Marketing and Grants Coordinator

Organisation: Royal Air Force Central Fund

Job title: Marketing and Grants Coordinator

Location: Hybrid - working from home with occasional travel to the Fund’s offices in Buckinghamshire and various RAF Stations

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary: £25,000-£30,000 plus benefits (30 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, contributable pension, death in service, private health insurance, gym membership and other health & wellbeing benefits)

About the RAF Central Fund:

We support the RAF through our grants, programmes, partnerships and properties to ensure personnel can access sports and physical activities at all levels.We deliver integral support to military personnel, RAF Stations and RAF Sport Associations - ultimately, we think everyone regardless of their role, rank, physical ability or competing level should have access to sports facilities, equipment and training.

About the role:

We are looking for a creative, organised and constructive coordinator to support the Fund’s Marketing and Grants departments. The Marketing and Grants Coordinator will help raise the charity’s profile and its brands to best support the Fund’s beneficiaries alongside administering and coordinating the running of the Fund’s grant programmes to ensure the efficient and transparent distribution of its charitable funding. The selected candidate will enjoy a hybrid working environment, based at home with occasional visits to the Fund’s office near Marlow, Buckinghamshire and RAF stations.

Key responsibilities:

• Support the Marketing & Communications Manager to develop and manage the website, publications, communications and social media for RAF Sport.

• Liaise with beneficiaries to gather content to help promote the charity’s activities.

• Attend and present at briefings to help raise the charity’s profile and beneficiary awareness.

• Provide the RAF Sports Associations with support and materials to promote their sport.

• Provide prospective grant applicants with guidance, bid development and business planning advice.

• Work with external specialist resources as required to review new marketing and grant opportunities.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of systems to allow the charity to assess the impact and effectiveness of the charity’s marketing and grants.
• Collate and present applications at internal and external grant committee meetings, ensuring that recommendations to the Grants Committee and Trustees are in line with policies and objectives.

• Collate accurate data for marketing and grants reporting.

• Act as a point of contact for fundraising opportunities and help communicate the Marketing and Grants departments’ activities to develop and maximise delivery to beneficiaries.

• Other duties as may be reasonably required.

This role profile is not exhaustive and is subject to review in conjunction with the post holder according to future developments in the charity.

About you:

• You don't want your days to pass without making a difference. You want to play a significant part in a charity that is making a difference.

• You want to work in a job that makes serving RAF personnel feel supported and invested in through sport and physical activities. You don’t need extensive experience in grant making or marketing, but you are committed to the benefits of keeping active.

• You are an optimiser. You look for solutions and think creatively to develop and overcome challenges.

• You are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. You believe and act in a way that celebrates and encourages a range of experiences, backgrounds and values.

Knowledge, experience and skills:

• Ability to gather information, summarise and present to varying audiences.
• Experience of building solid relationships internally and externally quickly and effectively.
• A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and anti-discriminatory practices.
• The ability to learn fast and work flexibly.
• Excellent attention to detail, communication, relationship and organisational skills.

Additional information:

It is important to us that the people we hire do not discriminate. We believe in being inclusive and giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, sex, gender identity, disability, marriage or civil partnership, religion or belief, race, sexual orientation, transgender status or social economic background.