DCAF-Outdoor Community Play Fund Administrator

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The Scottish Government Play, Baby Boxes and Early Parenting team is seeking to appoint an experienced Fund Administrator to support the management of the Outdoor Community Play Fund (OCPF). Lot 1: The aim of the Outdoor Community Play Fund (OCPF) is to enable play charities to provide outdoor play opportunities in the most deprived areas of Scotland throughout the year. Through the fund it is our aim that we support, encourage and increase children and families’ knowledge and uptake of play in their local area. The majority of programmes within the fund provide food for children as part of their play offer and in the winter months - a warm setting and weather appropriate clothing, helping to alleviate the effects of child poverty. The OCPF currently supports 31 charities across 15 local authorities in Scotland with direct grant funding ranging from 5,000 GBP to 19,000 GBP. The fund administrator will: - Distribute awards on behalf of the Scottish Government to successful third sector organisations - Use knowledge and expertise of the third sector to provide support to the network of organisations. - Establishing a robust reporting structure and submit reports to the Scottish Government which detail organisational progress against policy objectives and outcomes.