Grant Operations Administrator - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Scottish Enterprise

Scottish Enterprise

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Glasgow, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job
title:
Grant Operations Administrator

Team:
Grant Operations

Location:
Glasgow

Salary:
£26,775

Hours:
Full time

- with flexible working options considered

Status:
Permanent

Closing
date: 29 March 2023

Job ref no:
R00407

This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in administering a variety of grants to companies in Scotland.

In this role you will have a chance to learn and develop your skills in a department with a strong record of staff progression.

The role:

Join our Grant Operations team.

Your work will include organising post-completion monitoring checks, inputting data from different sources into our systems, and maintaining spreadsheets for our grant products.

It will be you who supports the team to manage and improve our grant processes. And it will be your concise, insightful reports that inform the Grant Operations management team.

Your responsibilities will include:

Providing colleagues with technical support, guidance and insights on our grant systems and processes.

Giving daily support and oversight for Scottish Enterprise's grant products inputting data, coordinating key data checks, formulating insights, and presenting data to the Grant Operations management team.

Highlighting data integrity issues and making recommendations on how to resolve them.
Collating information in a way that supports the work of the wider Grant Operations team.

Mentoring and supporting two colleagues - this will include planning, organising, training, and monitoring the completion of a range of activities.

Who we're looking for:

You can work on your own initiative confidently - both independently, and with members of a team. You have a flexible and adaptable approach, are used to managing your own workload and meeting strict deadlines. You can gather information from different sources for reports, with the ability to make your own decisions.

Your skills, abilities and experience should include:

Strong verbal and written communications skills.
Data gathering and presenting skills researching and preparing accurate reports for management.
Sound working knowledge of Microsoft 365 packages including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint.
Effective time management with the ability to deal with a variety of demands and prioritise activities accordingly.

Ideally, but not essentially, you'll also have:

An in-depth knowledge of public sector grant processes.
Solid working knowledge of contract management and financial payment systems.
An ability to demonstrate clear understanding of broad economic development issues.

What we offer:

If successful, you'll gain access to the following benefits:

Membership of the Scottish Enterprise Pension and Life Assurance Scheme
pension based on your final pensionable salary, flexible retirement options and generous life assurance cover
Up to 43 annual leave days a year (including public holidays) with the opportunity to buy additional holidays
Flexible working arrangements
A health cash plan
Our Employee Retail Benefits Scheme
Our Employee Assistance Scheme

How to apply:

Interview dates

11 and 12 April 2023

Our values:

Being part of Scottish Enterprise means being open to new ideas and trying different ways of working. We support each other to reach our full potential. We celebrate shared success and learn together when things don't go so well. And we always treat each other fairly, with respect and understanding. Together, we are the difference.

At Scottish Enterprise, we're proud to celebrate difference.

Diversity of experience and thought is vital to the success of our vision for the future of every community across Scotland.

As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applicants from a wide range of individuals, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, gender identity and expression, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

We have the following networks which are open to all colleagues to help drive inclusion, Disability Positive, Gender Balanced, Multi-cultural, Multi-Generational and Pride (LGBTQ+).