Funded Projects Officer, Woodland Trust
£36.8k
The UK's largest woodland conservation charity
Posted today
The UK's largest woodland conservation charity
501-1000 employees
Posted today
£36.8k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To create a world where woods and trees thrive for people and nature.
Role
Who you are
- A confident communicator able to listen, interpret, challenge, influence and explain complex financial principles to non-experts
- Experienced in the development, production and monitoring of project budgets, including analysing implications, risks and assumptions
- Skilled in project management, delivery and grant management, ideally across multiple projects at any given time
- Able to develop and deliver high quality numerical and written reports, ensuring accuracy and spotting potential risks
- An understanding of funder rules, requirements and funding opportunities, maintaining good working relationships with funders
- Able to consider the impacts and implications of projects on Trust budgets, resources and funds, contributing to accurate reforecasting
- Experience working in a similar role or fundraising-related role in the charity sector would be advantageous
- Even if you don't meet every requirement of the role, we would encourage you to apply
What the job involves
- The Woodland Trust is looking for a Funded Projects Officer to aid the success of our project delivery
- Aid the successful delivery of projects through the development of realistic project budgets that inform internal decision-making and strengthen funding applications
- Monitor income and expenditure against approved budgets, highlight risks and implications, and help ensure the Trust remains in a healthy financial position
- Maximise grant income through organised grant claims, good funder relations and effective negotiations
- Report on restricted income within projects, feeding into budgets, forecasts and year end requirements
- Manage complicated funding packages, whilst avoiding double funding, and coordinate claims and reports for multi partner projects
- Ensure compliance with funder, Trust and statutory requirements, including VAT, procurement and funded-project guidance
- Produce financial and written reports for internal decision-making and for updating funders, project teams, management and senior leaders
- This is a hybrid position with a mix of home working, and from our head office in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Head office attendance would be required no more than once a month on average
- This is a fixed term contract until March 2027
Application process
- Closing Date:Sunday 21 Jun 2026
Salary benchmarks
Our take
The UK is more tree-poor than many realise, with forest and woodland covering only around 13.5% of the country's land area. That means large areas once covered by native woods have been lost or degraded over centuries, reducing habitat for wildlife, weakening carbon storage, and limiting the natural benefits trees give people.
The Woodland Trust is a charity on a mission to protect, restore, and create native woods and trees across the UK. Since its founding it's planted more than 68.5M trees and cares for over 1,000 woods around the country. Through planting native trees, restoring damaged woodlands, protecting ancient woods from destruction, and encouraging nature-rich habitats, the Trust has become the largest woodland conservation in the country and hopes to fight climate change and give people access to nature for generations to come.
To do so, its recently been growing its collaborative work with larger partners. The Trust renewed a partnership with Lincolnshire County Council and together they're set to plant nearly 300,000 more trees, along with new hedgerows and expanded woodland projects that will help bring more nature back into local towns and countryside. This kind of effort makes a huge difference, helping communities across the country feel the benefits of greener, healthier places to live.
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Company benefits
- 🌴 25 days' holiday, increasing to 28 day's after 2 years of service (excluding bank holidays)
- 💰 Generous Pension Plan (6% Employer Contribution)
- 🖥️ Flexible Hybrid Working Model
- 🧠 Continuous Development & Apprenticeship Opportunities
- ❤️🩹 Employee Assistance Programme
- 💵 Life Assurance
- 🏖️ End of Year Closure
- 👪 Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, Shared & Adoption Pay
Company values
- Grow Together - We are a team that grows together; made up of unique roles and expertise. We communicate effectively, forging partnerships inside and out, building understanding and trust, valuing differences and recognising each other.
- Explore - We know exploration is important, it's how we come up with the best ideas. We won't always get it right but learn and share as we go. We are bold about who we are and encourage healthy change.
- Focus - We create clarity and stay focussed, ready to adapt when we need to. We are empowered to take the time to reflect so that we can develop and work smarter.
- Make It Count - We need to create a lasting positive impact. We keep the big picture in mind, harnessing passion and inspiring others to connect with us as we aim to make a genuine difference.
Company HQ
Grantham, UK
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Leadership
Darren Moorcroft
(CEO)Darren has been at The Woodland Trust since 2017, joining the team as a Director of Estates and Woodland Outreach before becoming CEO in 2019. Prior to this, he spent 13 years at RSPB in various roles, including Head of UK Conservation Programmes.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Woodland Trust
Alex Hall (Head of Diversity and Inclusion)
- We believe everyone deserves the benefits of woods and trees, and equal protection from climate change including clean air, water and soil. To make this a reality, we need a workforce that reflects the full diversity of the communities we work within. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment process and a workplace where everyone can thrive and grow.
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