Grant Funding Manager (18 months FTC) | Rheolwr Cyllid Grant at Transport for Wales
Pontypridd CF37, Wales, United Kingdom -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

23 Oct, 25

Salary

37200.0

Posted On

24 Jul, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

It, Personal Development

Industry

Information Technology/IT

Description

WHO WE ARE

At Transport for Wales, we’re on a mission to transform transport in Wales and make it fit for the future, whether that’s rail, bus, walking or cycling. We want to inspire a nation to change the way it travels, so that we all travel more sustainably and help to combat the climate emergency we’re all facing.
We’re an open and inclusive place to work, where everyone is welcome and our people are supported to reach their full potential. We want to create an environment where our people can grow and succeed. This is key to enabling us to deliver on the promises we’ve made to the people of Wales to build a sustainable transport network that meets their needs.

WELSH LANGUAGE SKILLS

The ability to speak/write Welsh would make a great addition to your application, but it is not essential for this role.
Transport for Wales supports and promotes the use of the Welsh Language by employees and will encourage them to develop, improve and maintain their Welsh Language skills. We fully support our people who want to improve their Welsh language skills, and personal development for Welsh Language skills are offered in a variety of ways such as online learning, classroom courses and funding attendance at local community courses.

NEXT STEPS

Does this role sound like the opportunity you are looking for? Do you want to find out more? See attached Job Description for further details.
Transport for Wales is a disability leader. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments you may need in the recruitment process or as part of the role if you are successful.
This advert will close at midnight on the day of the application closing date stated above. We do encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
Please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.
Note that you must hold the permanent right to work in the UK. We are not currently able to provide sponsorship.**

Responsibilities

Lead the grant funding team in the management of claims and payments to and from Local Authorities in relation to the Welsh Government’s Active Travel Fund and TrawsCymru services, and other grants as advised, improving process, procedures and systems to provide resilience across the team. Lead the design and delivery of any change to these processes, procedures and systems to accommodate bus contract management transferring into Transport for Wales (TfW).

  • Lead and coordinate the grant funding team by planning, prioritising and managing ongoing activities in liaison with project leads and line manager to ensure grant administration can be undertaken to enable settlement of grant applications and contract obligations in line with Welsh Government guidelines and desired transport outcomes.
  • Administer grant applications by communicating the current guidelines to applicants, as well as processing, checking and assessing applications to ensure compliance in line with Transport for Wales (TfW) sign off arrangements.
  • Administer grant and contract payment applications by providing support for the assessment of payment applications to the line manager, in line with key performance indicators to ensure payment applications are processed in a timely manner.
  • Provision of support, advice, liaison, training and management by using all communication to grant applicants and contract holders to ensure effective grant, contract and scheme delivery, including recommendations for enhancements to the grant processes where appropriate.
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