YALDA US Fundraising Team (REMOTE)

Brief:

The YALDA US Fundraising Team Member is responsible for assisting us with our Fundraising and Grant Applications Research and Writing. If you love Africa and would love to see her develop, then this opportunity is for you!

Responsibilities:

• Support team members with database management, prospect research, and writing proposals
• Research funding opportunities
• Create marketing materials to showcase successes and prepare team members for meetings by conducting research and developing strategies
• Understand and create budgets and performance metrics as they relate to grant proposals
• Opportunity to work with organizations such as the African Union, United Nations ECOSOC, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, World Bank, African Development Bank, the International Trade Centre and/or YALI

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• MUST have prior experience in grant writing demonstrated either through course work or as an intern/employee etc
• Ability to prepare a programme/project budget and related descriptions/explanations with very little guidance
• Understanding of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and how to formulate specific performance metrics for M&E of a programme/project independently
• Strong writing and research skills, coupled with an interest in grant writing and the nonprofit sector
• Excellent attention to detail, organization skills and accuracy of work
• Ability to communicate in a professional manner and develop good rapport with both internal and external parties
• Work independently and tackle multiple proposals simultaneously
• Must have a strong interest in Africa
• Candidate must reside in the US, Canada or European Union

Qualifications:

• This is a great opportunity for undergraduate, graduate students and working professionals
• Advanced PC skills; including Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Other

• Must have constant and reliable access to internet

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Please send your Resume and Cover Letter to yaldarecruit@gmail.com. Please quote “YALDA US Fundraising Team Member” in the subject line.