Grant Writer
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Grant Writer supporting CorpsAfrica, an NGO enabling African youth to lead rural community development projects. Researching funders, managing proposal pipelines, and drafting compliant donor materials across multiple African countries.
Responsibilities:
- Identify funding opportunities and maintain the grant proposal pipeline across multiple African countries of service
- Track grant prospecting, active pipelines, proposal status, submission schedules, reporting schedules, and compliance deadlines
- Draft, edit, and refine grant proposals, concept notes, and donor reports tailored to funder guidelines and CorpsAfrica’s strategic priorities
- Translate complex program impact and field data into clear, compelling, donor-ready narratives
- Conduct research to identify institutional, corporate, and foundation funding streams
- Support country office Philanthropy Officers with prospecting, tracking, and proposal documentation
- Collaborate with senior leadership to design, implement, and monitor milestones within the annual grants management plan
- Monitor progress toward targets and provide regular pipeline status and milestone updates
- Coordinate with the GSO Fundraising team and senior management
- Participate in a kickoff meeting, regular check-ins, and scheduled grant milestones
Requirements:
- Proven experience in grant writing, research, and grant lifecycle management
- Strong project management and organizational skills
- Ability to track multiple deadlines simultaneously
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to translate program impact into donor-ready content
- Experience supporting a dispersed team across multiple countries
- Demonstrated cross-cultural sensitivity
- Ability to work with limited supervision and prioritize tasks effectively
- Ability to deliver high-quality proposals and reports on time
- Availability aligned with US East Coast operating hours
- Familiarity with grant management software or CRM systems preferred
- Working knowledge of international development funding mechanisms and sub-Saharan African operating contexts preferred
- Working proficiency in French preferred
- Submission of a cover letter, resume or CV, financial proposal, and two professional references
Benefits:
- Flexible remote engagement
- Possibility of extension
- Flexibility and room for growth in the position
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