Funding Officer/ Swyddog Ariannu, UK Portfolio

At The National Lottery Community Fund (The Fund), we are driven by our strategy ''It starts with community'' and its four community-led missions, as well as our commitment to tackling poverty, discrimination and disadvantage through an equity-based approach. This is an exciting opportunity to join the UK Portfolio at an ambitious moment of shaping the next phase of our strategy. We are looking for four Funding Officers (2x 12 month FTC, 1 x FTC until March 2027 and 1x FTC until July 2027) to join us and form part of a team of around 40 in total. The UK Portfolio supports the ambitions and potential of communities across the UK. We focus on scaling projects with a UK-wide benefit, through significant investments and partnerships, which enable systems-level change for communities. Our funding is intended to complement the work of other country portfolios: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Our Funding Officers are at the core of what we do in the UK Portfolio as we continue to develop in response to our strategy. Our team is spread across the UK, and we''re looking for people from a variety of locations within the UK. Our current work includes: TheUK Fund: offers long term funding to support organisations to scale proven work and approaches against two main themes: connected communities and youth voice. Funded projects consistently focus on systems change, community power and voice. Climate Action Fund: supports UK-wide ambitious, partnership-led ..... full job details .....