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Do you want to make a difference to communities across the UK, working for a Corporate Charity?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Grants Adminstrator to join our team at Asda Foundation. Asda Foundation is a charity funded by an annual profit based donation from Asda Stores. This is an opportunity to work for a corporate grant making charity, with a variety of responsibilities. Working with Community Champions in Asda stores and grass root charities, this role supports them through the grant application process. As a team mamber you will find yourself in a busy role with the opportunity to make a real difference and help award over £3million pounds of community investment. Does this sound like the job for you? Read on....

Your Role:

• You will manage a portfolio of Asda stores for Asda Foundation.
• You will provide excellent support for all Community Champions in allocated stores, responding to all queries as the first point of contact for Asda Foundation.
• You will process grants in a timely manner, analysing applications with a consistent awarding approach.
• Ensure grants are awarded compliantly is an important aspect so your role and you will need to comply with procedures and ensure stores adhere to these through the application process.
• Your consistent guidance to grass roots organisations and Champions will result in excellent impactful grants being awarded
• You will provide expert knowledge and support in charity guidance and grant criteria.
• Financially, you will oversee all store budgets and finance limitations ensuring your portfolio of stores remains within budget and on track to achieve Community Champion targets.
• You will identify stories and case study opportunities from applications which bring to life how our grants support communities

What you'll need:

• Excellent experience of administration and customer service skills
• Clear and confident communication skills, in person, on the telephone and via email
• Intermediate understanding of Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook
• An ability to multi-task and prioritise in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment
• The ability to think creatively, linking data and information to make an informed decision
• Resiliency to change with ability to pivot approach quickly
• The ability to build relationships and engage with a variety of people with varying IT abilities

If flexible working is important to you, then look no further! We are proud of our culture and our commitment to flexible working. This role will be based at Asda House, Leeds with the ability to work from home approximately 3 days per week.