Vacancy: Senior Grants Systems Specialist at Clean Air Fund NGO

The Clean Air Fund is looking to recruit a Senior Grants Systems Specialist to join their team in London or Johannesburg. This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing organisation whose mission is to use philanthropic grants to catalyse a reduction in air pollution.   

As a Grants Systems Specialist with Clean Air Fund, you will play a pivotal role in designing, maintaining, and improving grant management systems and processes across Clean Air Fund. This is a systems-focused role, not a programmatic one, and will be instrumental in ensuring operational excellence in grant delivery. The post holder will act as a systems architect, leveraging platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics, AkoyaGo, and AI tools like Copilot to streamline workflows and enhance data integrity. 

Position

Senior Grants Systems Specialist

Skills required

To be successful in this role, you will have the following skills and experience; 

• Proven experience managing grant operations in a systems-focused role.
• Skilled at balancing procedural improvements with technological enhancements, understanding when a solution should be process-driven versus technology-enabled.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Dynamics and grant management platforms (e.g., Akoyago, Fluxx).
• Experience in systems design, implementation, and optimisation.
• Experience of project management with an emphasis on strong follow-through from start to completion.
• Strong understanding of data management and compliance.
• Familiarity with AI tools, especially Microsoft Copilot, and their application in operational contexts.
• Effective verbal and written communicator with well-honed change management skills.
• Proficient in using the latest Microsoft 365 tools, comfortable with cloud-based platforms like Microsoft Teams and SharePoint, highly adaptable to new ways of working, and have a good understanding of basic cybersecurity and data protection responsibilities.
• Experience of providing operational support in a fast-paced environment with an ability to work at pace, juggle competing demands effectively, and manage own workload and priorities.
• Excellent attention to detail and comfortable working to high standards, and as part of an ambitious, mission-aligned environment.
• Systems thinker with a passion for operational excellence.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Detail-oriented with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Comfortable working across teams, geographies, and cultures.
• Commitment to Clean Air Fund’s mission and values. 

For more information on this role, as well as the full person specification, please see the job description

• Closing date – 2nd September 2025
• Salary – If in London £34,272- £50,871, if in South Africa ZAR 570,024- ZAR 926,289
• Type of employment- Permanent, full-time role

How to apply

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