NZC Programme Churches Grants Officer

Church of England; City of London; On-site; GBP 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent religious organization in London seeks a Grants Officer to support its NZC Programme. This entry-level, fixed-term role (ending December 2028) involves managing grant service delivery and ensuring responsiveness to grantees. The ideal candidate excels in communication and stakeholder management. The position requires attending the Church House in London weekly and offers flexible working arrangements. Salary is £40,572 with additional benefits such as generous leave and pension contributions.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Health cash plan services

Flexible working arrangements

Pension contributions up to 15%

Qualifications

• Ability to manage a busy caseload from pre-application to completion.
• Experience in assessment and quality assurance within governance frameworks.
• Strong communication skills for liaising with applicants and grantees.

Responsibilities

• Provide responsive service to grant schemes under the NZC Programme.
• Handle all aspects of grant service delivery, including monitoring and payments.
• Coordinate with the Grants Administrator on operational matters.

Skills

Grant service delivery

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Job description

Join to apply for the NZC Programme Churches Grants Officer role at The Church of England.

The Church of England has recently agreed a significant increase in funding to support God's mission and ministry across the country, supporting local parishes and growing many more new worshipping communities to serve the whole nation. The distributions will also help fund dioceses' plans to serve the nation in various areas by radically cutting the Church's carbon footprint and supporting parishes, cathedrals, and dioceses with using their buildings, to best missional effect whilst ensuring their protection, enhancement, conservation, and appropriate adaptation.

The Net Zero Carbon programme was established to help the Church of England deliver its commitment to reaching Net Zero Carbon by 2030. It aims to equip, resource and support all parts of the Church to reduce carbon emissions from the energy used in its buildings, schools and through work‑related transport by 2030. The team manages the distribution of a grant portfolio worth £190 million across 2023‑233, aimed at supporting and equipping dioceses, parishes and other parts of the Church to reach the milestones set out in the Routemap to Net Zero 2030.

This role will play a vital role in supporting the work of the Net Zero Carbon Programme's grant streams, supporting it in delivering a consistent and responsive service to grantees.

We are hosting a Recruitment Webinar on Wednesday, 12 November 2025, from 12‑1 pm, where you can find out more about this role. Register for the webinar here.

What you’ll be doing

The purpose of this role is to provide a responsive service as operational officer for the grant schemes under the Churches Workstream in the Net Zero Carbon Programme:

• Currently the Demonstrator Churches Grant Fund and the Boiler Replacement Hardship Grant Fund.

The postholder will be the first point of contact on behalf of the grant giver for new applicants and existing grantees under the grant schemes, handling a busy caseload from pre‑application contact through to completion. This will involve all aspects of grant service delivery including assessment, issuing of offers and rejections, monitoring, payments, quality assurance and evaluation within the governance and decision‑making framework in place for the grant schemes. The postholder will work under the supervision of the Demonstrator Churches Grants Manager and the Decarbonising Churches Lead, who will provide overall guidance and strategic oversight for the relevant grant funds, and will work closely with the Grants Administrator on operational matters.

The role will report directly to the Net Zero Carbon Programme’s Decarbonising Churches Lead.

Key role requirements

• This is a Fixed‑Term role, due to end December 2028.
• A hybrid role required to attend the Church House London Office a day a week.

About You

The Church of England is for everyone and we want to reflect the diversity of the community the Church serves across the whole country. Therefore, while of course we welcome all applications from interested and suitably experienced people, we would particularly welcome applicants from UK Minoritised Ethnicities (UKME)/Global Majority Heritage (GMH) and other under‑represented groups. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to recruiting disabled people. We offer interviews to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

What we offer

• A salary of £40,572 per annum, plus age‑related pension contributions between 8‑15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of your salary.
• 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus eight bank holidays and three additional days (pro‑rated if working part‑time).
• We welcome all flexible working arrangement requests. This is looked at in a case‑by‑case scenario and if this fits within the department’s needs. We try to be as flexible as we can in your work pattern to support you with other commitments, and to give a good work‑life balance.
• We offer many services and initiatives under our Family Friendly Programme, some of these include enhanced Maternity Leave initiative, Adoption Leave, Paternity Leave, & Shared Parental Leave. Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships.
• Automatic enrolment and access to Medicash (one of the UK's leading health cash plan providers), providing you with many services including reimbursements of routine dental treatment, optical, specialist consultations, and therapy treatments. Unlimited access to virtual GP & Private prescription service and health & Stress related helplines.
• Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to the Department of Education Restaurant and Westminster Abbey with a plus‑one guest.
• Apply for eligibility for an Eyecare voucher.
• Opportunity to join the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies.

Please note: You must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for the role.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Administrative
• Administrative and Support Services

Equality, diversity and inclusion

The Church of England is for everyone and we are committed to creating a culture of respect, inclusion and belonging. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic as set out in the Human Rights Act 1998, Equality Act 2010 or the Race, etc. You will find a full statement of our equal opportunities policy on our website. We are of course a Disability Confident Employer and will offer a reasonable accommodation for disabled applicants to foster recruitment of disabled people.