Equality Now
Grants Associate
Based in: Nairobi
Summary: Position available for a highly motivated and resourceful Grants
Associate with strong writing skills, attention to detail, and ability to take
initiative.
The position requires close
collaboration with program staff across all three regional offices – The
Americas (New York), Europe (London), and Africa (Nairobi) – and across program
areas.
This important role will
strengthen Equality Now’s capacity to be good stewards of project-related
funding, ensuring that we are fulfilling donor requirements, while growing our
base of institutional supporters.
The role requires the ability
to synthesize technical details into a compelling narrative, a respectful and
team-oriented working style, and setting up efficient and effective systems for
information management and coordination.
About Equality Now: Founded in 1992, Equality Now is an international human rights
organization dedicated to ensuring that women and girls around the world can
live their lives free from violence and discrimination.
Combining grassroots activism
with international, regional and national legal advocacy, we envision a world
in which women and men have equal rights under the law and full enjoyment of
those rights.
Our issue areas encompass
Legal Equality, Justice for Girls, and Ending Female Genital Mutilation (FGM),
Sex Trafficking and Sexual Violence.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Support all
aspects of the grant process including ensuring timely submission,
follow-up, and contract management.
- Coordinate
appropriate staff from different departments to ensure the inclusion of
necessary information supporting proposal and reporting development.
- Assist in the
writing of proposals, reports, and other correspondence to funders.
- Maintain annual
and monthly grants calendar.
- Create,
organize and maintain donor files and archives
- Research
relevant grant opportunities and prospective institutional funders.
- Track and
report on outreach to prospective donors.
Requirements:
- Passion for
social justice issues, particularly women’s and girls’ rights and gender
equality; understanding of the law, a plus.
- At least 3
years of experience in grant-writing and institutional fundraising,
particularly with international and multi-lateral donors.
- Excellent
writing and verbal skills
- Strong problem
solving skills and attention to detail with accuracy. Fluency in English;
French is a plus.
- Demonstrated
ability to quickly and accurately summarize large amounts of information
- Open,
thoughtful, and professional working attitude, including the ability to
work effectively and respectfully with colleagues and partners
internationally.
- Strong computer
skills including Microsoft Word and Excel; experience in Raisers Edge or
other fundraising software, a plus.
- Bachelor’s
degree.
To Apply:
Please send a resume and cover letter to jobs@equalitynow.org with the subject line "Grants Associate."
Please send a resume and cover letter to jobs@equalitynow.org with the subject line "Grants Associate."
Candidates selected for
interview will be asked to furnish a writing sample and complete a written
assignment.
No calls please.
Closing date: 31 Oct 2016