Volunteer Fundraiser

What will you be doing?

As our grant officer, you will support us to:

Identify appropriate sources of funding where we fit their criteria  Help develop a strategy to help create and maintain strong and diverse income Create a calendar of grant deadlines and track submitted funding proposals Write appropriately tailored grant/funding bids that meet funders’ interests and requirements and to write any additional documents in support of funding bids Report on grant usage and impact Review all grant/bid feedback and ensure knowledge is shared, so that learning informs us for future approaches to grants Minimum of 4 hours per week 

What are we looking for?

We are looking for a volunteer who has:

Experience of being a grant writer, project proposal writer and editing skills Excellent writing, analytical, and research skills are essential Creative and persuasive written and spoken communication skills  Self-motivated and highly-organised Ability to work remotely or in person Ability to search online databases and other sources to identify appropriate funds Ability to understand and appeal to funders’ differing needs Ability to organise your own work, track and report back regularly 

As our grant officer, you will support us to:

Identify appropriate sources of funding where we fit their criteria  Help develop a strategy to help create and maintain strong and diverse income Create a calendar of grant deadlines and track submitted funding proposals Write appropriately tailored grant/funding bids that meet funders’ interests and requirements and to write any additional documents in support of funding bids Report on grant usage and impact Review all grant/bid feedback and ensure knowledge is shared, so that learning informs us for future approaches to grants Minimum of 4-7 hours per week 

What difference will you make?

You will develop knowledge of charity grant giving culture, helping us create new programmes and service continuity to support vulnerable young people and their families.