Young Camden Foundation

As a local grant maker, Young Camden Foundation's grants processes and operations are key to our success. This role will suit an adaptable and organised team player, who is up for a challenge and keen to learn. You will lead and develop YCF s significant grant-giving programmes , organising and improving the grants process, keeping donors in the loop, and communicating the impact of the small grants programmes, and coordinating support from the team to ensure this work is well supported. In this role you will oversee both YCF s small grants programmes to members, and also YCF s delivery of the Holiday Activities & Food Programme, which together amount to around £900,000 per year in grants out to Camden s youth sector. You will lead on YCF s operations , including clerking to the Board of Trustees, ensuring timely applications and reporting to funders, and overseeing all aspects of YCF s operations. You will be supported by our Operations & Administrations Apprentice. You will support the CEO across YCF s partnerships, cultivating our pipeline of funders, including Trusts & Foundations and corporate donors, and spotting and supporting opportunities wherever you can. As a natural team player working in a small team, you will spot opportunities to support YCF s membership (especially regarding grants) and the other functions of YCF s work. As a place based organisation, you will ensure you are known in the local community, and amongst our key stakeholders, including grassroots VCS partners, Camden Council, and our key funders. Along with the CEO and the Head of Membership & Impact, you will support YCF s partnerships, including with business neighbours, spotting opportunities to amplify YCF s work. In this important and dynamic role you will lead on both, working closely with the CEO to also support fundraising and partnerships. Main Purpose of the Role Grants management: Grants management: You will direct and lead the YCF small grants programmes (including Small & Mighty Fund, Holiday Opportunities Fund and Heads Up Mental Health Fund, of around £150,000 p.a.), including leading on design and guidelines, engagement with YCF s grants committee structures, and reporting back to Trustees and funders. You will lead on grants decisions processes and communications, as part of YCF s membership offer. You will oversee all due diligence processes as part of YCF s grant giving offer, and ensure smooth reporting cycles with grantees Strategic oversight of HAF: Strategic leadership of the Camden HAF programme, overseeing the HAF Programme Manager in the stewardship of this DfE programme, and retaining oversight of key deliverables, together with the Heads of Children s Commissioning at Camden Council Fundraising and reporting: Fundraising: You will maintain our pipeline of supporters, including of our grants rounds, and lead reporting for YCF s grants and core funding to funders, supported by the team. You will ensure timely funding applications submissions Together with the Head of Membership & Impact, you will support the CEO in all fundraising for YCF and our programmes, including identifying funding and partnership opportunities, drafting bids and pitches, and so on. Reporting: You will oversee and deliver timely reporting across YCF s funders. You will manage and be supported by the Operations Apprentice to ensure smooth and timely processes. You will ensure YCF s monitoring and evaluation frameworks are fit for purpose. You will work with the rest of the team to ensure this function is properly and efficiently supported, and will proactively identify ways to more efficiently record and report on information to funders, including effective use of our CRM. Operations and governance: Operational leadership : You will be responsible for YCF s operational running as an organisation, ensuring our processes are smooth and fit for purpose. In practice, this may include supporting the CEO in operational and strategic planning, supporting budget oversight (and leading in the areas of grants). Supported by the Operations Apprentice, you will oversee YCF s HR processes for onboarding, recruitment and so on. Governance : You will support YCF s governance processes, due diligence and compliance, ensuring YCF is compliant with our charitable obligations, and ensure our policies are up to date and we are compliant with them. Board minute taking: You will take minutes of YCF s Board meetings, and ensure actions are followed up with, and oversee the Operations Apprentice in the setting up of meetings and logistics. You will support the CEO and Chair with the preparation of papers, as needed. Management and leadership Management : You will manage two important roles for YCF, modelling leadership at YCF, alongside the CEO and the Head of Membership & Impact Representing YCF: You will represent the organisation at a senior level at external events, including via speaking opportunities Please download the job specification for full details of this role, as well as our essential and desirable criteria, against which applications will be reviewed.