Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme - Grant Officer

Full Time, Permanent

This is an opportunity to support a citywide programme that helps children, young people and families access holiday activities, food and support during the school holidays. 

As the HAF Grant officer, you will support the delivery of Bristol’s Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme by working closely with funded providers to help ensure children and young people can access high-quality holiday provision.

The role involves managing key aspects of the grants process and ensuring providers meet grant agreements and Department for Education requirements.

You will provide clear, practical guidance to applicants and funded organisations, respond to enquiries from families, professionals and providers, and help keep online information and resources up to date.

The post also contributes to monitoring and quality assurance during delivery periods, as well as reviewing data, feedback and provision to support continuous improvement, alongside helping to promote Your Holiday Hub and increase awareness of available opportunities.

We’re looking for someone who brings strong organisation, accuracy and confidence in managing a varied workload, along with excellent communication skills and an eye for detail. You’ll have experience providing administrative or logistical support, ideally in a grants, funding or project environment and be comfortable working with a range of teams and partners to achieve shared outcomes.

You’ll be confident communicating clearly with the public, providers and professionals, and able to organise and analyse information effectively, using tools such as Microsoft 365 and Excel.

You’ll also bring a clear understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion, combined with a proactive approach, willing to learn, take initiative and play a positive role as part of a small, supportive team.

Please note that this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

You must be willing to work flexibly, including the occasional evening.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

For more information or for an informal chat about the role, please contact Florence Greenland, florence.greenland@bristol.gov.uk

At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.

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