Funding Portfolio Manager – two opportunities

These two roles will play a critical role in managing a portfolio of grants to a high standard, ensuring that funded organisations receive excellent levels of support and guidance.

Working as part of a wider Funding Team, the roles will support the ongoing development of City Bridge Foundation’s new funding policy, Standing with Londoners.

The post holders will lead on the management of more complex funding relationships, taking responsibility to recommend variations as required and working as part of a team to develop proposals for the effective and equitable oversight of a large grant portfolio.

Experience of mental health funding is desirable, but not essential for candidates to the role.

The Funding Managers will provide valuable additional capacity during the assessment of application rounds for new programmes alongside their portfolio management work. They will work with colleagues to identify ways to ensure the full range of City Bridge Foundation’s services can support portfolio grantees and aid the charity’s approach to impact and learning.

In terms of experience, you’ll have an excellent knowledge of the voluntary sector, experience in assessing, managing, monitoring and evaluating grants. You should also have experience working collaboratively in small teams, along with data input and data management within Customer Relationship Management databases.

You’ll also have sound written, verbal communication skills, excellent IT literacy and strong interpersonal skills. An effective analytical problem-solver, you’ll be able to manage competing deadlines without losing the quality of your work. You should have a good understanding of charity accounting, and grant portfolio management.

We are a values-based organisation and welcome applications from all sectors and communities. Equity, diversity and inclusion is as important in our staff and governance as it is in our work. We support flexible working and job-shares. We are a Disability Confident employer and positively welcome applications from disabled people. 

We are also recruiting for two Programmes and Partnership Managers (Access to Justice) and a Programmes and Partnership Manager (Propel). All roles are fixed-term.

If you would like your application to be considered for these positions as well, kindly indicate this clearly in your supporting statement. You only need to submit one application.

To learn more, please visit the City of London Corporation’s application portal, where you can download more information and complete an application.

Closing date: 12 noon on Monday 27 October 2025

We expect interviews to take place during the week of 17–21 November 2025.