Location
Church House, Great Smith Street, London with hybrid working arrangements (an expectation to be in Church House for 2-3 days per month on average)

Hours
Full Time - Fixed term 9 month contract

Salary
£100,000 per year

About the Role
This new role has been established to provide additional capacity to support the Net Zero Carbon (NZC) Programme’s grant streams for parish churches and church halls during a period of increased demand following the launch of the Decarbonising Churches Grant Fund in June 2026. You will be the first point of contact for new applicants and existing grantees, managing a busy caseload from pre-application through to completion. Responsibilities include all aspects of grant service delivery such as assessment, issuing offers and rejections, monitoring, payments, quality assurance, and evaluation. You will work under the supervision of the Grants Manager and the Decarbonising Churches Lead, reporting directly to the Grants Manager. This role is key to ensuring a consistent and responsive service to grantees and supporting the smooth operation of the grant programmes.

Experience
- Significant experience of large capital grant-making in a charitable or public sector environment, ideally including complex, multi-stakeholder grants over £100k and in-kind capacity building style grant packages
- Experience working in the environmental sustainability sector, with knowledge or experience of decarbonisation of the built environment, ideally in a heritage context
- Substantial administrative experience, including developing, implementing and maintaining effective administrative systems and processes
- Experience building excellent relationships and communicating effectively with staff, customers (or grantees) and external stakeholders, including at a senior level

About you
- Sympathetic understanding of the aims of the Net Zero Carbon Programme as described in the Routemap to Net Zero Carbon
- Good written and spoken communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills with a professional, co-operative and diplomatic manner
- Ability to work well both on own initiative and as part of a team
- Well-organised approach to work with the ability to prioritise a busy and varied workload and remain resilient under pressure
- Good analytical skills and strong numeracy skills with accuracy and attention to detail

Qualifications
- Understanding of the use of church buildings as centres of worship and mission