This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual who is passionate about improving social mobility and tackling educational inequality and keen to develop their skills while working with mission-driven organisations to deliver huge social impact. You will work as part of an experienced and growing team alongside inspirational charities and social enterprises to help them to successfully grow and deliver systemic change.

As Funds Administrator, you will lead all operational and administration work across our suite of Funds. Currently, this includes three major Funds, although more are in the pipeline and expected to be launched in 2025. The three existing funds are:

• Maths Excellence Fund: exists to help more students join and stay on the maths excellence pathway. It has a particular focus on high potential students from disadvantaged backgrounds, for whom studying maths can unlock significant opportunities.

• STEM Talent Fund: supports initiatives that identify and develop young people with exceptional talent in maths and science, particularly from under-represented backgrounds.

• Music Excellence Fund: a new area of focus for us, this work will create opportunities for young people from low socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds to achieve excellence in classical music, access high level musical training, and progress to conservatoire and into the profession should they choose.

You will also take responsibility for grant management and reporting for these funds, working closely with the Director of Philanthropy to track and report on delivery for our supporters.

Successful candidates will bring extensive project management skills, analytical rigour and experience designing robust processes. You will be confident communicating, in person and in writing, and enjoy building lasting relationships. Working as part of a small, dedicated team, you will have the energy and commitment required to maintain high-quality delivery. A strong understanding of how schools work and the education sector is desirable.

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Responsibilities and duties

• Lead all administrative aspects of fund management to ensure smooth and efficient delivery
  
• Support Heads of Funds with Grantee Stewardship / Management to maintain strong partnerships and clear accountability
  
• Track budgets to ensure spend remains on track, and ensure distribution of funds on a timely basis
  
• Support the Director of Funding and Heads of Funds with effective Fund Reporting and Communications 
  
• Manage Information Management processes for Funds to ensure information is up to date and stored appropriately 
  
• Support the Philanthropy team with management of grants across Purposeful Ventures

Key requirements

Knowledge and Skills

• 5+ years professional experience in successful grants delivery or related areas, ideally involving charity and/or education collaborations and partnerships.

• Organised and methodical approach, with excellent project management skills (ideally with a recognised qualification in project management) and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to synthesise complex information and make recommendations.

• Experience designing systems and processes.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with evidence of having effectively communicated with charity and/or education stakeholders.

• Experience of high-quality relationship management with a range of stakeholders.

• Experience working in a fast-paced working environment and/or a growing organisation.

Personal qualities

• Be passionate about transforming the life chances of children through entrepreneurship and innovation in education and related fields

• Happy working with a degree of ambiguity and creating processes where they might not yet exist

• Inquisitive and curious, someone who wants to understand your colleagues’ work, learn from those around them, and develop themselves professionally

• An ability to work independently as well as part of a team, offering a hands-on approach.