Fundraising And Grants Intern

EFADA is a non-profit, non-politically affiliated, non-religious Lebanese civil association founded in 2014 (registration number 2471) that work towards sustainable social and economic development of the societies and individuals in the MENA region. EFADA aims to promote cooperation and coordination with the social, cultural and scientific institutions and associations in Lebanon and the world, particularly in the Arab countries. EFADA seeks to raise public awareness on human rights and democracy and promote gender equality and non-discrimination and empower the vulnerable and marginalized groups.
 
Assignment
The Fundraising and Grants intern is based in Zahle. He/She works under the direct supervision of the Programs Manager He/She supports the Programs Manager in proposal writing and related tasks, in collaboration with the Director. He/She prepares proposals by determining concept; gathering and formatting information; writing drafts; obtaining approvals.
He/She will be responsible for providing administrative support. Duties will include maintaining grant files and tracking documents, scheduling and organizing regular grant meetings, supporting the Programs Manager in processing sub-grant proposals and agreements, assisting with planning highly-organized field visits by donors, editing reports and proposals as needed, and other special projects.
Tasks and Responsibilities:

Determines proposal concept by identifying and clarifying opportunities and needs; studying requests for proposal.
Meets proposal deadline by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, reviews, and approval; entering and monitoring tracking data; coordinating requirements with contributors; contributing proposal status information to review meetings; transmitting proposals.
Maintain an up-to-date grants calendar, including donor and sub-grant reporting deadlines, budget vs. actual meetings, grant opening and review meetings.
Gathers proposal information by identifying sources of information; coordinating submissions and collections; identifying and communicating risks associated with proposals.
Develops proposal by assembling information including project nature, objectives/outcomes/deliverables, implementation, methods, timetable, staffing, budget, standards of performance, and evaluation; writing, revising, and editing drafts including executive summaries, conclusions, and organization credentials.
Prepares presentation by evaluating text, graphics, coordinating printing.
Maintains quality results by using templates; following proposal-writing standards including readability, consistency, and tone; maintaining proposal support databases.
Obtains approvals by reviewing proposal with key providers, Programs Manger, and Director.
Improves proposal-writing results by evaluating and re-designing processes, approach, coordination, and implementing changes.
As needed, edit donor reports and proposals
Perform other duties, as requested by the Programs Manager.

Qualifications and Skills:

Excellent written and spoken English and Arabic
Proposal writers must have excellent language. Great spelling, punctuation and grammar count, as well as the ability to write clearly and transform complex ideas down into simple explanations.
Creativity: Proposal writers need to understand their audience and creatively explain ideas in a way that will be appealing.
Time Management: Proposals are often on a deadline. Being able to write with time in mind is key.
Organization: Proposal writers often work on many projects at once. Staying organized will help the writer.
At least one year of prior professional experience in a similar post (preferably NGO or UN agency).
High-level skills in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Familiarity with internet research and common software applications.
Ability to work within a multi-cultural team.
Familiarity with program design, including log frames, budgeting and grants/report writing preferred.

Reporting Lines:
Post holder reports to: Programs Manager 
Job Location: 

The intern is expected to dedicate one to two full working days and exact days/ hours and starting times will be agreed on an individual basis

Interested candidates are requested to send an email with your updated CV with a letter of motivation that tells us why you are interested and how you are ideally suited to this particular position. Email address is: [email protected]. with the subject title as: Fundraising and Grants Intern - Unpaid / 2017-002
 
 
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Women are highly encouraged to apply for this position
 
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