Grant Writer (Officer Level 3)

  Job Description

TECHAiDE – www.techaide.global – has been working in Africa for over ten years in using ICTs to improve Education, support Youth Development, and facilitate Health Delivery. In collaboration with our international development partners in Africa, Europe and America, we have provided appropriate technologies and developed human capacities that unleashed the potential of individuals, communities and institutions.

Job Summary

Employment Status: Full Time

Experience: 1 year

Job Location: Dansoman, Accra

Salary: Gross salary + Officer Level 3 (Base Salary + T&T + Communication Allowance) + % Commission on all closed grants

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  Responsibilities

  • Prepare proposals by determining concept, gathering and formatting information, writing drafts, and obtaining approvals.
  • Attending strategy meetings.
  • Develop & submit proposals by assembling information including project nature, objectives/outcomes/deliverables, implementation, methods, timetable, staffing, budget, standards of performance, and evaluation.
  • Writes, revises, and edits drafts including executive summaries, conclusions, and organization credentials.
  • Maintains quality results by using templates; following proposal-writing standards including readability, consistency, and tone; maintaining proposal support databases.
  • Obtains approvals by reviewing proposals with key providers and project managers.
  • Improves proposal-writing results by evaluating and re-designing processes, approach, coordination, and boilerplate.
  • Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; maintaining personal networks.
  • Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

       Recommended Skills

  • Presentation skills
  • Written communication
  • Graphic design skills
  • Technical documentation
  • Layout skills
  • Problem-solving
  • Deadline-oriented
  • Process improvement
  • Coordination
  • Strategic planning
  • Market knowledge

  About the Company

TECHAiDE – www.techaide.global – has been working in Africa for over ten years in using ICTs to improve Education, support Youth Development, and facilitate Health Delivery. In collaboration with our international development partners in Africa, Europe and America, we have provided appropriate technologies and developed human capacities that unleashed the potential of individuals, communities and institutions.

  Minimum Entry Requirement

  • Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Media, or related field
  • Minimum of 1-year experience in grant writing, prospect research, general fundraising or a minimum of 2 years comparable and transferable skills acquired in a professional setting
  • Fluent in both written and oral English
  • Excellent knowledge of G-Suite.
  • Customer Service Orientated; Smart, Professional and able to take initiative
  • Able to work in a fast-paced but fun environment.