Grant Management Compliance and Assurance Manager

Company: The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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Location: City of Edinburgh
Job Description:

Grant Management Compliance and Assurance Manager

We are currently recruiting for a full time Grant Management Compliance and Assurance Manager on a permanent contract, based in any of the Heritage Fund’s offices in the following locations: Birmingham, Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Nottingham (Hybrid Working).

Required Knowledge and Experience

  • Demonstrable knowledge of fraud risk issues, detection techniques and preventionmethodologies in relation to the management of grant funding.
  • Awareness and sound understanding of Government Grant Management Standards and the grants management lifecycle.
  • Good understanding of relevant laws and regulations related to lottery funding andcharitable organizations.
  • Experience of undertaking elements of compliance and assurance work, risk management, or internal auditing, preferably within the heritage, non-profit, or government sectors.

Communication and Influencing Skills

  • Good communication skills: clear, effective, and authoritative in spoken communication, high standard of written English and able to state case clearly logically and concisely.
  • Able to deal in a helpful and professional way with a wide range of people both within and outside the Heritage Fund.
  • Good negotiation and influencing skills, capable of dealing with external and internal contacts up to senior management levelTeamwork Skills:

Teamwork Skills

  • Able to build and maintain effective business relationships at all levels of seniority within the Heritage Fund and external stakeholders
  • An active constructive contributor who helps deliver team objectives, maintain, a positive team culture, and supports senior managers within the Central Team to achieve them.

Analytical and Organisational Skills

  • Proven ability to plan, manage and deliver key tasks and work packages as part of a project or programme. Confident dealing with ambiguity and managing changes inscope/approach as required.
  • Good analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and draw actionable insights and back own judgement.
  • Detail-oriented and organized, with the capacity to manage activities and deadlines agreed with Managers.

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Grant Management Compliance and Assurance Manager

Company: The National Lottery Heritage Fund Salary: £35,608 to £42,049 a year Hours: Full-time Location: Edinburgh Working pattern: Hybrid – 3 days remote Job type: Permanent Posting date: 12 Oct 2026 Closing date: 11 Nov 2026

Summary

We are currently recruiting for a full time Grant Management Compliance and Assurance Manager on a permanent contract, based in any of the Heritage Fund’s offices in the following locations: Birmingham, Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Nottingham (Hybrid Working).

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Posted: November 2nd, 2026