Project Support Officer

Salary: 24,524 per annum (£30,655 FTE) plus 9% pension contributions
Contract: Part-time (28 hours per week) on a regular/permanent basis

We are looking for an organised and proactive Project Support Officer to join our team and play a key role in supporting the delivery of externally funded projects that make a real difference to nature, communities and partnerships.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with strong financial administration skills, excellent attention to detail and a passion for supporting impactful projects.

About the Role

Working across our Development & Community Development and Nature Recovery directorates, you will provide essential financial, administrative and project coordination support. You will help ensure projects are delivered successfully, grant funding is managed effectively, and reporting requirements are met.

Main responsibilities:

• Coordinate and submit grant claims, ensuring they are accurate, fully evidenced and delivered on time.
• Support project teams to understand approved budgets and monitor expenditure throughout project delivery.
• Identify and escalate significant project, reporting or budget variances to senior colleagues.
• Assist in the development of new funding proposals by preparing project budgets and ensuring full organisational costs are appropriately included.
• Analyse existing project expenditure to support the development of more accurate future budgets.
• Maintain accurate project and funder records within the Trust’s CRM system and generate reports for managers and senior leaders.
• Work closely with the Finance Team to reconcile grant payments and ensure income received matches funding claims.
• Provide project management support and administer the Trust’s project management platform, Monday.com.
• Assist project managers in preparing financial, monitoring and performance reports, including quarterly and annual reports for funders.
• Support project evaluations and help capture organisational learning, sharing insights that contribute to continuous improvement across the Trust.

We’re looking for someone with previous experience in finance administration, grant management, project coordination, or a similar role, with strong numerical, analytical and organisational skills, and excellent attention to detail. Experience using project management systems such as Monday.com and experience of grant-funded projects, working for a charitable organisation would also be advantageous.

To find out more and to apply, please click on the link below.

Cumbria Wildlife Trust is devoted to the conservation of the wildlife and wild places of Cumbria.