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Grants and Bids Writer Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Africa Health Organisation (AHO)
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Spots available: 10+

Grants & Bids Writing Volunteer Role Overview
We are looking for Volunteer Grants and Bids Writing Volunteers from across the world to help us apply for funding from major donors, development aid agencies and public sector tenders. This is a volunteer role and, not paid or salaried. Do not apply if you want a paid job or plan to negotiate a pay deal.
Purpose of Role
To identify grant and tender opportunities, manage the grant development and proposal process, and produce successful grant applications and tender proposals - as well as other fundraising applications when required based on sound research and excellent communication.
Duties and Responsibilities
Grant writing
- Developing and writing grant proposals to foundations and other grant-making organisations.
- Assembling and submitting grant requests, including letters, proposals, and budgets.
- Track and create a calendar of grant opportunities - including deadline dates, required materials,
- Researches and identifies potential sources of funders and corporate and governmental funding.
- Complete and submit grant applications to secure funding
Tender & Bid Writing
- Write and submit tenders to winning contracts.
- Maintaining awareness of tenders acquiring PQQ questionnaires and tender documentation.
- Responding to tender invitations from the UK and other governments, EU Tenders the public sector and local authorities from the UK in areas such as health and social care.
- Recruit partners for the EU grants & tenders and other tender projects.
- Collating the input of contributions to create a coherent and well-structured final tender and ensuring the timely submission of tenders and other proposals.
Your grants and tender skills will shape how we generate funding from the stakeholders, funders and general public. With your help, we will be able to continue to provide health and social care in Africa and the Diaspora and how they help your end users.
Your help and expertise will enable us to adapt, survive and explore new possibilities, activities, and ways of working.
Our mission is to lead strategic collaborative efforts among countries in Africa and other partners to promote equity in health, combat disease, and improve the quality and lengthen the lives of the people of Africa. Your fundraising activities will help us thrive and make long-term growth sustainable at a critical time.
Qualifications, Experience and Skills Required
- Degree in any subject area that results in superb language writing skills, including grammar, clarity and style.
- Excellent writing, analytical, and research skills are essential. Candidates must be self-motivated, detail-oriented, and highly organised and have experience using online databases and other sources to locate biographical, financial, and philanthropic information.
- You MUST have at least 3 years of experience writing and delivering successful grants and tenders, especially public health contracts from the UK government, NHS, DOHSC, Ministry of Justice, London authorities and county councils.
- An understanding and passion for issues affecting Africa's political, social and economic development as well as health, social care, climate change and environmental development.
- Ability to speak one of Africa's widely spoken languages would be an added advantage e.g. Afrikaans, Amharic, Arabic, Bemba, Berber, Chewa, Chinese, Dinka, English, French, Fula, Fulani, German, Greek, Hausa, Hindi, Igbo, Italian, Japanese, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Kongo, Korean, Lingala, Malagasy, Mandinka, Nambia, Ndebele, Nyanja, Oromo, Portuguese, Russian, Sango, Sesotho, Shona, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swati, Thai, Tigrinya, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Vietnamese, Xhosa, Yoruba, Zulu, etc,
- This is a virtual role. You can apply from any part of the world.
- Our internships are volunteer roles and not paid or salaried. Do not apply if you want a paid internship or job or plan to negotiate a pay deal with AHO.
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We do not promise a job offer to volunteers; however, those who perform above par, winning grants and tenders during their time with us, may be offered a job if their grant or tender creates one. We also sponsor successful volunteers from outside the UK to come and live and work.
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Our volunteer roles are not paid or salaried. Do not apply if you want a paid job or plan to negotiate a pay deal with AHO.
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About Africa Health Organisation (AHO)
Location:
43 Berkeley Square, City of Westminster, LONDON, Greater London W1J 5AP, GB
Mission Statement
To lead strategic collaborative efforts among countries in Africa and other partners to promote equity in health, to combat disease, and to improve the quality of, and lengthen, the lives of the peoples of Africa
Description
Africa Health Organisation (AHO) is an international health agency for Africa. It is the newest and most recently established international health agency covering the whole African continent and the diaspora. Our main aim is to help African people attaining and maintaining optimum health and quality of life. Our vision is delivering high quality sustainable health service and be the major catalyst for ensuring that all the peoples of Africa enjoy optimal health.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
January 21, 2025
SKILLS
- Budgeting
- Donor Management
- Fundraising
- Grant Writing / Research
- Mental Health
- Healthcare
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- This is a flexible role to suit volunteer comitments.
- * Please submit your CV & Cover letter via Volunteer Match. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete our additional application form. Interviews are to take place as and when an application is received. References before interviews.