Founded in August 2012, International Women’s Initiative (IWI) is a Community Interest Company (CIC) working towards the promotion of women's rights and gender equality around the world. We believe that we will achieve this through the creation of volunteer and professional networks and the provision of a platform for engaging in constructive commentary and ideas-sharing in the field.

VOLUNTEER POSITION:

IWI’s Grant Writer is responsible for developing and writing grant proposals to grant-making organizations and will persuasively communicate IWI’s mission and programmes to potential funders. The Grant Writer will assemble and submit grant requests, establish and maintain personal contact and relationships with granter contacts, conduct prospect research, and maintain a calendar of submissions and other deadlines.

This position requires someone who has excellent research, writing, and communication skills, is self-motivated, reliable, organized, thorough and timely. This is a volunteer position.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

 Work with team to develop and implement an annual development plan/strategy to increase annual

grant income

 Develop/write grant proposals to foundations and grant-making organizations, persuasively

communicating organization’s mission and programs to potential funders

 Assemble/submit grant requests, including letters, proposals, budgets, and presentations

 Conduct prospect research

 Report progress in grant research, grant submission and outcome to IWI’s leadership

Previous grant writing and fundraising experience.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Time Commitment: The minimum commitment is an average of 10-15 hours per week including a weekly one on one meeting with the Director.

How to Apply: Please apply through smartrecruiters. You must apply with a CV and cover letter that outlines why you think you are suitable for the position (please refer to the requirements for this position). Additionally please stipulate how many hours you are able to contribute to IWI a week. If your application does not fulfil these requirements it will not be considered.