Grants, Contracts and Commissioning Lead

At Betknowmore UK, we work to prevent and reduce gambling-related harm through support, education, training and community engagement, embracing the insight and knowledge of ''Experts by Experience'' alongside evidence-based approaches. As our Grants, Contracts and Commissioning Lead, you''ll grow our income from two connected routes: grants from charitable trusts and foundations, and statutory and commissioned income secured through contracts, tenders and procurement. You''ll be expected to at least sustain our current grants and contracts turnover, with real ambition to grow it by a further 10-20%. This newly created role owns the full grants and contracts cycle - identifying opportunities, managing the pipeline, project-managing complex bids and writing tailored, persuasive applications. You''ll be well supported: subject matter experts across the organisation will provide technical content for bids, budgets are prepared alongside finance, and our CEO and directors front the most senior funder relationships. What you''ll be doing Delivering a pipeline of high-quality grant and statutory/commissioned bids to meet agreed income targets, prioritising by value, likelihood and strategic fit Researching and identifying trust and foundation funding opportunities, and writing compelling, tailored proposals drawing on our impact data and stories Developing income from government, health and other commissioning bodies, including preparing and submitting tenders and procurement ..... full job details .....