Youth Endowment Fund
Reports to: Senior Grants & Commissioning Manager Line Manages: No direct reports (subject to change) Salary: £43,120 - £47,659 (Professional Level 3) Location: Central London or Hybrid Contract: 1-year fixed term potential to extend Interview dates: Week Commencing 16th March 2026 About the Youth Endowment Fund We re here to prevent children and young people becoming involved in violence. We do this by finding out what works and building a movement to put this knowledge into practice. In recent years violent crime has risen significantly. Homicides, assaults, robberies and offences involving weapons have all seen sustained growth. We have also seen large increases in violent crime involving children and young people. This is a tragedy. Every child captured in these numbers is an important member of our community and society has a duty to protect them. The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) is a charity with a £200m endowment and a mission that matters. We exist to prevent children and young people becoming involved in violence. We do this by funding great initiatives, finding what works and working for change - scaling and spreading the practices that make a difference. One of the most important things we do is make sure our commissioning and procurement processes run smoothly and efficiently. We manage complex grant agreements and partnerships that support projects designed to create real impact. To do this well, we need accurate data, clear processes and strong coordination across teams and partners. The Delivery Operations Manager role is critical to making that happen. Reporting to the Senior Grants and Commissioning Manager, you ll be the central point for operational delivery; drafting and managing grant agreements, maintaining data integrity in Salesforce and ensuring payments and requirements are processed correctly. You ll onboard partners, resolve issues quickly and keep everything organised so our teams can focus on delivering change. By supporting operations and improvements, you ll help us maximise the impact of every pound we invest. Key Responsibilities Your role would be essential to keeping our commissioning and procurement processes running smoothly and efficiently. By ensuring consistency, accuracy and timely communication, you ll help our teams work brilliantly and enable the organisation to deliver funding that makes a real difference. A detailed list of your key responsibilities on how you ll do this is given below: Manage grant agreements and contract administration in response to the needs of each team: o Draft, prepare and execute initial grant agreements and subsequent variations, using Adobe e-Sign where required. o Accurately input and maintain all project data in Salesforce, including requirements, financial commitments, payment schedules and supporting documents. o Process adjustments to grant commitments, payment schedules and requirements promptly and accurately. o Conduct regular data accuracy spot checks in Salesforce to maintain data integrity. Coordinate grantees and partners o Onboarding new grantees, evaluators and researchers onto our designated community platform when they are approved by each team. o Act as a main point of contact for Programmes, Evaluation, Change and Evidence teams to resolve payment approval issues and discrepancies when they come up. o Chase external partners for outstanding invoices and ensure timely resolution of payment-related queries. Provide directorate-specific support o For the Programmes team: Manage the team inbox, allocate new applications to assessors, set up interviews and provide GEM administrative support when required. o For the Evaluation team: Maintain an evaluation report tracking system to monitor deadlines and ensure timely submissions. o Ensure data archiving is completed and shared with ONS/DfE as required. Support process improvements and system integrity o Assist the Senior Grants and Commissioning Manager and Assistant Director of Finance and Operations in implementing improvements to commissioning and procurement processes. o Provide backup technical support for Salesforce during periods when the Senior Grants and Commissioning Manager is unavailable or requires assistance. o Identify and suggest process enhancements to drive efficiency and consistency across commissioning operations. Enable effective communication and reporting o Serve as the main point of contact for initial commissioning and procurement requests when they arise, ensuring streamlined processes and avoiding duplication. o Provide timely responses and clear communication to internal teams to improve stakeholder experience. o Keep senior leadership informed with forward plans, dashboards and progress updates to support better strategic decisions. Please visit our website for the full 'About you' information. While it s not a criteria, we re especially interested to hear from applicants who have lived experience of youth violence. It s also important to us that the people we hire do not discriminate. We believe in being inclusive and giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, sex, gender identity, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, race, sexual orientation, transgender status or social economic background. To Apply Please send a CV, your answers to the two questions below and complete the monitoring form by clicking on "Apply for this" button by 12pm on Sunday, 8th March 2026. When applying for this role, please ensure that your cover letter can answer, within a maximum of 400 words per answer, the following questions below: 1. Please provide an example of when you ve supported a team to develop a new process or system. What did you do, what impact did it have, and what did you learn? 