Call for Assessors for Scale Up 4 Growth Gloucestershire Grant Funding Call

The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), as part of it's Scale Up 4 Growth Gloucestershire (S4GG), is looking for Assessors to assess applications to its grant funding scheme. About the scheme S4GG is an ERDF funded programme, providing grant funding and workshops to SMEs in Gloucestershire that want to scale and grow.

Businesses can apply for grants of £10,000 to £40,000 to cover 35% of total project costs. Projects must support business growth and create jobs, products and services as an outcome of the funding awarded.

The role of assessors Assessors are required to review and score SME application forms that are submitted to the University. Each application form will be scored against the following headings (given a score between 1 and 5) based on the content of the application form. • Assessors will assess no more than 20 applications between the first and third assessments (see below). • First assessment: This is when the bulk of assessments will be undertaken.

This window normally spans 2 weeks and 3 weekends. We will send reviews out on Friday 7 May, and these will need to be returned by 10am on Monday 24 May. • Third assessment: There are normally only a small number to review in this window and it typically spans 1 week.

We will send these out on Thurs 27 May, and require them to be returned by 10am on Thursday 3 June. • Each application takes a minimum of 2-3 hours to review. • You will be required to attend a 30 minute training session prior to the undertaking any assessments. Further details will be provided once successful Assessors have been notified. • We will provide you with a guidance document for assessing, and a template for providing your scores and comments. • You will be required to let us know immediately if you have a conflict of interest with any of the companies you are assessing. • All assessing will be done electronically.

Documents will be shared via Microsoft's One Drive, and assessments returned as Microsoft Word documents. Each application assessed is paid at £100.

We will also pay £25 for the training session. How to apply • Prior experience assessing grant funding applications or similar is essential. • Knowledge of the business landscape in Gloucestershire is highly desirable.

We are looking for assessors to have strength in one particular sector, or experience of scaling up businesses. Please ensure your specialism is clearly stated in your submission email.

Assessors will be selected to ensure we have a wide range of expertise. The team will get in touch to let you know if you've been successful shortly afterwards.

You will need to be set up as a supplier on the University systems and sign a contract prior to undertaking work. Please note, we are only able to respond to queries from 29 March to 1 April 2021. Additional information: Please note, we are only able to respond to queries from 29 March to 1 April 2021.