Grants and Procurement Officer

Elrha is a global organisation that finds solutions to complex humanitarian problems through research and innovation. We are looking to recruit two Grants & Procurement Officers to join our Grant Operations & Finance team, on fixed-term contracts until 31 March 2026 . Do you have great organisational skills and customer service skills? Do you enjoy solving problems and improving processes? Are you seeking to develop your skills in a friendly, supportive environment focused on creating positive change in the humanitarian sector?

Our Grants and Procurement Officers coordinate and complete a range of awards management activities, including carrying out due diligence, vetting and setting up new grant agreements. You will have the opportunity to develop your grant management and procurement skills, and contribute to the development of our grant making and procurement processes.

Your application will need to demonstrate:

• Experience in grants management and/or contract administration (managing, maintaining and improving processes)
• Experience of conducting due diligence or risk assessment on suppliers and partners
• An interest in risk management processes
• An understanding of basic financial processing with a good standard of numeracy
• Excellent customer service and the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people in different organisations and cultures is essential.
• Proven problem-solving skills with the ability to use initiative and good judgement to resolve issues to conclusion
• An interest in the humanitarian or development sectors, ideally demonstrated through academic qualifications and/or paid or voluntary work.
• Experience of coordinating financial processes such as grant payments, or invoicing, would also be an advantage.

If you want to be part of an organisation that creates positive change in the humanitarian sector, then join us and we’ll give you every opportunity to succeed.

We offer:

• Remote working as standard – staff can access office bases in London, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Manchester if required/ appropriate.
• We expect staff to attend team meetings and away days in person as required.
• As standard we work 35 hours per week.
• We are also happy to discuss flexible working patterns and many of our staff work non-standard working hours.
• Our benefits include minimum 5% employer pension contribution (3% employee contribution), life cover, organisational sick pay, family friendly pay and leave schemes; incremental increase in annual leave (26-day basic entitlement) depending on length of service, opportunities for learning and development, a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and retail discounts platform.

Please read through the ‘Elrha Candidate Pack 2025’ document for further information to support your application, including details on Our Values, Strategy, Benefits and Salary.

Note for applicants: Candidates must have the independent right to work in UK at the time of appointment as we are unable to support visa sponsorship for this role. Please read through the job description for a detailed list of requirements, and ensure you complete the personal statement to explain how you feel you meet the requirements of the role and why you feel this is next career move for you.

Elrha is an independent subsidiary of SCUK and benefits from some SCUK systems and processes.

For any questions, please contact the HR team at HR@elrha.org

Closing date: Midday, Tuesday 17 June 2025

Interview dates: Monday 30 June 2025 and Tuesday 1 July 2025