2. Please provide an example of when you ve had to quickly learn a new operational process or system and put it to immediate use. How did you go about it and what challenges did you face. You ll be required to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the UK. As part of our commitment to flexible working we will consider a range of options for the successful applicant. All options can be discussed at the interview stage. Interviews will take place in the week commencing the 16th March 2026. Benefits Include • £1,000 professional development budget annually • 28 days holiday plus Bank Holidays • Four half days for volunteering activities • Employee Assistance Programme 24hr phone line for free confidential support • Volunteering days - 4 half days per year • Death in service - 4 times annual salary • Flexible hours. Core office hours 10am 4pm • Financial support including travel and hardship loans • Employer contributed pension of 5% Personal Data Your personal data will be shared for the purposes of the recruitment exercise. This includes our HR team, interviewers (who may include other partners in the project and independent advisors), relevant team managers and our IT service provider if access to the data is necessary for performance of their roles. We do not share your data with other third parties, unless your application for employment is successful and we make you an offer of employment. We will then share your data with former employers to obtain references for you. We do not transfer your data outside the European Economic Area
Reports to: Senior Grants & Commissioning Manager Line Manages: No direct reports (subject to change) Salary: £43,120 - £47,659 (Professional Level 3) Location: Central London or Hybrid Contract: 1-year fixed term potential to extend Interview dates: Week Commencing 16th March 2026 About the Youth Endowment Fund We re here to prevent children and young people becoming involved in violence. We do this by finding out what works and building a movement to put this knowledge into practice. In recent years violent crime has risen significantly. Homicides, assaults, robberies and offences involving weapons have all seen sustained growth. We have also seen large increases in violent crime involving children and young people. This is a tragedy. Every child captured in these numbers is an important member of our community and society has a duty to protect them. The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) is a charity with a £200m endowment and a mission that matters. We exist to prevent children and young people becoming involved in violence. We do this by funding great initiatives, finding what works and working for change - scaling and spreading the practices that make a difference. One of the most important things we do is make sure our commissioning and procurement processes run smoothly and efficiently. We manage complex grant agreements and partnerships that support projects designed to create real impact. To do this well, we need accurate data, clear processes and strong coordination across teams and partners. The Delivery Operations Manager role is critical to making that happen. Reporting to the Senior Grants and Commissioning Manager, you ll be the central point for operational delivery; drafting and managing grant agreements, maintaining data integrity in Salesforce and ensuring payments and requirements are processed correctly. You ll onboard partners, resolve issues quickly and keep everything organised so our teams can focus on delivering change. By supporting operations and improvements, you ll help us maximise the impact of every pound we invest. Key Responsibilities Your role would be essential to keeping our commissioning and procurement processes running smoothly and efficiently. By ensuring consistency, accuracy and timely communication, you ll help our teams work brilliantly and enable the organisation to deliver funding that makes a real difference. A detailed list of your key responsibilities on how you ll do this is given below: Manage grant agreements and contract administration in response to the needs of each team: o Draft, prepare and execute initial grant agreements and subsequent variations, using Adobe e-Sign where required. o Accurately input and maintain all project data in Salesforce, including requirements, financial commitments, payment schedules and supporting documents. o Process adjustments to grant commitments, payment schedules and requirements promptly and accurately. o Conduct regular data accuracy spot checks in Salesforce to maintain data integrity. Coordinate grantees and partners o Onboarding new grantees, evaluators and researchers onto our designated community platform when they are approved by each team. o Act as a main point of contact for Programmes, Evaluation, Change and Evidence teams to resolve payment approval issues and discrepancies when they come up. o Chase external partners for outstanding invoices and ensure timely resolution of payment-related queries. Provide directorate-specific support o For the Programmes team: Manage the team inbox, allocate new applications to assessors, set up interviews and provide GEM administrative support when required. o For the Evaluation team: Maintain an evaluation report tracking system to monitor deadlines and ensure timely submissions. o Ensure data archiving is completed and shared with ONS/DfE as required. Support process improvements and system integrity