Proposal Writer – Trusts, Foundations & Corporates
We are looking for an experienced Proposal Writer to join World Vision, an organisation building brighter futures for vulnerable children.
Position: Proposal Writer – Trusts, Foundations & Corporates
Location: Milton Keynes, London or Hybrid
Hours: Full–time – 36.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Salary: circa GBP36,000 per annum, depending on experience + good range of benefits
Closing date: 7th April 2023
About the role:
As the Proposal Writer, you will lead the acquisition processes and strengthen World Vision UK's ability to apply for trusts, foundations and corporate funding opportunities. You will lead the process of proposal development and acquisition while aligning our portfolio with strategic opportunities helping us serve the world's most vulnerable children.
Key responsibilities will include:
Work collaboratively across several key stakeholders and their respective teams within World Vision UK and the wider World Vision Global Partnership (Field Offices, Regional Offices and World Vision International (WVI .Assess World Vision UK's capability and capacity to engage in selected portfolios and manage opportunities simultaneously.Effectively execute pre–proposal, decision–making, concept note, proposal and project design processes in order to pursue relevant and strategically aligned funding opportunities.Enable World Vision UK's Strategic Partnerships Department to apply for competitive and non–competitive funding opportunities with new and existing Trusts, Foundations and Corporate partners.To brief, review and provide feedback to Field Office and Regional Office colleagues on their input and design during the application process. About you:
We are ideally looking for a highly experienced Proposal Writer with an excellent understanding of the humanitarian and/or development theory and discourse, process, and practice, including standards relating to quality, accountability, and value for money in the aid sector.
Key skills required to succeed in this role include:
A graduate with experience in submitting successful proposals to trusts, foundations and corporate donors. It is desired you have institutional or consortium management experience too. You will be a highly organised person, able to manage expectations and prioritise competing demands.Proactive and tenacious in identifying and pursuing new funding opportunities, you know what it means to be financially astute and risk aware, with keen risk management skills, you have been proven to possess a thorough understanding of risk mitigation and management.You will have experience in reviewing and meeting donor technical, financial and reporting requirements and a familiarity and confidence in navigating stakeholder relationships. Strong relational and outstanding interpersonal skills, including written, verbal and presentation skills. Strong administrative and organisational skills. About the organisation:
World Vision UK is an international children's charity working with children, their communities, and with supporters and partners, in almost 100 countries.
Through long–term development projects, emergency responses and advocacy we've helped bring lasting change to millions of children, over more than 60 years. And as a Christian organisation, everything we do is motivated by our faith as we strive to reflect God's unconditional love.
As a child–focused organisation, we are committed to the safeguarding of children, therefore any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a criminal records check.
We are a registered organisation operating the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS) and we shall check with your previous employers about your behaviour and conduct. We will be requesting you to complete a form known as a Statement of Conduct. For more information see:
The Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (misconduct–disclosure–scheme.org)
Please note we can only consider applicants who presently have the right to work in the UK and all candidates must be personally committed to the Christian faith and be able to respect, uphold and work within our client's Christian mission, values, culture and faith statements. This individual will represent and speak on behalf of a Christian charity and as such the Occupational Requirement for an active Christian faith is justified under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1, clause 3.
Other roles you may have experience with could include Proposal Writer, Grants Officer, Trusts Fundraising Officer, Foundations Fundraising Manager, Trusts and Grants Fundraising Manager, Fundraising Manager, Trusts Fundraiser, Trusts and Grants Fundraiser, Fundraising Partnerships Manager, Trusts, Foundations, Supporter Engagement, Bid Writing, Bid Writer, Bids, Bids and Tender, Key Relationship Manager, Trusts Executive, Trusts and Grants, Senior Trusts, Senior Trusts and Foundations, etc.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation