Contracts and Grants Performance Officer

Join us to make London a safer city for everyone.

The GLA, as the tier-one authority in London, has duties under Part 4 of the 2021 Act to support victims/survivors of domestic abuse and their children in relevant safe accommodation. The duty comes with revenue funding from MHCLG of circa £20m a year to ensure the effective delivery and performance of MOPAC contract and grant agreements with Pan-London providers delivering Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation to survivors.

About the role

The Contracts and Grants Performance Officer (DA Duty) is responsible for ensuring the consistent delivery of MOPAC grants and contracts to meet the priorities set within the Police and Crime Plan and the Mayor’s Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy 2025-2029. This role will support the team in the management of a Pan-London portfolio assessing performance monitoring information, supporting collaborative stakeholder relationships, and contributing to processes and procedures to ensure the effective delivery of contract and grant agreements. The post holder will also support the delivery of the Mayor’s Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation (DASA) Led ‘By and For’ grants fund, as part of the first phase of new commissioning under the refreshed DASA Strategy (2025-28).

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, organised and highly motivated. You will have excellent written and oral communication skills, and the ability to operate in a busy and complex political environment and experience of working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders. If you thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and are passionate about contributing meaningfully towards VAWG, we’d love to hear from you.

What your day will look like:

• Ensure the effective delivery and performance of MOPAC contract and grant agreements focusing on value for money, compliance and good outcomes.
• Build effective working relationships with providers, promoting accountability, risk management and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to the development of new processes and procedures to ensure the effective delivery of contract and grant agreements across the Directorate.

To be considered for the role you must meet the following essential criteria:

• Experience of supporting contract and grant management within a service delivery environment.
• Excellent written and spoken English and demonstrable experience of providing briefings and other written materials.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage various processes simultaneously, prioritise workloads and work with others to deliver quality products.
• Attention to detail - ensure that processes are followed effectively and be responsible for maintaining a high standard in work delivered.
• Exceptional ability to communicate, build relationships, influence and negotiate with internal and external stakeholders, and other technical professionals.

MOPAC operates an anonymised recruitment process; therefore, please do not write any identifiable information (such as your name, pronouns or any personal information) within your supporting question answers or introductory statement. We will not be using information from CVs for shortlisting, and candidates will only be assessed against our application criteria. If we receive a large number of applications, we may choose to shortlist on the lead question, the first supplementary question.

Political Restriction: under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (as amended by the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011), all MOPAC staff members will be politically restricted without the right to apply for an exemption.

The successful candidates will be expected to undergo the necessary security checks. Applicants must possess the legal right to work in the UK and have resided in the UK continuously for at least the last three years.

For employment roles, in addition to an excellent salary and civil service pension with 28.97% employer contribution, we offer an attractive range of benefits including 32.5 days’ annual leave, interest free season ticket loan and flexible working arrangements.

We operate a hybrid working model with office hubs at Union Street (near London Bridge) and Newlands Park (postcode SE26). On average, staff will work 1-2 days a week from an Office Hub, which may differ depending on the role requirements.

We are a disability-confident employer. MOPAC guarantees an interview to any applicant that declares that they have a disability, providing they meet the minimum standards for the job role. These standards are defined in the job description and will often be listed as essential or desirable skills.

London's diversity is its biggest asset, and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London’s diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.

Closing date: 6 July 2025.