Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, LONDON (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
No DBS check required
£39,378 - £41,286
35 Hours
About us
In Tower Hamlets we are committed to building relationships and strengthening families by working with people in a compassionate and understanding way. We are ambitious for Tower Hamlets children and families and endeavour for every child and young person to be healthy, safe, and successful.
Tower Hamlets is a progressive, ambitious, and diverse place to work. We place children and families at the heart of everything that we do and are relentless in our pursuit of positive outcomes for all.
Our Better Together Practice Framework is based on the ideas and concepts which underpin Restorative Practice and draws from other strength-based approaches, such as Systemic and Trauma Informed Practice.
Our C-Change approach: Connect, Curious, Community, Co-Produce, Collaborate, Check, sets out “6 Cs” for our work with children, young people their parents and carers, and each other.
About the role
Over the last two years we have seen over 3000 asylum seekers and refugees move into the borough. The team created to support these migrants is called the Resettlement & Migration team (RMT), we are looking to recruit a Grant & Finance Officer to join the team.
The team offer wrap around support to all sanctuary seekers in Tower Hamlets including Ukrainian and Afghan refugees and asylum seekers and receive government grants to do so. Your primary responsibility is to manage the financial aspects of the team's operations, including budget administration, grant funding, project management support, and commissioning activity coordination. You will work closely with the Resettlement & Migration Coordinator and operations leads to ensure that projects are carried out efficiently and, on a sound financial basis.
The role is office based in Tower Hamlets Town Hall situated in vibrant Whitechapel. The role is a permanent contract.
The Grant & Finance Officer will have responsibility over the following areas:
1. Report on finance issues on both a regular and exception basis to the Resettlement & Migration Coordinator and Resettlement & Migration Operations Lead as needed.
2. Responsible for database oversight, including (but not limited to) the DLUHC database for Ukrainian Refugees, other government and non-government portals and data relating to asylum seekers in hotels and dispersed accommodation.
3. Responsible for collecting, collating and disseminating data to support operations and ensure grant targets are met.
4. Lead on the planning and delivery of internal projects as directed by the Resettlement & Migration Coordinator, ensuring that all projects are transparently managed and soundly financially based and drive improvement.
5. Provide specialist advice on innovative solutions to meet grant requirements.
6. Collate and retain data on all commissioning projects that have been approved and allocated in the team and report to the Resettlement & Migration Coordinator on financial performance.
7. Contribute to the implementation of the organisational grant funding portfolio, meeting agreed financial and key performance targets.
8. Carry out ongoing research to identify relevant funding programmes and opportunities and assist in completing grant applications where required.
About you
· You will have a Level 3 qualification in maths, finance, or a related field. Foundation-level project management qualification, or experience in a project environment.
· You will have an excellent ability to write clear concise documents and reports whilst being aware of relevant protocols and procedures using good computer skills, including using the internet for research purposes.
· You will have proven experience of budget management and ability to use financial monitoring systems and software packages such as Microsoft Office to compile reports as appropriate.
Requirements
For further information regarding the role, please contact Nicola Mutale, Asylum Seeker & Refugee Coordinator:
nicola.mutale@towerhamlets.gov.uk
How to apply
This post is open to candidates to apply directly – No referrals from agencies will be accepted.
Please fully complete the online application form via our recruitment portal Alvius. We will not consider applications which do not do this. CV's will also not be accepted.
Additional details
Tower Hamlets vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough. We want people who aspire to our TOWER values: Together; Open; Willing; Excellent; Respect.
Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, status as a civil partner, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and maternity and looks to employ a diverse workforce representative of those groups. We recognise that people can also be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class.
We are a Disability Confident Employer, which means applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the post are guaranteed an interview. Care experience has also been adopted by the Council as an additional protected characteristic.
We welcome applicants interested in flexible working arrangements and also applicants who live in the borough.