tracking the development of projects.
Desirable
- Managing competing priorities and project proposals between different
- services.
- Experience of working with elected members, in a political environment.
Knowledge
Essential
- Broad, up-to-date knowledge of major UK, regional and NGO funding
- programmes and emerging funding initiatives.
- Understanding of local government processes and procedures.
Desirable
- Understanding of inequalities and the key drivers / factors that lead to
- them.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent or has the equivalent relevant work experience.
Skills
Essential
- Able to research, interpret and summarise complex information about
- projects for a range of service areas.
- Ability to use project management tools to support, track and monitor
- simultaneous bids for different services, managing performance.
- Able to interpret and analyse financial, numerical, and textual data, providing concise summaries as necessary
- Able to develop and maintain an internal network for the purposes of
- providing training and guidance for bid writing.
- Able to work accurately and to tight deadlines.
Desirable
- Able to develop and sustain effective relationships, both internally, and
- with external partners, in order to secure and maximise external
- funding.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Successfully secured external funding through bidding.
- Supporting the writing of bids.
- Monitoring project performance and financial information.
- Communicating information relating to funding clearly and concisely to
- a wide range of stakeholders.
- Managing time and workload with minimal supervision.
- Supporting and tracking the development of projects.
Desirable
- Managing competing priorities and project proposals between different
- services.
- Experience of working with elected members, in a political environment.
Knowledge
Essential
- Broad, up-to-date knowledge of major UK, regional and NGO funding
- programmes and emerging funding initiatives.
- Understanding of local government processes and procedures.
Desirable
- Understanding of inequalities and the key drivers / factors that lead to
- them.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent or has the equivalent relevant work experience.
Skills
Essential
- Able to research, interpret and summarise complex information about
- projects for a range of service areas.
- Ability to use project management tools to support, track and monitor
- simultaneous bids for different services, managing performance.
- Able to interpret and analyse financial, numerical, and textual data, providing concise summaries as necessary
- Able to develop and maintain an internal network for the purposes of
- providing training and guidance for bid writing.
- Able to work accurately and to tight deadlines.
Desirable
- Able to develop and sustain effective relationships, both internally, and
- with external partners, in order to secure and maximise external
- funding.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
