Agenda item

Report of the Chief Grants Officer.

The Committee received the regular progress report of the Chief Grants Officer and discussed the updates provided, including:

Quinquennial Review

·         A Project Manager had been recruited on secondment who was anticipated to start soon and be full-time by autumn.

Stepping Stones

·         A more detailed report would be received when more grantees had completed the process and more information was available.

Communications

·         The CBT team were linking with other departments, sharing resources and ensuring work was not being duplicated.

·         Martin Hall is covering much of the work of the vacant Communications Officer role. The JD is being reviewed and the post will then be re-evaluated. They will be responsible for CBT branding and/or promotion from successful grantees.

·         A post is being created within the Communications Team with responsibility for CBT, Responsible Business and Philanthropy and which will probably be co-located within CBT.

Central Grants Programme

·         Resources had been agreed by the Finance Committee via delegated authority to ensure the Central Grants programme would go “live” in August 2016.

·         The Chief Grants Officer reported that the Policy & Resources Committee had been tasked with ensuring the Grants Programme was adequately resourced, and assured Members there would be no drain on City Bridge Trust resources.

Resources

·         An offer had been made and accepted for a Head of Charity and Social Investment Finance, and a September start date was anticipated with interim arrangements in place until then.

Statistics

·         Members noted that two applications were still pending from March 2015 as information was outstanding. These would now be lapsed.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.