Volunteer Voluntary Grants Writer

What will you be doing?

 The work you do with us is instrumental in helping us to positively impact the emotional and mental health of children and young people.  Visit our website or YouTube to view impact of our work. Responsibilities include:

Drafting, reviewing and submitting funding applications and meeting grant/bid deadlines; Drafting, reviewing and submitted award applications in a timely fashion Managing the submissions process, progress and follow ups Keeping the award applications pipeline updated

What are we looking for?

We are looking for volunteers to have the following knowledge and skills:-

Degree educated and at least three years working experience Have a passion for writing if you have not worked in the grant space but would like to get into it. Some track record in raising income from at least one of the following sources: trusts, foundations, individuals or businesses.  Excellent writing and analytical skills  Committed to producing high standards of work and detail oriented Excellent working knowledge and comprehension of written English Excellent IT skills ( Microsoft Office including PowerPoint, Excel and Word) Highly organised, reliable, able to work to tight deadlines with good timekeeping Ability to work under own initiative and as part of a team.

Commitment required: Our roles are flexible and remote. For this role, we believe a commitment of at least 6 months is essential.  Recruitment process: Volunteers are asked to provide CV and a covering letter explaining their suitability for the role, 

What difference will you make?

Our charity entertains, educates and empowers children and young people emotional intelligence skills and Kindness. Our workshops focus on educating children, through the visual medium of film, to have a greater sense of self-awareness by being kind to themselves, and to others. Higher emotional intelligence means an improved sense of well-being, and the ability to deal with deeper issues affecting mental health such as standing up to bullying, dealing with loneliness etc, all of which can start as early as primary school. Embedding very early on a culture of kindness to oneself and mindfulness to others means children are taught essential life skills to draw on - today as children, tomorrow as adults. An emotionally intelligent child is more likely to be happy, do well academically, grow up to be a confident adult, contributing positively to society and community, with a high regard for personal well-being.