o Assist the Senior Grants and Commissioning Manager and Assistant Director of Finance and Operations in implementing improvements to commissioning and procurement processes. o Provide backup technical support for Salesforce during periods when the Senior Grants and Commissioning Manager is unavailable or requires assistance. o Identify and suggest process enhancements to drive efficiency and consistency across commissioning operations. Enable effective communication and reporting o Serve as the main point of contact for initial commissioning and procurement requests when they arise, ensuring streamlined processes and avoiding duplication. o Provide timely responses and clear communication to internal teams to improve stakeholder experience. o Keep senior leadership informed with forward plans, dashboards and progress updates to support better strategic decisions. Please visit our website for the full 'About you' information. While it s not a criteria, we re especially interested to hear from applicants who have lived experience of youth violence. It s also important to us that the people we hire do not discriminate. We believe in being inclusive and giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, sex, gender identity, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, race, sexual orientation, transgender status or social economic background. To Apply Please send a CV, your answers to the two questions below and complete the monitoring form by clicking on "Apply for this" button by 12pm on Sunday, 8th March 2026. When applying for this role, please ensure that your cover letter can answer, within a maximum of 400 words per answer, the following questions below: 1. Please provide an example of when you ve supported a team to develop a new process or system. What did you do, what impact did it have, and what did you learn? 2. Please provide an example of when you ve had to quickly learn a new operational process or system and put it to immediate use. How did you go about it and what challenges did you face. You ll be required to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the UK. As part of our commitment to flexible working we will consider a range of options for the successful applicant. All options can be discussed at the interview stage. Interviews will take place in the week commencing the 16th March 2026. Benefits Include • £1,000 professional development budget annually • 28 days holiday plus Bank Holidays • Four half days for volunteering activities • Employee Assistance Programme 24hr phone line for free confidential support • Volunteering days - 4 half days per year • Death in service - 4 times annual salary • Flexible hours. Core office hours 10am 4pm • Financial support including travel and hardship loans • Employer contributed pension of 5% Personal Data Your personal data will be shared for the purposes of the recruitment exercise. This includes our HR team, interviewers (who may include other partners in the project and independent advisors), relevant team managers and our IT service provider if access to the data is necessary for performance of their roles. We do not share your data with other third parties, unless your application for employment is successful and we make you an offer of employment. We will then share your data with former employers to obtain references for you. We do not transfer your data outside the European Economic Area
Youth Endowment Fund
Reports to: Assistant Director of Finance & Operations Line Manages: Delivery Operations Manager Salary: £52,692 Location: Central London, Hybrid Contract: 2-year fixed term Closing date for applications: 12pm, Tuesday 17th March 2026 Interview dates: Week commencing 30th March 2026 About the Youth Endowment Fund We re here to prevent children and young people becoming involved in violence. We do this by finding out what works and building a movement to put this knowledge into practice. In recent years violent crime has risen significantly. Homicides, assaults, robberies and offences involving weapons have all seen sustained growth. We have also seen large increases in violent crime involving children and young people. This is a tragedy. Every child captured in these numbers is an important member of our community and society has a duty to protect them. The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) is a charity with a £200m endowment and a mission that matters. We exist to prevent children and young people becoming involved in violence. We do this by funding great initiatives, finding what works and working for change - scaling and spreading the practices that make a difference. One of the most important things we do is ensure that our funding and commissioning processes run smoothly and deliver maximum impact. We manage significant grants and complex commissioning arrangements that support projects designed to make a lasting difference. To do this well, we need robust systems, clear governance and strong relationships with partners. This role is critical to making that happen. As our Senior Grants & Commissioning Manager, you ll lead on optimising our grant management system Salesforce, oversee risk and compliance and drive improvements in commissioning and procurement across the organisation. You ll be the go-to person for contracts, grant agreements, policy guidance and Salesforce, ensuring data integrity and enabling confident decision-making. By keeping everything organised and efficient, you will be helping us achieve our strategic goals and deliver on our mission. Key Responsibilities Your role would be to ensure our funding and commissioning