Recruitment Pack
Community Grants Manager

Job Title:

Community Grants Manager

Hours:

22.5 hours per week, includes occasional evening and weekends

Salary:

£28,203 FTE gross per annum (Actual salary £17,385.41) with 7% employers
pension contribution

Contract:

Permanent

Location:

The role will be a combination of office,
with some home working. Office based in Hopton Park, Devizes.

This recruitment pack contains:

Information about the role (page 2)
•
Job description (page 3)
•
• Person specification (page 5)

To apply for the role, please complete the application form and return to Nicky Theobald by email:
ntheobald@communityfirst.org.uk or by post: Community First, Unit C2 Beacon Business Centre,
Hopton Park, Devizes, SN10 2EY

Application Deadline
28th January 2026 at Midday

Community First is an equal opportunities employer.

About the Role

Job Title: Community Grants Manager

Hours: 22.5 hours per week, includes occasional evening and weekends

Salary: £28,203 FTE gross per annum (actual salary £17,385.41) with 7% employers pension
contribution

Location: The role will be a combination of office, with some home working. Office based in
Hopton Park, Devizes.

Supervisor: Deputy CEO | Head of Community & Partnership Development

Community First

Community First is a registered charity (288117) based in Devizes. As a member of Action with
Communities in Rural England, we support communities across Wiltshire and Swindon. Our Patron
is Her Majesty The Queen.

Community First manages a range of community-focused grant programmes across Wiltshire and
Swindon. This includes the Landfill Communities Fund, which provides capital funding for
community, environmental and heritage projects near landfill operator sites, and the Wiltshire
Community Transport Development Fund, designed to strengthen and expand community and
voluntary transport services, trial new provision and support the development of new groups.

Community First also administers community benefit funds for projects such as the Bradenstoke
Solar Park Community Benefit Fund.

Together, these programmes represent a substantial and long-term investment in local community
growth, environmental improvement and resilience.

Due to the nature of the work, you will be required to undertake a satisfactory DBS check.

If you would like to find out more about this position, please contact Harry Tipple, Deputy CEO on:
htipple@communityfirst.org.uk or 07802688038.

Closing date: 26th of January at Midday

Interview dates: 3rd of February 2026

Community First is an equal opportunities employer. Registered Charity No. 288117.
Please contact us if you would like a hard copy application form, or if you require any assistance in
applying for this post.

Community First is an equal opportunities employer. Registered Charity No. 288117.

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Job Description
Community Grants Manager

Job Purpose

The post holder will be responsible for the administration and operation of the Landfill Communities
Fund,  Community Transport  Development  Fund,  and  the  administration  of  other  community  funds
such as the Bradenstoke Solar Park Community Benefit Fund (BSPCBF).

Main Responsibilities

•

Liaise with groups/organisations as required to provide advice and support on the various grants
programmes.

• Manage the administration of the Landfill Grants Fund, the Community Transport Development

Fund and community funds such as the BSPCBF.

• Prepare the budgets for the programmes.

• Monitor the expenditure of the budgets and report to the Deputy CEO | Head of Community and
Partnership Development on a regular basis to update on any deviation from the budgets.

• Prepare and present reports on the programmes to funders, decision panel members and

Community First Board of Trustees.

• Develop good working relationships with ENTRUST staff, respond to any enquiries that arise,
cooperate fully in the annual audit, and advice Community First of any additional requirements
and changes.

•

•

Liaise with ENTRUST regarding any issues that arise in the preparation and during any grant
life.

Liaise with the Community Transport staff within Community First and the Passenger Transport
Unit of Wiltshire Council in the delivery of the Community Transport Development Fund.

• Ensure that Community First is made aware of any changes to the rules/legislation with regard

to any of the grants programmes and that appropriate changes are made to any procedures and
paperwork.

•

Lead the support for community groups in identifying and developing eligible projects which will
meet with the grant giving policies of both programmes and will meet all regulatory
requirements.

• Develop and present eligible applications and funding proposals for the consideration of Landfill

Communities Fund Panel.

• Assist and generally advise community groups in finding additional sources of funding for their

projects.

• Develop and organise events to publicise the landfill tax grants scheme.

•

Identify, develop and recommend new lines of work for Community First.

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• Develop close working relationships and good communication with local authorities, funding

partners, voluntary organisations, and staff at Community First.

• Maintain contact with other grant advisers in the county e.g. The Community Foundation for
Wiltshire and Swindon, and Wiltshire Council, to help identify and develop suitable LCF
proposals.

• Attend Wiltshire and Swindon Funders network meetings.

• Attend ENTRUST Communication Forum meetings.

• Provide administration support for Community funds such as the BSPCBF annually and report to

the committee any concerns that may arise.

General Duties

The post-holder will contribute to achieving the overall mission of Community First.

• Budget holders assume financial responsibility for own operational budget. Non-budget holders

ensure expenditure is necessary and within budget constraints.

• Participate in the team working approach of Community First
• Take responsibility for their own development, inform the line manager of any development needs,

and take part in prescribed development activities.

• Work within the agreed policies and procedures of Community First.
• Carry out such other general duties as shall be determined by the Chief Executive or Deputy CEO.
• Support  other  members  of  staff  as  required  by  the  workload  and  by  absences  due  to  leave,

sickness etc.

• Ensure that office security is maintained and confidences are not breached.

Community First is committed to Equal Opportunities and the post holder is expected to be familiar
with the Equal Opportunities Policy and to complete his or her duties in a manner consistent with this
policy.

This job description does not form part of the contract of employment but indicates how the contract
should be performed.  The job description will be subject to review and amendment in the light of
experience  and  in  consultation  with  the  post  as  part  of  the  annual  appraisal  process.    The
responsibilities attached to the post may vary from time to time without changing the general character
of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed.  Such variations are a common occurrence and
would not in themselves justify the re-evaluation of a post.  In cases, however, where a permanent
and substantial change in the duties of the post occurs, consistent with a higher level of responsibility,
then the post would be eligible for re-evaluation.

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Person Specification
Community Grants Manager

Essential

Experience of awarding, managing or applying
for grants.

Strong knowledge of legislation, accounting
requirements and good practice relating to
grant awarding and reporting.

Desirable

Experience within the
voluntary / community
sector.

Experience of working with
and managing collaborative
groups, ensuring that all
parties are supported to
contribute.

Experience of planning and working towards
targets.

Experience of developing a
grant monitoring database.

Experience of efficiently managing and
delivering a demanding and varied workload.

Experience of developing
grant terms and conditions

Ability to advise and support community
groups and other stakeholders on effective
community engagement

Good knowledge of GDPR compliance and
data protection best practice.

Strong knowledge or
working with Microsoft 365.

Excellent all-round
communication skills and
the ability to communicate
clearly and concisely to a
range of audiences.

Ability to plan and manage budgets effectively.  Strong administration skills.

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