The South-West of England has some excellent Community Foundations specialising in grant-making, not least in Cornwall, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire and the Quartet Community Foundation, which covers Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire. You can find your local Community Foundation and the grant programmes it currently has available at this link to the UK Community Foundations website.
The Wiltshire and Swindon Community Foundation is currently seeking to recruit a Programmes Manager, which may be called a Grants Manager or Funding Manager in other organisations.
The job advert reads:
Vacancy: Programmes Manager
o Hours: Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week.
o Salary: £32,000-£35,000.
o Closing date: 12 noon on Wednesday 18th March 2026.
“We are seeking an experienced and motivated Programmes Manager to join our Programmes team, helping to design and deliver our open and trusting grant-making to groups and individuals across the County. This role will play a crucial part in ensuring that we maintain and grow our reputation as an informed and flexible funder, delivering circa £2.5m+ of grants per year and realising the ambitions of our 2025–2030 organisational strategy.
“The postholder will understand how to build mutually beneficial relationships with a range of stakeholders including applicants for funding, donors, and partners such as our local authorities and infrastructure organisations. This role requires a confident and thoughtful grant-maker, able to manage deadlines and priorities, with excellent verbal and written communication skills, and solid numeracy skills. With a genuine interest in and knowledge of the VCSE in Swindon and Wiltshire you will champion the sector through delivering grants programmes, support and advice. You’ll work closely with your Programmes colleagues, consisting of the Director, 2 Managers (of which you would be one), an Officer and an Administrator, and the wider staff team.”
For further details and information about how to apply, please click on this link to the Wiltshire and Swindon Community Foundation website.
