The London Community Foundation (LCF) is delivering third round The London Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime’s (MOPAC) £6m Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Grassroots Fund.

We are seeking experienced External Grants Assessors with specialist knowledge of work addressing Violence Against Women and Girls to assess applications for grants up to £160,000, to be delivered over a three-year period. Applicants must have excellent analytical, written and verbal communication skills, good knowledge of the voluntary and community sector and a strong understanding of the issues linked to violence against women, related intersectional protected characteristics and the types of appropriate intervention and support.

For further information please read the full role description (below).

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) women candidates as the programme is focussed on organisations which are led by and for BAME communities. We therefore invite any female candidates who identify themselves as from a BAME background to state this as part of their cover letter, alongside addressing each point in the person specification.

Application process

Applicants should send their CV and a one page cover letter outlining how they meet the person specification in the full role description (refer to the indicators) and availability (number of days per week during the assessment period) to: Nimat Jaffer, Strategic Programme Manager (VAWG)

Deadline: 12pm on Friday 30th October 2026

Applicants will be contacted during the week commencing 2nd November 2026.