Somalia: Grant Writer

Organization:Somaliland Youth Development and Voluntary Organization
Country: Somaliland/Somalia

Position Title: Grant Writer Intern

Closing date: 20 Dec 2014

Starting date: 10 Jan 2015

The Somaliland Youth Development and Voluntary Organization (SOYDAVO) was established as a non-governmental organization in 2003 under the NGO Coordination Act of Somaliland. Our headquarters is located in the city of Burao, with regional satellite offices in Erigavo, Las-anod, and Oodweyne. Our target beneficiaries are the vulnerable and marginalized communities of Somaliland in the Togdheer, Sanaag, and Sool regions; with our main priority being the improvement of their economic and social well-being.

Job Summary:
The Grant Writer Intern is primarily responsible for developing and writing grant proposals to foundations and other grant-making organizations, and will persuasively communicate SOYDAVO’s mission and programs to potential funders. Reporting to the Executive Director, the Grant Writer will assemble and submit grant requests, establish and maintain personal contact and relationships with foundation contacts, conduct prospect research, and maintain a calendar of submissions and other deadlines.

Responsibilities include:

• Developing and writing grant proposals to foundations and other grant-making organizations, persuasively communicating the organization’s mission and programs to potential funders;
• Assembling and submitting grant requests, including letters, proposals, budgets, and presentations;
• Establishing and maintaining personal contact and relationships with foundation contacts and program officers;
• Ensuring prompt acknowledgement of foundation endowments;
• Maintaining calendar to ensure timely submission of letters of inquiry, proposal deadlines, and reports;
• Conducting prospect research;
• Prioritizing projects to keep multiple projects moving in a timely manner, meet deadlines and manage supplemental material required for proposals;
• Providing writing support for major donor and individual contribution letters and acknowledgements;
• Responsible for staff capacity building including writing grants, communication and reporting skills
• Ensure proper office documentations as well as filling and editing organizational policies, resolutions and manuals for the organization;
• Maintaining the organization online database;

Qualifications

• The successful candidate will be able to craft funding proposals in a clear and compelling manner.
• Excellent writing, analytical, research skills and have excellent networking and communications abilities.
• Candidates must be self-motivated, detail oriented, and highly-organized, and have experience using online databases and other sources to locate biographical, financial, and philanthropic information.
• A high level of computer literacy required, including familiarity with grant management and financial software.
• Candidates must possess an ability to work well under pressure and the ability to seek and synthesize information and communicate in a compelling and succinct form.
• The applicant must have budget experience A solid understanding of budgets as they relate to proposals and have minimum Bachelor’s degree in development studies or relevant area and preferably 2 -4 years experience in the NGO sector.
• Have the ability to work under pressure and strict deadlines.

Please submit a cover letter, resume, and 2 references to soydavo2003@yahoo.com or admin@soydavo.org
high-highlighting how you meet the required qualifications. No phone calls please. Stipend and accommodation will be provided to the successful applicant. SOYDAVO is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to gender, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, disability, and so on.

For further information concern the organization please visit below website and social media sites.

Website: www.soydavo.org

Facebook page: http://on.fb.me/1w0jPKh

Twitter: @soydavo2003