ABOUT THE ROLE
The Head of Grant Management is a newly created role at a pivotal point in Start Network's growth, designed to lead and shape how we manage an increasingly complex, multi-donor funding portfolio of over £40m.
As the first in this role, you will set the strategy, systems and operating model for grant management, ensuring strong stewardship, donor compliance and effective oversight of sub-granting across our global network. You will play a key leadership role in embedding clear, organisation-wide ways of working across the full grant lifecycle, working in close partnership with Finance, Resource Mobilisation, Assurance and Programme teams.
This role balances strong accountability with Start Network's commitment to locally led action, ensuring funding is managed transparently and compliantly, while remaining inclusive and enabling for our diverse membership of local and national organisations.
WHAT IS START NETWORK?
Our purpose is to be a catalyst for system-level change that improves the efficiency, effectiveness and ethics of humanitarian action. We do this by working as a network to develop, test & spread new ways of collaborating and resourcing locally-led crisis response and anticipation.
Our current membership is made up of nearly 145 local, national and international NGOs based all around the world. We also support 10 national and regional hubs made up of civil society organisations and NGOs as our vehicle for devolving power, resources and accountability.
OUR VALUES
WE PUT PEOPLE FIRST: Communities come first in our decision-making and programming.
WE ARE BRAVE: We have great ambition and are willing to explore new things and take risks to achieve it
WE OPERATE COLLECTIVELY: We leverage the value of working as a network, sharing risk and resources, and learning together.
WE ARE INCLUSIVE: We see the value in diverse perspectives and work to remove the barriers that prevent voices from being heard.
WE ARE OPEN: We work transparently and with integrity, building mutual trust in all levels of our work, from governance to programming.
WE ARE ETHICAL: We behave and operate based on key principles of anti-racism, non-discrimination, and anti-colonialism. This is a work in progress.
For complete job description and to apply, visit:
https://startnetwork.org/about/current-vacancies/head-of-grants
HOW TO APPLY:
Please contact the People and Culture Team if you have any questions or need support with your application. Please email us using peopleandculture@startnetwork.org (mailto:peopleandculture@startnetwork.org)
We use Be Applied, our online recruitment platform which uses anonymised applications and predictive, skill-based assessments which are blind- reviewed to reduce bias.
Closing date: 1st June 2026
Date for 1st Interview: 8th June 2026 (Subject to change)
Date for 2nd Interview: 15th June 2026 (Subject to change)
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications and we may review candidates on an ongoing basis, so please apply early where possible to avoid disappointment.
Any offer of employment will be conditional subject to relevant checks. Please refer to our privacy candidate privacy notice (https://startnetwork.org/about/current-vacancies) regarding treatment of your data. Start Network also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. The core of the scheme is that participating organisations share information about safeguarding-related misconduct (i.e., sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment) that a candidate has been found to have committed during employment, or incidents under investigation when the candidate left employment. For more information regarding this scheme, please visit their website: https://misconduct-disclosure-scheme.org/ (https://misconduct-disclosure-scheme.org/)
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