Job Title: Grants Writing & Partnership Associate (Fresher Job Opportunities)
Organisation: Educate!
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Educate! prepares youth in Africa with the skills to succeed in today’s economy. We tackle youth unemployment by partnering with schools and governments to reform what schools teach and how they teach it, so that students in Africa have the skills to attain further education, overcome gender inequities, start businesses, get jobs and drive development in their communities. Our model is delivered through practically-trained teachers and youth mentors. Educate!’s goal is to make this practical, skills-based model part of national education systems.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Grant Reports & Proposals
- You’ll work with our fundraising team to ensure that Educate! meets and exceeds our obligations to current donors by producing high-quality grant reports that keep our stakeholders informed on Educate!’s progress and mission. In addition, you will work collaboratively to develop comprehensive, engaging and tailor-made proposals to submit to prospective and current funders.
- Write and project manage high-quality grant reports, collaborating with other team members as needed.
- Write and project manage high-quality grant proposals that are customized to address the key focus areas and requirements of prospective and current donors.
- Research and identify potential sources of foundation and corporate funding.
- Edit and peer review other colleagues projects
Project Management
- You’ll work with our External Relations team to ensure that all grant project requirements, deadlines and schedules are on track. You’ll contribute to the development of Educate!’s processes and its projects that keep our stakeholders informed and connected to Educate!’s progress and mission.
- Plan and organize the completion of high-quality grant reports and proposals with other team members, while ensuring these projects are on time and within scope.
- Work closely with in-country teams to maintain effective project communication plans for gathering information needed for reporting and donor materials
- Support the team in streamlining systems and processes to make grant reporting and information sourcing more efficient.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
This is well-suited for those with 3-5 years of work experience. The ideal candidate will have:
- The ideal applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree (related area not necessary)
- Native-level proficiency in spoken and written English
- Minimum commitment of one (1) year, with a preference for those willing to stay longer.
- Excellent organization and time management skills; experience working with a remote team to successfully manage multiple projects with competing timelines.
- High degree of proficiency working in a fast-paced, flexible, goal-oriented environment, with the highest level of personal and professional integrity.
- A self-starter, able to prioritize and manage multiple assignments, take initiative, and work independently to a deadline
- Able to produce engaging and credible content writing and an understanding of how to adapt for different audiences and purposes
- The ability to review, summarise and present a high volume of information quickly and accurately with advanced structuring, writing and editing skills.
- And we’re also requiring for this position:
- A good fit with our Five Cultural Tenets (see “What is Educate! About?” Below; learn more by looking at Educate!’s culture deck here. on Review.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested applicants should apply online at the link below.
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