Grant Writing Manager

Freelancingforgood; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join ProVeg International as a Grant Writing Manager and contribute to a mission focused on transforming food systems. This remote role offers flexibility and the opportunity to drive significant funding initiatives that aim to double global income in three years. Candidates with strong grant writing skills and experience in an international NGO setting are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

Training budget for personal development

Provision of a work laptop

Flexible working arrangements

Career-development support

Mindfulness programme

Qualifications

• 5+ years of grant writing experience at a not-for-profit, preferably international NGO.
• Proven track record in securing significant multi-year funding.
• Expertise in developing grant application strategies.

Responsibilities

• Implement an international grants strategy with clear objectives.
• Research and prepare proposals for major donors and foundations.
• Manage a pipeline of trusts and foundation applications.

Skills

Grant writing

Project management

Organizational skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Job description

ProVeg International is looking for a Grant Writing Manager to join their team. This is a full-time or part-time position, based remotely within one of the following countries: the UK, US, Poland, Netherlands, or Czechia.

Overview:

• Full-time or part-time position (28 – 36 hour per week)
• Language: English
• Location: remote, ideally within the UK, US, Poland, Netherlands, or Czechia
• Salary: depending on the location and experience
• Starting date: as soon as possible
• Applications closing: until filled

Job Description

ProVeg International is a global organisation made up of 12 national non-profit teams, each of which responsible for local fundraising, supported by an international fundraising team focused on major opportunities, international, and core funding.

The role of the Grant Writing Manager at ProVeg is to provide excellent and compelling fundraising content of all kinds, whether internal cases for support, proposals, applications or reports in order to support the goal of at least doubling our global income from around 15 to 30 million dollars in the next three years.

You will be an expert in grant writing, and have a keen eye for detail and basic financial acumen related to project funding bids. You will manage a pipeline of global trusts and foundation applications, while providing support to proposals of other kinds driven by the wider fundraising team. Ideally you would be experienced in drafting compelling narratives for complex charitable causes, ideally in climate, environment or food systems transformation.

Responsibilities

International income generation

• Together with the International Fundraising Manager and Philanthropy Director, contribute to and implement a 3-year international grants strategy, and develop annual and quarterly objectives and key results (OKRs).
• Research and prepare proposals for potential major donors, trusts and foundations, and where relevant, corporate opportunities, and coordinate international and joint bids.
• Develop a pipeline of existing and potential trusts and foundations.
• Identify and develop processes and systems to support the growth of grants income.
• Identify suitable projects within the organisation’s plan in order to build cases for support and satisfy donor wish lists.
• Develop pitch packages and stories for different audiences, in particular donors motivated by reasons other than animal protection.

Country-specific and infrastructure support

• Contribute to the international fundraising calls, support ProVeg country directors and national fundraising teams with grant applications.
• Identify and develop processes and systems to support the growth of trust and foundation income.
• Help build the global grant-related infrastructure, including but not limited to:
  • Guidelines/policies
  • Compliance
  • Strengthening CRM use and internal coordination
  • SOPs
  • Project impact evaluation with the Monitoring Evaluation & Learning team
  • Finance tracking with the Finance Manager
• Any other administrative or comparable support that may be required

Benefits of working with us

Some of the benefits we offer:

• A strong organisational focus on personal development, with a designated training budget.
• Provision of a work laptop.
• Flexible, trust-based working arrangements and home-office arrangements.
• Career-development support.
• Mindfulness programme – free Headspace account.
• We are a workplace that encourages everyone to bring their whole selves to work. We are an inclusive workplace for our diverse employees around the world.
• And, last but not least, become part of a great team and work with us towards a world where everyone chooses delicious and healthy food that is good for all humans, animals, and our planet!

Role Requirements

We are looking for candidates who have the following skills and experience:

• 5+ years of experience of grant writing at a not-for-profit, preferably an international NGO.
• A track record of identifying and securing significant, and/or multi-year, five-figure+ funds from trusts, foundations and/or corporates, ideally also having obtained unrestricted (‘core’/operational) funding.
• Expertise in the development of grant application strategies and proposals (including strategic prioritisation of projects and opportunities).
• Experience with different grant-making bodies and requirements.
• Ability to turn numbers, outcomes and goals into a compelling story.
• Evidence of successful proposal writing, from start to finish, as well as experience with writing concise reports.
• Excellent project-management and organisational skills, including documentation of work, with the ability to lead and work collaboratively.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including confident demeanour and experience in engaging with a diverse range of people.
• Passion for and commitment to ProVeg’s mission.

Preferred:

• Knowledge and understanding of the global plant-based food sector.
• Knowledge and understanding of effective altruism.
• Formal membership of a professional fundraising body.
• Adherence to a plant-based diet.

How to apply?

Your application should include a cover letter addressing your motivation and how you meet the person specification criteria and a CV. Please submit your application in English using our online form, and tell us how you found this job ad.

The recruitment process includes:
1. Online test + Online interview with People and Culture
2. Online trial task
3. Senior Management interview
4. Final decision

We look forward to receiving your apllications!