Grants Writer

We are looking for Grants and Bids Writing Volunteers from across the world to help us apply for funding from major donors, development aid agencies and public sector tenders.

Duties and Responsibilities

Grant writing

• Developing and writing grant proposals to foundations and other grant-making organisations.
• Assembling and submitting grant requests, including letters, proposals, and budgets.
• Track and create a calendar of grant opportunities - including deadline dates and required materials.
• Research and identify potential sources of funders and corporate and governmental funding.
• Complete and submit grant applications to secure funding.
• Write and submit tenders to win contracts.
• Maintain awareness of tenders, acquiring PQQ questionnaires and tender documentation.
• Respond to tender invitations from the UK and other governments, EU tenders, the public sector, and local authorities in areas such as health and social care.
• Recruit partners for EU grants & tenders and other tender projects.
• Collate contributions to create a coherent and well-structured final tender and ensure timely submission of tenders and other proposals.

Funding and Finance

The role will involve seeking and securing funding and finance for specific goals, objectives, targets, and outcomes. You will work with the AHO President, the Board, and senior management to research and identify public, private, philanthropic, individual giving, legacy funding, and finance. Each volunteer will have the opportunity to choose their goal and set a fundraising target to achieve. If the volunteer successfully meets their goal, they will be offered a fully paid job to head the delivery of their chosen goal supported by a qualified senior manager.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills Required

• Degree in any subject area that results in superb language writing skills, including grammar, clarity, and style.
• Excellent writing, analytical, and research skills are essential. Candidates must be self-motivated, detail-oriented, and highly organized, with experience using online databases and other sources to locate biographical, financial, and philanthropic information.
• You MUST have at least THREE (3) years of experience writing and delivering successful grants and tenders, especially for public health contracts such as health checks, smoking cessation, etc., from the UK government, NHS, DOHSC, Ministry of Justice, London authorities, and county councils.
• An understanding and passion for issues affecting Africa's political, social, and economic development, health, social care, climate change, and environmental development.

Languages requirements

The ability to speak one of Africa's widely spoken languages would be an added advantage e.g. Afrikaans, Amharic, Arabic, Bemba, Berber, Chewa, Chinese, Dinka, English, French, Fula, Fulani, German, Greek, Hausa, Hindi, Igbo, Italian, Japanese, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Kongo, Korean, Lingala, Malagasy, Mandinka, Nambia, Ndebele, Nyanja, Oromo, Portuguese, Russian, Sango, Sesotho, Shona, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swati, Thai, Tigrinya, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Vietnamese, Xhosa, Yoruba, Zulu, etc. You are still welcome to apply if you don't speak any of the above languages.

We do not promise a job offer to volunteers, trainees, interns, or apprentices; however, those who perform above par, winning grants and tenders during their time with us, may be offered a job if their grant or tender creates one. We also sponsor successful trainees to come and live and work in the UK.

VOLUNTEERING IS NOT A PAID JOB.

ALL our Volunteer Opportunities are not paid or salaried. Please don't apply if you want a paid job or plan to negotiate a pay deal with us. Volunteering allows people to give their time for free to society while gaining the experience they need when applying for future paid jobs.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Job function

• Project Management, Research, and Writing/Editing
• Industries: Non-profit Organizations, Health and Human Services, and Public Health