processes run efficiently, compliantly and strategically. You ll lead improvements in systems, governance and risk management, act as the organisation s Salesforce and grant management expert, and provide strong leadership to the team which will enable confident decisions and maximising impact. A detailed list of your key responsibilities on how you ll do this is given below: Grant management and system optimisation: Manage the organisation s grant management system (Salesforce), ensuring functionality, accuracy and integrity of data. Configure and update forms, fields and workflows to support new applications and evolving business needs. Develop and deliver custom reports and dashboard for internal teams to enable effective monitoring and decision-making. Act as the primary liaison for system enhancements, ensuring continuous improvement, and day-to-day troubleshooting. Commissioning and procurement: Support the Assistant Director of Finance and Operations in delivering improvements to commissioning and procurement processes across the Programmes, Evaluation, Change and Evidence directorates. Ensure commissioning activities align with organisational priorities and compliance requirements. When required, provide support and additional resource to the Delivery Operations Manager on the execution of agreements for all teams. Risk management and compliance: Lead on negotiating terms and conditions with grantees, evaluators and researchers, escalating complex issues where necessary. Conduct due diligence for funded projects, ensuring compliance with organisational standards and risk mitigation. Maintain and control master versions of all templates, including Grant Agreements and Variations, ensuring accuracy and consistency. Governance and policy development: Develop, maintain and disseminate non-HR policies and guidance documents related to commissioning and procurement. Ensure governance frameworks are robust, up-to-date and embedded across the organisation. Training and capacity building: Design and deliver training sessions to build staff competency in policies, guidance and system procedures. Act as the organisational expert on Salesforce and grant management processes, providing ongoing support and advice. Leadership and team management: Provide direct line management, mentorship and professional development for the Delivery Operations Manager. When required during periods of peak activity, provide support and resource for their responsibilities. Ensure effective delegation, clear escalation routes and a culture of high team performance Please visit our website for the full 'About You' information. While it s not a criterion, we re especially interested to hear from applicants who have lived experience of youth violence. It s also important to us that the people we hire do not discriminate. We believe in being inclusive and giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, sex, gender identity, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, race, sexual orientation, transgender status or social economic background. Hybrid Working Details The office is based in Central London. Those living in and around the 32 London Boroughs are expected to be in the office for a minimum of 2 days per week. If you live outside of London and work remotely, you ll be expected to work from the London office 2 days per month. As part of our commitment to flexible working, we will consider a range of options for the successful applicant. All options can be discussed at the interview stage. To Apply To apply, please send a CV, your answers to the two questions below and complete the monitoring form by clicking on " Apply for this " button by 12pm on Tuesday 17th March 2026. When applying for this role, please ensure that your cover letter can answer, within a maximum of 400 words per answer, the following questions below: 1. Please provide an example of a complex operational process you ve developed from scratch and implemented independently. What did you do, what impact did it have, and what did you learn? 2. Please describe your experience working with CRM or database systems and provide an example of when you ve implemented a change to how that system is designed. You ll be required to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the UK. As part of our commitment to flexible working, we will consider a range of options for the successful applicant. All options can be discussed at the interview stage. Interviews will take place in the week commencing 30th March 2026, we foresee this being a one stage process. Benefits Include • £1,000 professional development budget annually • 28 days holiday plus Bank Holidays • Four half days for volunteering activities • Employee Assistance Programme 24hr phone line for free confidential support • Volunteering days - 4 half days per year • Death in service - 4 times annual salary • Flexible hours. Core office hours 10am 4pm • Financial support including travel and hardship loans • Employer contributed pension of 5% Personal Data Your personal data will be shared for the purposes of the recruitment exercise. This includes our HR team, interviewers (who may include other partners in the project and independent advisors), relevant team managers and our IT service provider if access to the data is necessary for performance of their roles. We do not share your data with other third parties, unless your application for employment is successful and we make you an offer of employment. We will then share your data with former employers to obtain references for you. We do not transfer your data outside the European Economic Area.
