ThaiNGO

Job Description

As Wedu’s Senior Proposal Writer, you will have the critical leadership role of supporting the fundraising activities of Wedu in order to fund key business activities in a sustainable and innovative way. You will be responsible for identifying grant opportunities, designing winning strategies for each funder, writing proposals and managing the follow up activities, including reporting. You will further develop your expertise in building and managing a portfolio of relationships with medium and large funders. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of Wedu by expanding a community of supporters, allowing Wedu to reach thousands of Rising Stars in the years to come. In particular, your role will involve:

Proposal Writing & Reporting  

-Researching major funding opportunities with large-scale funders, with a particular focus on foundations, CSR programs and other corporate partnerships  

-Preparing proposals and supporting documents in response to solicitations, with the technical support of the team  

-Liaising with prospective funders on their specific requirements and following up, especially in cases with multi-step proposals and bids  

-Maintaining and developing a grant pipeline, as well as tracking the growth of opportunities  -Preparing periodic reports in accordance with donor requirements, together with the implementing team and financial departments

Partner Acquisition and Relationship Management  

-Serving as main point of contact for the relationship with key funders, especially foundations and wealthy individuals  

-Contributing to the relationship and representing the Wedu brand to ensure continuity in positive and growing relationships with donors

Qualifications

-You have at least a Bachelor’s degree in any field and 3 years of previous work experience that includes demonstrated, successful proposal writing  

-You have a sense of how outstanding design and presentation quality looks and can manage the relationship with the designer to achieve beautiful output  

-You have a perfect command of the English language and are passionate about high quality storytelling  

-You have a basic knowledge of prerequisites and reporting requirements of major donors (e.g. UKAID, USAID, etc.)  

-You have an obsessive attention to details and punctuality  

-You master relationship-building from the beginning  

-You can work autonomously on several projects with minimal supervision and are willing to go above and beyond in pursuit of our common mission  

-You are passionate about getting the next generation of women leaders to finally reach fifty percent and cannot accept the current status quo  

-Women and Thai nationals are particularly encouraged to apply; strong preference for applicants who are already residing in Thailand

How to apply

apply directly at http://www.weduglobal.org/get-involved/work/