Community Funding Manager

This role is for you if you:

·         Thrive on building genuine relationships across a wide range of communities and organisations

·         Can operate at a strategic level and at the same time are happy managing the end to end grantmaking process, navigating ambiguity and keeping detailed records

·         Care about Te Tiriti o Waitangi, equity and the difference that well-directed funding can make.

Wellington Community Fund (WCF) is a grantmaker investing just over $2 million each year in not-for-profit organisations across the Wellington region — from Ōtaki and the Kāpiti Coast to Porirua, Wellington, and the Hutt Valley. Governed by a Board of Trustees and guided by a clear set of values, we contribute to thriving communities now and for generations to come.

As Community Funding Manager, you'll be the face of our General Grants fund — supporting organisations from their first enquiry through to communicating funding decisions, building relationships with community groups and fellow funders, and providing sound recommendations to our CE and Board. You'll contribute to WCF's strategic thinking, track fund distribution against our strategy, and look for ways to improve how we do things.

This is a generalist role with real variety. You'll need solid digital literacy (including grantmaking software), good written and verbal communication skills, and a full driver's licence for getting out into the community. Experience in the community or not-for-profit sector is valued.

You'll join a small, collegial team working from our Lambton Quay office, with a minimum of two days in the office and flexibility beyond that.

This is a 0.8FTE role.

Please email your CV and a covering letter to sue@wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz by 9am on Monday June 1.