Grant Writer and Grant Manager

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Citizens of the World Choir


Job: Grant Writer and Grant Manager

Job: Grant Writer and Grant Manager

Organisation: Citizens of the World Choir

Postcode: SE3 7SE

  • Job Title: Grant Writer and Grant Manager
  • Salary: £50k+
    (pro-rata)
  • Hours:
    Part time
  • Artform: Music
  • Role: Fundraising
  • Contract: Hybrid
  • Closing date: Sun, 21 Sep 2025

  • Location:

    London

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Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced and fabulous freelance human to join Citizens of the World (COTW), an open-to-all choir for refugees and their allies, operating as a CIC, to work with us 16 hours per week as a key part of our dynamic and warm senior management team.

Job Description

This is a fundraising and development role, involving:

  • Funding research and maintenance of our grants tracking system
  • Bid writing – applications for public and private funds, Trusts and Foundations
  • Collaborating as part of the senior management team on financial strategy
  • Managing grants relationships
  • Supporting the CEO and Financial Officer to project income across different areas and programmes of work. Matching planned income and expenditure to actual income and expenditure against received grants
  • Monitoring, evaluation and reporting for successful grants
  • Overseeing/managing the activity of the team member responsible for small-grants writing
  • Monthly grant updates to the CEO

    Potential

  • Working with our major donors and philanthropists.

    We are looking for a person who:

  • Is grounded, empathetic and kind.
  • Is excited by the potential of this unconventional, but stimulating environment.
  • Will relish the task of building a supporting funding and business community around the work that we do.
  • Loves the idea of evolving their role and being part of shaping the way COTW grows, fosters, and nurtures relationships.

Please click on the “Apply Now Link” to see the full job description.

Job Requirements

Essential experience/skills:

  • Demonstrable track record in raising 5-figure and 6-figure sums from grants/trusts/foundations for charitable causes
  • Experience of cultivating relationships with grant providers
  • Excellent relationship-building and management skills
  • Good head for budget narratives and financial details to prepare budgets, 3-5 year financial projections and reporting on successful grants
  • Detailed knowledge of Excel and Word (we use Google Drive)
  • Strong literacy and communication skills
  • Calm in a fast-moving environment
  • Experience working with vulnerable people (personally, as a volunteer, or professionally)

Desirable experience/skills:

  • A background in arts/charity or third sector
  • “Virtual office” experience – collaborating with remote teams, shared documents and resources in the cloud etc
  • Experience and flexibility regarding varying communication/access needs

How to Apply

Please email (in PDF or Word format) your CV, accompanied by a covering letter telling us why this role interests you, why you are a good fit, and what you would bring to the COTW choir community.
Email it to:
Becky Dell FRSA – Founder, Director and Conductor – [email protected] and our Office Manager [email protected]
In-person interviews: likely to be Thursday, 25th September, and Friday 26th September. Other dates are possibly available.
Please let us know if you need any accommodations to be made for a remote interview.
Role to start ASAP early October 2025.
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Duration/Fee:
Self-employed, fee guide £35/hour, with confirmed funding in place to support 16 hours a week. This is an ongoing role.
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We work with vulnerable people and so this role is best suited for someone anchored in their confidence and strongly centred in their ability to be of service.

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