Reports to: Assistant Director of Finance & Operations Line Manages: Delivery Operations Manager Salary: £52,692 Location: Central London, Hybrid Contract: 2-year fixed term Closing date for applications: 12pm, Tuesday 17th March 2026 Interview dates: Week commencing 30th March 2026 About the Youth Endowment Fund We re here to prevent children and young people becoming involved in violence. We do this by finding out what works and building a movement to put this knowledge into practice. In recent years violent crime has risen significantly. Homicides, assaults, robberies and offences involving weapons have all seen sustained growth. We have also seen large increases in violent crime involving children and young people. This is a tragedy. Every child captured in these numbers is an important member of our community and society has a duty to protect them. The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) is a charity with a £200m endowment and a mission that matters. We exist to prevent children and young people becoming involved in violence. We do this by funding great initiatives, finding what works and working for change - scaling and spreading the practices that make a difference. One of the most important things we do is ensure that our funding and commissioning processes run smoothly and deliver maximum impact. We manage significant grants and complex commissioning arrangements that support projects designed to make a lasting difference. To do this well, we need robust systems, clear governance and strong relationships with partners. This role is critical to making that happen. As our Senior Grants & Commissioning Manager, you ll lead on optimising our grant management system Salesforce, oversee risk and compliance and drive improvements in commissioning and procurement across the organisation. You ll be the go-to person for contracts, grant agreements, policy guidance and Salesforce, ensuring data integrity and enabling confident decision-making. By keeping everything organised and efficient, you will be helping us achieve our strategic goals and deliver on our mission. Key Responsibilities Your role would be to ensure our funding and commissioning processes run efficiently, compliantly and strategically. You ll lead improvements in systems, governance and risk management, act as the organisation s Salesforce and grant management expert, and provide strong leadership to the team which will enable confident decisions and maximising impact. A detailed list of your key responsibilities on how you ll do this is given below: Grant management and system optimisation: Manage the organisation s grant management system (Salesforce), ensuring functionality, accuracy and integrity of data. Configure and update forms, fields and workflows to support new applications and evolving business needs. Develop and deliver custom reports and dashboard for internal teams to enable effective monitoring and decision-making. Act as the primary liaison for system enhancements, ensuring continuous improvement, and day-to-day troubleshooting. Commissioning and procurement: Support the Assistant Director of Finance and Operations in delivering improvements to commissioning and procurement processes across the Programmes, Evaluation, Change and Evidence directorates. Ensure commissioning activities align with organisational priorities and compliance requirements. When required, provide support and additional resource to the Delivery Operations Manager on the execution of agreements for all teams. Risk management and compliance: Lead on negotiating terms and conditions with grantees, evaluators and researchers, escalating complex issues where necessary. Conduct due diligence for funded projects, ensuring compliance with organisational standards and risk mitigation. Maintain and control master versions of all templates, including Grant Agreements and Variations, ensuring accuracy and consistency. Governance and policy development: Develop, maintain and disseminate non-HR policies and guidance documents related to commissioning and procurement. Ensure governance frameworks are robust, up-to-date and embedded across the organisation. Training and capacity building: Design and deliver training sessions to build staff competency in policies, guidance and system procedures. Act as the organisational expert on Salesforce and grant management processes, providing ongoing support and advice. Leadership and team management: Provide direct line management, mentorship and professional development for the Delivery Operations Manager. When required during periods of peak activity, provide support and resource for their responsibilities. Ensure effective delegation, clear escalation routes and a culture of high team performance Please visit our website for the full 'About You' information. While it s not a criterion, we re especially interested to hear from applicants who have lived experience of youth violence. It s also important to us that the people we hire do not discriminate. We believe in being inclusive and giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, sex, gender identity, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, race, sexual orientation, transgender status or social economic background. Hybrid Working Details The office is based in Central London. Those living in and around the 32 London Boroughs are expected to be in the office for a minimum of 2 days per week. If you live outside of London and work remotely, you ll be expected to work from the London office 2 days per month. As part of our commitment to flexible working, we will consider a range of options for the successful applicant. All options can be discussed at the interview stage. To Apply To apply, please send a CV, your answers to the two questions below and complete the monitoring form by clicking on " Apply for this " button by 12pm on Tuesday 17th March 2026. When applying for this role, please ensure that your cover letter can answer, within a maximum of 400 words per answer, the following questions below: 1. Please provide an example of a complex operational process you ve developed from scratch and implemented independently. What did you do, what impact did it have, and what did you learn? 2. Please describe your experience working with CRM or database systems and provide an example of when you ve implemented a change to how that system is designed. You ll be required to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the UK. As part of our commitment to flexible working, we will consider a range of options for the successful applicant. All options can be discussed at the interview stage. Interviews will take place in the week commencing 30th March 2026, we foresee this being a one stage process. Benefits Include • £1,000 professional development budget annually • 28 days holiday plus Bank Holidays • Four half days for volunteering activities • Employee Assistance Programme 24hr phone line for free confidential support • Volunteering days - 4 half days per year • Death in service - 4 times annual salary • Flexible hours. Core office hours 10am 4pm • Financial support including travel and hardship loans • Employer contributed pension of 5% Personal Data Your personal data will be shared for the purposes of the recruitment exercise. This includes our HR team, interviewers (who may include other partners in the project and independent advisors), relevant team managers and our IT service provider if access to the data is necessary for performance of their roles. We do not share your data with other third parties, unless your application for employment is successful and we make you an offer of employment. We will then share your data with former employers to obtain references for you. We do not transfer your data outside the European Economic Area.
