Finance and Grants Officer

Finance and Grants Officer, Global Greengrants Fund UK

Application Closing Date: 21st June 2024 at 23:00 GMT

Location: Remote within the UK through a hybrid work model preferred; strong preference
for individuals in the greater London area to ensure team continuity and collaboration with
episodic in-person office days in London as needed and prescribed by the organisation. This
role requires applicants to be able to show that they have the right to work in the
UK.

Term: Full Time- 35 hours a week 

Organisation: Global Greengrants Fund UK

Salary: Salaries at Global Greengrants Fund UK (GGF UK) are dependent on applicable
salary scales, and internal pay policies including equity considerations, and budget. Due to
how salary negotiations perpetuate existing structural inequities, GGF UK has moved away from
salary negotiation processes for any candidate. Our best offer for this position is £42,500 per
annum. 

Benefits: We are in the process of improving our benefits package, to include a 10%
pension contribution, remote and flexible work arrangements, generous family and sick leave, an
employee assistance programme, health and life insurance, death in service x 4 salaries, income
protection and annual leave of 28 days plus all UK bank holidays.

About Global Greengrants Fund:

Global Greengrants Fund (GGF) supports grassroots activists and civil society
organisations around the world working to address environmental and social justice in over 160
countries. GGF applies a participatory and decentralised model in making grants to grassroots
groups through regional and thematic boards of advisors, global partner networks, and
independent funds, to support grassroots environmental and social justice action. Global
Greengrants Fund believes solutions to environmental harm and social injustice come from people
whose lives are most impacted. Every day, our global network of people on the frontlines and
donors comes together to support communities to protect their ways of life and our planet.
Because when local people have a say in the health of their food, water, and resources, they
are forces for change. 

Global Greengrants Fund comprises two organisations located in the USA, Global
Greengrants Fund Inc (established in 1993), and Global Greengrants Fund UK (established in
2012). The two organisations work closely together with a shared grant making programme and
strategic collaboration at the senior leadership level. GGF UK consists of nine staff members
working on fundraising and influencing philanthropy; finance; communications; and operations,
with all of these functions operating autonomously but in close collaboration with their US
counterpart functions.

In 2024, Global Greengrants Fund is amid a strategic journey in which we collectively
centre our values, including diversity, equity and inclusion, and organisational care in our
work, and to rediscover our identity and potential after 30 years of work. We have experienced
tremendous growth over the past two years and we are thoughtfully, yet rapidly, growing our
annual grant making, our philanthropic advocacy, and our global partnerships and collaborations
to new levels. This includes creating a globally networked learning organisation and
transforming our organisational culture to be more collaborative and self-steering – we call
this our transformational journey. The Finance and Grants Officer needs to understand the
challenges and opportunities that come with these transformations and can remain flexible,
steady, and adaptable.

The role

Global Greengrants Fund UK is looking to hire an energetic and passionate individual
who will play a key role in collaborating across teams to support finance and grant-making.
They are responsible for the smooth running of all transactional processes for grants,
payments, reconciliations, and financial reporting. They will also lead on any applicable
system enhancements thus offering a critical and wide-ranging systems support role for the
grant-making charity. They will ensure that financial transactions are properly allocated,
recorded, and maintained and assist in the preparation of audit data as well as supporting
project reporting to aid in the preparation of the annual statutory audit and project
reports.

As part of the finance and operations team, they will join a growing team currently
staffed by four members in the UK. In the present accountability structures, the Finance and
Grants Officer, GGF UK is line managed by the Director of Finance and Operations, GGF UK while
building and working in more collaborative ways.

The candidate profile

The successful applicant will have significant relevant experience in a similar role in
a charitable, environmental, development, social justice, feminist, gender, human rights
organisation, and/or grant-making organisation. They demonstrate knowledge and experience in
charity/nonprofit grant accounting/financial issues and dealing with both financial and grant
information and processes, understand accounting principles, and have knowledge of accounting,
grant making, and budgeting processes. They have cash management, banking, and payment
experiences. They demonstrate excellent administrative and organisational skills, and the
ability to ensure the accuracy of work and demonstrate precise attention to detail. They will
have the skills to give, receive, and work with feedback constructively. They also thrive in a
virtual environment, motivated to take on challenges and collaboratively find innovative and
creative solutions. Multiple language skills would be ideal, while English fluency is a
must.

The right candidate will understand GGF’s core values and be committed to the guiding
principles and mission of GGF and ensure they uphold them in the way they take up the
responsibilities of the role.

How to apply:

Applications need to be submitted through GGF UK’s job platform by June 21st, 2024 at
23:00 GMT. To apply via the job platform and to see the detailed Job Description please
click here.
You will be required to upload a current CV, along with a cover letter explaining why you want
to work for Global Greengrants Fund and how you meet the requirements of the role as part of
your application. You will need to submit these in English. If you’re intrigued by this
position but feel like you don’t fit the profile precisely, please still apply. 

We thank all those who apply, but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.