Grants Officer
- Grant Prospecting and Pipeline Management
- Identify, research and assess grant opportunities from trusts, foundations, institutional donors, corporate philanthropic bodies, and domestic and international government donors that align with Free To Shine's Strategic Plan.
- Maintain an up-to-date grant pipeline, including tracking deadlines, donor priorities, eligibility requirements, decision dates, and next actions in Free To Shine's record management systems.
- Conduct donor and opportunity due diligence, including assessment against Free To Shine's Ethical Decision Making Matrix and internal priorities.
- Build and maintain professional relationships with prospective and current donors to support new funding and repeat funding opportunities.
- Grant Writing and Submission
- Lead the development and submission of concept notes, letters of interest, grant applications, proposals and tenders in collaboration with the Funding Manager, Program team and Operations team.
- Coordinate internal inputs required for applications, including program design information, implementation plans, monitoring data, budgets and supporting documentation.
- Develop strong, persuasive and compliant grant narratives that clearly communicate Free To Shine's model, impact, evidence and funding needs.
- Ensure all submissions are accurate, complete, high quality and submitted on time in line with donor requirements.
- Work towards agreed grant submission and income targets set with the Funding Manager.
- Grant Management
- Manage a portfolio of awarded grants to ensure contractual obligations, milestones, deliverables and reporting deadlines are met.
- Coordinate the preparation and submission of donor reports, acquittals, variations and other grant-related communications, drawing on inputs from relevant staff.
- Maintain complete, accurate and audit-ready grant files, correspondence, agreements and reporting records.
- Monitor grant conditions and support internal teams to meet donor compliance requirements, including restricted funding conditions, timeframes and deliverables.
- Track reporting schedules and proactively follow up with internal contributors to ensure deadlines are met.
- Support donor stewardship by responding to donor queries and maintaining professional, timely communication with grant fun
- Internal Coordination
- Work closely with the Program and Operations team to translate project ideas, budgets, implementation plans and impact data into competitive proposals and accurate reports.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of grant systems, templates, calendars and workflow processes to strengthen Free To Shine's grants function.
- Provide regular updates to the Funding Manager on pipeline status, submissions, grant performance, risks and upcoming deadlines.
- Undertake other duties as reasonably required by the Funding Manager and Management team.
联系方式
- ✉️ 邮箱：operations@freetoshine.org
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