Volunteer Grants Writer Volunteers

What will you be doing?

Grants & Bids Writing Volunteers Role Overview The Africa Health Organisation (AHO) will be 25 years old on 14 August 2025. We seek Grants and Bids Writing Volunteers to join us celebrate our Silver Jubilee 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, required materials, Researches and identifies potential sources of funders and corporate and governmental funding. Complete and submit grant applications to secure funding

 Tender & Bid Writing

Write and submit tenders to win contracts. Maintaining awareness of tenders, acquiring PQQ questionnaires and tender documentation. Responding to tender invitations from the UK and other governments, EU tenders, the public sector and local authorities from the UK in areas such as health and social care. Recruit partners for the EU grants & tenders and other tender projects. Collating the input of contributions to create a coherent and well-structured final tender and ensuring the timely submission of tenders and other proposals.

  Funding and Finance The role will involve seeking and securing funding and finance for the 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, and legacy funding and finance. Each volunteer will have the opportunity to choose their goal and set a fundraising target to achieve.   VOLUNTEERING IS NOT A PAID JOB. ALL our Volunteer Opportunities are not paid or salaried. Do not 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.

What are we looking for?

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 organised and have experience using online databases and other sources to locate biographical, financial, and philanthropic information. You MUST have at least 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 and 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.

What difference will you make?

Your grants and tender skills will shape how we generate funding from the stakeholders, funders and general public. With your help, we will be able to continue to provide health and social care in Africa and the Diaspora and how they help your end users. Your help and expertise will enable us to adapt and survive, and to explore new possibilities, activities, and ways of working. Our mission is to lead strategic collaborative efforts among countries in Africa and other partners to promote equity in health, combat disease, and improve the quality and lengthen the lives of the people of Africa. Your fundraising activities will help us thrive and make long-term growth sustainable at a critical time.