About the role

Benefact Trust is looking for a Grants Officer to work in the Republic of Ireland on a remote basis.

Working as part of the Benefact Trust Grants Team, you will play a key role in ensuring the successful implementation of the Trust’s grant programmes and policy. This involves assessing applications, recommending grants for approval and representing the Trust to beneficiaries and other stakeholders.

This role will include regular travel within the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, with monthly visits to the Ecclesiastic Insurance Ireland office in Dublin. There will also be occasional (4-6 times per year) travel to Benefact Group UK offices in London and Gloucester.

Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Requests for 4 days per week will be considered
Duration: Permanent
Location: Republic of Ireland - Remote
Job Ref: 203947
Closing date: 2nd July 2025

Why join us?

Join a collaborative and inclusive culture that’s committed to making a difference and building a more sustainable future. Ranked amongst the UK's top 50 Best Large Companies to Work For in 2024, we offer fantastic career and development opportunities within a rapidly growing, innovative Group—where all profits go to charity and good causes.

What you'll be doing

Implementing the Trust’s grant programmes, including advising applicants, undertaking site visits and assessing each application in accordance with the Trust policies.
Presenting grant recommendations at Grants Committee and monthly small grants meetings, responding to Trustees’ questions and seeking clarification on their behalf as appropriate.
Monitoring a caseload of multi-year grants, including reviewing progress reports and payment requests, meeting with beneficiaries to assess progress and supporting the impact reporting process.
Representing the Trust to major beneficiary groups (e.g. key personnel in Christian church denominations, Christian charities and the heritage sector) and sharing information about the Trust at funding fairs and forums.
Maximising the effectiveness of IT systems, tools and processes to support grant operations and ensure ease of use for applicants.
Identifying content for the Communications team, taking part in PR activity and approving regular additional content for the Trust’s social media channels and blog pages.

What you'll need to have

You will need a full Irish Driver's Licence.
Well-established networks across the Ireland’s voluntary/charity sector.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Experience of relationship management.
Ability to effectively manage multiple projects and work to deadlines.
Experience of Microsoft packages and databases (ideally grant management systems).
Good understanding of social media and its influence.
Proven administrative ability with attention to detail.
Sympathy with the Trust’s charitable objectives, which includes promoting the Christian Religion.

What makes you stand out

Demonstrable grant-making experience.
Well-established networks within Ireland’s church sector.

What we offer

A competitive salary - let's discuss it
Hybrid working
Group Personal Pension - up to 12% employer contribution
Generous annual bonus scheme between 6% up to 24%
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy and sell scheme
An array of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance
Up to £300 annual personal grant to a charity of your choice
Encouraged to take at least one volunteering day per year
Employee Assistance Programme
Full study support to gain professional qualifications
Access to virtual GP
Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Hear from the hiring manager

"Despite being based in different locations around the UK and Ireland, we are a close and supportive team. Your role will be key to expanding our work in Ireland, helping us to build stronger communities and create lasting change".

Amy Eastwood - Head of Grants

About us

Benefact Trust was built on a simple, but ambitious idea - to be one of the UK's most impactful Christian grant-making charities.

This idea is at the heart of everything we do, it has defined our ownership of Benefact Group - which is made up of specialist financial companies whose available profits go towards funding our charitable giving.

Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade*, having given away £250 million since 2014. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.

We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.

At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone.

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Grants Officer