Senior Grants Officer

Brief Job description (optional)

ScreenSkills is the industry-led skills body for the UK’s screen industries – film, television (high-end, children’s, unscripted), VFX, animation and games. We are supporting economic recovery and future innovation and growth across the whole of the UK by investing in the skilled and inclusive workforce who are critical to the global success of the screen sector.

We are funded by industry contributions to our Skills Funds and with National Lottery funds awarded by the BFI as part of its BFI Bursaries Programme to help people get into the industry and progress within it.

The Senior Grants Officer will support the Finance Manager in maintaining the smooth running of grants and bursaries giving process. The Senior Grants Officer will also be responsible for the processing of ScreenSkills’ grants and bursaries ensuring that projects fall within budget, are contracted in a timely manner and subsequently monitored.  They will work collaboratively across the wider organisation to ensure that funders’ requirements are met.

The ideal candidate will have the following:

Essential:

3-5 Years – Work related experience.

Proven experience of working in a similar role within finance department

Proven experience of data analysis and manipulation

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Experience of setting up processes to ensure master templates and contracts are reviewed

Excellent organisation skills; ability to effectively manage varied tasks with competing priorities with minimum supervision

Attention to detail and ability to produce accurate work

Excellent IT skills including intermediate Level of Excel

Preferred:

Previous working experience of BBGM (GIFTS), SUN accounting system using Q&A

Other skills and attributes:

Excellent teamwork

Innovative Thinking

Customer Focus

Commitment to Excellence

Flexibility

Commercial Awareness