Grants Specialist

The Organisation
  
Our client is focused on transforming the lives of disadvantaged youth and their community’s future. They deliver a range of support for young people, including crisis accommodation and housing services, alcohol and other drugs counselling, life skills and employment programs, cultural support and community engagement.


Benefits & Culture

• Inner-city Sydney location, close to public transport routes
• 3 month temporary contract, with potential extension
• Generous hourly pay rate plus super
• Hybrid working options available

  
The Role
  
Reporting to the Philanthropy & Partnerships, Senior Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the end-to-end grants process including producing reports, writing submissions, acquittal of funding opportunities, prospect research, project planning, administration and development. You will also be responsible to:

• Provide regular reports to stakeholders and monitoring the outcome and progress of funded projects
• Stay updated on grant regulation changes, best practices and relevant industry trends
• Liaise with internal teams to gather data, statistics and information required for grant applications
• Prepare supporting information for the grant application process, including related documentation
• Recommend operational and process enhancements to drive stronger internal efficiencies

Skills Required
  
You will have 2+ years’ experience with grants management best practices, processes and procedures, ideally within the non- profit sector and have the following skills:

• An attention to detail which is exceptional and excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Familiar with government grants, foundations and Club grants submission processes
• A drive and initiative to improve processes and ways of working
• The ability to maintain and develop constructive relationships with external and internal stakeholders
• Extremely organised, with astute time management and planning skills to complete projects and achieve set objectives

If you have grant writing experience from a not-for-profit environment and are looking for part time opportunities, please apply by sending your CV with a cover letter responding to the skills required section above. Alternatively, please call (02) 82430570 or email debbie.jardine@ngorecruitment.com

Please note there is no formal closing date for this role, if you are interested, we would encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

NGO Recruitment values equitable recruitment practices and is committed to representing candidates reflective of the diverse organisations and communities we work with. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds, ages, and identities, and are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs. If you are interested in this position and have most of the skills or experience we are looking for, please go ahead and apply.