Grant Writing Team Members Wanted

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Work Description

H.Y.P.E. to Empower, Inc. is seeking dedicated Volunteer Writers to write grant proposals for H.Y.P.E. to Empower, Inc. The Grant Committee will write coherent, organized, and compelling proposals. The committee will apply collaborative skills, knowledge, methods, and plans to reach program goals.

Information Related to The Job Description:

• The position is unpaid. (Volunteer)
• Training will be provided. (Just need to have writing skills)
• Deadline-driven team players with multitasking abilities.
• If seeking credit or practicum hours, additional documents will be required.

Essential Functions

• Develops proposal by assembling information, including project nature, objectives/outcomes/deliverables, implementation, methods, timetable, staffing, budget, standards of performance, and evaluation.
• Improves proposal-writing results by evaluating and re-designing processes, approach, coordination, and boilerplate.
• Determines proposal concept by identifying and clarifying opportunities and needs, studying requests for proposal (RFPs), and attending strategy meetings.
• Meets proposal deadline by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, approval, and transmittal.
• Writes, revises, and edits drafts, including executive summaries, conclusions, and organization credentials.
• Maintains quality results by using templates; following proposal-writing standards, including readability, consistency, and tone; maintaining proposal support databases.

Time, Tools, Location

• We work off Eastern Standard Time
• We do not have set hours per week.
  • We work off weekly check-ins. We expect you as a volunteer to manage your hours to meet check-ins.

• All Volunteering positions will be held virtual (Zoom)
• This is a remote volunteer opportunity.
• Meaning you can be located anywhere in the United States provided you have a computer and a reliable internet connection.
• This opportunity is flexible. However, we will work on the deadlines needed to ensure a successful grant submission.

Preferred Qualifications and skills:

• Be willing to experiment, comfortable trying new things, and not afraid to fail and interested in HIV/AIDS and LGBTQ matters.
• Microsoft Office
• Excel, Word,
• G-suits, Google products.
• Time management, Interpersonal skills, Strong people skills., Organizational skills, Ability to meet deadlines, Ability to work independently.

Must have four or more Grant Writer Qualifications / Skills:

• Presentation skills, Written communication,
• Technical documentation
• Problem-solving,
• Deadline-oriented, Process Improvement,
• Market knowledge.