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Community Grants Manager – Devizes

Job Description

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

Hours of work: 22.5 hours per week

Contract type: Permanent

This is not a Wiltshire Council vacancy therefore please contact Community First direct for further information.

A bit about us:

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.

All about the role:

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 include:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Find out more and apply:

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

Please send completed application forms to Nicky Theobald, Premises and Business Support Manager at ntheobald@communityfirst.org.uk . The application form can be found on our website at: www.communityfirst.org.uk/vacancies .

Closing date: 26 th of January at Midday

Interview dates: 3 rd of February 2026

Commencement date: TBC

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