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Grants Manager

Job description

Harris Hill is proud to support a UK funder making music education more inclusive for young people in their search for a Grants Manager. The charity funds grassroots organisations, advocates for access to diverse music pathways, and highlights the powerful role music plays in wellbeing, creativity, and opportunity.

Location: London, UK (Hybrid – Office days: Tues, Wed, Thurs)
Salary: Circa £50,000

As Grants Manager, you will lead on grant-making, managing the full portfolio, and shaping how the charity measures impact. You’ll help build monitoring and evaluation approaches that reflect the creative, community-led nature of their work.

Key responsibilities:

  • Manage end-to-end grant cycle: sourcing, assessing, awarding, and monitoring

  • Maintain portfolio oversight – contracts, deliverables, reporting

  • Co-design simple, meaningful M&E methods with grantees

  • Lead annual impact reporting and storytelling using both data and case studies

  • Collaborate on evaluation frameworks that explore societal outcomes like wellbeing, school engagement, and reduced offending

You’ll bring:

  • 3+ years’ experience in grant management or the charity sector

  • Strong qualitative and quantitative evaluation skills

  • Experience designing or refining grant-making processes

  • Confidence working independently and collaboratively

  • Familiarity with tools like PowerBI or CRM systems

How to apply

If you’re excited by this opportunity, please contact Lizzy Clark at Harris Hill at lizzy.clark@harrishill.co.uk 

Deadline for applications: Friday 25th April

Be part of a team building something new – and help make music education more accessible, inclusive, and transformative for young people.

Please note, CVs are being reviewed on a rolling basis and only successful applicants will be contacted with more information.

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.