Grants Consultant

Job Description

Become the go-to grants advisor for the UK’s most exciting startups!

Are you a great collaborator with experience of working with a range of stakeholders? Do you want to work on exciting and varied projects? Do you have a keen interest in innovation?

If so, read on!

GrantTree is the UK’s leading innovation funding consultancy, specialising in grants, R&D Tax Credits, and loans. We work with some of the country’s most groundbreaking businesses, helping them to maximise their government funding opportunities and build technologies that will change the world. We have ambitious plans for the future and are looking for bright, passionate, and conscientious people to join our product operations team.

That’s where you come in.

As a Grants Consultant, you’ll be helping our delivery team extend an excellent service to our repertoire of cutting-edge clients, gaining a deep understanding of the competitions we work with as you go, and supporting the team to maximise our delivery process.

Typical responsibilities include:

• Working with clients to craft compelling narratives for their grant applications
• Creating project plans to ensure our exceptional services are delivered with momentum and engagement from internal and external teams to the highest possible standards
• Supporting the edit, design, and formatting of written content of innovation grant material from a wide range of sectors
• Updating the CRM, answering emails, attending client and internal meetings, support the team in delivering grant applications
• Identifying and developing processes and materials to assist delivery for a range of grants services

Requirements

• Project Management experience
• Comfortable working with a remote team, on multiple projects
• Experience in high pressure situations, working to tight deadlines
• Previous experience in a client facing role or account management role where you have delivered exceptional customer service
• STEM subject knowledge acquired professionally or through personal interests
• Experience in executing and maintaining successful client retention strategies, preferably within the Financial Services and/or Tech space

Desired

• Experience working in a similar role for at least 1 year in a dynamic startup or scale up environment
• Understanding of OKRs
• Familiarity with CRM, and project management software (Pipedrive / Asana are our go to tools)
• Familiarity in R&D Tax Credits or innovation grants

Benefits

For this role, the salary will be £32k - £40k, depending on experience. In addition to your salary, we are offering a place where you can be yourself, develop your skills and fulfil your potential. We also have a flexible approach to working, so there’s no pressure for you to be in the office. You can work from wherever you are most productive. Our Shoreditch office will be open for your use outside of national and regional lockdowns.

Other benefits include:

• 30 days paid holiday + bank holidays
• Training & development budget
• Monthly wellness budget
• A generous and inclusive parental leave policy
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Season ticket loan if you choose to be office based
• Discounted private health insurance
• Study, pawternity and charity leave
• Regular social and wellness events
• Access to premium platforms for wellness and financial support
• EMI scheme (launching soon) and a quarterly cash incentive

Application

Please answer these questions in the application form or in your cover letter:

• Do you have the right to work in the UK?
• Why are you interested in working at GrantTree?
• What attributes or dynamics do you look for in a team and why?
• How would you define trust?

Equal Opportunities

Teams are stronger when they have a diverse range of people. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of the categories they put themselves in. We also encourage talented ‘square pegs’. If you think you’re the right person for the job even though you don’t quite fit the role spec, be daring and apply!