Grant Development Officer

Closing date: Monday 12th October 2026 at midnight

“The National Archives (TNA) is looking for an enthusiastic and creative Grant Development Officer to support the development of grant-funded projects, partnerships and fellowships. Working with the Grant Development Manager, Head of Grant Development and colleagues across TNA, the Grant Development Officer will play a critical role in supporting grant fundraising, consolidating and expanding our grant-winning capability.

The Grant Development Officer will be responsible for a varied range of tasks across TNA’s grants development portfolio, including supporting multiple applications at one time. Working with specialists from across our institution, you will develop a wide range of skills in grants administration, bid development, finance and communication. We are a UKRI-accredited Independent Research Organisation, and the majority of our grant proposals are for our research, however we also have a strong and growing portfolio of applications and projects in progress for digitisation, capital infrastructure, public engagement and learning. The postholder will work closely with our new Philanthropy team and with The National Archives Trust, a registered charity that supports The National Archives to engage and educate the public, and conserve and preserve the collection.

As well as providing support to the Grant Development Team’s pre-award processes, the postholder will have the opportunity to refresh our grant development communication for internal and external audiences, working with colleagues across the department and wider organisation to ensure that our staff and external partners have all the information they need to develop winning grants at TNA.

This is a full time post. However, requests for part-time working, flexible working and job share will be considered, taking into account at all times the operational needs of the Department.

A combination of onsite and home working is available and applicants should be able to regularly travel to our Kew site for a minimum of 60% of their work time.

For full details and to apply, please click the “Apply” button above.