Grants Programme Officer

Grants Programme Officer

Salary: £35,000

Location: Hybrid - South London & home working

Contract: Full-time (37.5 hours)

Start date: September 2026



About the role

Charity People are delighted to be partnering with a mental health charity to recruit a Grants Programme Officer to join their growing Programmes team, supporting the Living Well with Psychosis programme.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to build or deepen their experience in grant-making, programme delivery, and social impact. You'll play a central role in ensuring funding is distributed effectively, equitably, and with real impact-supporting work that improves mental health outcomes across south London and beyond.

Working closely with Programme Leads, you'll help manage grant portfolios, support funding processes from application through to monitoring, and contribute to learning and impact across the organisation.



About the organisation

The charity is a grant-making foundation dedicated to improving mental health care. It works with NHS partners, King's College London, and community organisations to fund innovative, evidence-based solutions.

The charity is driven by a clear mission: ensuring that everyone experiencing mental illness can access the care that's right for them, with a strong focus on equity, lived experience, and tackling inequalities in mental health outcomes.



Key responsibilities

Grant-making & programme delivery

• Support end-to-end grant processes, including application review, due diligence and decision-making


• Manage and monitor a portfolio of grants, maintaining strong relationships with funded organisations


• Act as a key point of contact for applicants and grant holders


• Contribute to assessment panels, scoring bids and supporting funding decisions

Project & programme support

• Provide project management and administrative support to Programme Leads


• Help plan timelines, track progress, and coordinate programme activity


• Support delivery of events, workshops and engagement activity

Learning & impact

• Gather insights, data and learning from funded partners


• Support the charity's approach to monitoring, evaluation and impact


• Share learning internally and contribute to continuous improvement

Systems & collaboration

• Maintain accurate records within the grants management system


• Work closely with colleagues across Finance, Communications and Fundraising


• Contribute ideas to improve processes and strengthen inclusive grant-making practices

About you

We're looking for someone who is curious, organised and motivated by social impact.

You might already have experience in grant-making, or have gained relevant exposure through funded projects, the charity sector, or programme delivery work.

You'll bring:

• Strong organisational and project management skills


• Excellent communication and relationship-building ability


• Attention to detail and confidence working with data and systems


• Experience contributing to projects that deliver social impact


• An understanding of (or interest in) grant-making and funding processes

You'll also be someone who enjoys collaborating across teams, is keen to learn, and is motivated by improving mental health outcomes and tackling inequality.

Why apply?

This is a brilliant opportunity to join a values-led, collaborative and inclusive organisation, where you'll be supported to learn, grow and shape your career in grant-making.

Benefits include:

• Hybrid working (typically 2-3 days in the office)


• 25 days annual leave + additional service days + Christmas closure


• Pension contribution up to 6%


• Enhanced family leave policies


• Learning and development opportunities


• Employee wellbeing support and EAP


• A welcoming, inclusive working culture focused on equity and impact

Additional information

• Reporting to: Programme Lead - Living Well with Psychosis


• No line management responsibility


• Based at the Ortus building, close to Denmark Hill station

How to apply

The charity is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and strongly encourages applications from underrepresented backgrounds.

To do this we need your help in filling out a short monitoring form which is included in the application pack: https://charitypeople.co.uk/maudsley-job-pack/

Applications are managed via Charity People and involve a structured, anonymised process focusing on your experience and potential. Please contact [email protected] for additional information or to arrange an informal discussion.

You must download the Qualifying Questions document and complete this, also sending in your CV.



Closing date: Wednesday 22nd July at 9am

Interviews (in person): 6th August or 10th August



If this sounds like something you would like to explore but you are unsure if the role is right for you, please feel free to email [email protected]

There is also an optional ‘Ask Us Anything’ Webinar via Zoom on Monday 13th July at 12.30–1.30pm where the staff will answer questions.

Please submit questions in advance to [email protected] before 9am, on Friday 10th July 2026 to ensure all of your queries are answered.

Any further questions can be submitted via the Q&A function during the Webinar.

To register for this Zoom, see link below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SOkxYFK3RKOTBXDFrnNkGw



Interested?

If you're looking for a role where you can support meaningful change in mental health care while developing your career in grant-making, we'd love to hear from you.

Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.