Proposal Writer - Fundraiser aka Chief Money Maker

Humanities, Languages and Philological Sciences, Social Sciences
Faroe Islands
REMOTELY
United Kingdom
London
Greece
Athens
Period: 
23 Nov, 2019 to 16 Nov, 2022
Deadline: 
20 Feb, 2020

General information

Duration: 
6 months
Commitment: 
Full-time
Description: 

Social Hackers Foundation (SHF) is looking for a passionate graduate who is looking to expand his professional capacity through working in a dynamic entrepreneurial Non-Profit Organisation (NPO). Please read what SHF is doing in our bio.

This internship can be done in England (although we don't have office space), Athens, Greece (We do have office space in the centre of Athens) and can also be done #remotely which is what we prefer. 

SHF is looking for a passionate and motivated individual to join our team and support us through fundraising and proposal writing. Our ideal candidate has excellent writting skills (in English) and is interested in exploring a career in the Non-Profit sector.

Main Tasks include:

  1. Researching and mapping potential funding opportunities

  2. Writing project proposals to:

    1. ​Foundations

    2. Europearn Union projects

    3. High net worth individuals

  3. Finding partners to submit projects with

 

in SHF we pay a lot of attention to the development and growth of the people we work with. At the beginning of your internship we'll establish a Learning & Development plan that is unique to your needs and learning outcomes. We provide access to online courses, books, podcasts that will make you a professional. All you have to do is work hard and stick to the plan.

In this internship you will be working alongside experienced fundraisers who will guide and mentor you towards becoming a professional proposal writer.

Apart from the skills that you'll acquire through the tasks mentioned above you'll also acquire key competences like:

  1. Work in a fast paced entrepreneurial NPO

  2. Understand how the Tech and Non-Profit industries work

  3. Work and deliver your tasks on deadlines

  4. Learn how to communicate effectively

  5. Learn how to effectively use tools such as:

    1. Project Management

    2. CRM

    3. Communication tools

    4. G-Suite

    5. etc...

  6. Work in a cultural diverse environment with people from all over the world

But most importantly become the change that this world needs.

#togetherwecandoanything

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PLEASE DO NOT SEND ME GENERIC COVER LETTERS THAT YOU SEND EVERYWHERE ELSE.

Your cover letter should answer the following questions (I don't need more info for now):

  1. Why are you interested in this internship position? Eg. I'm interested in this internship because I want to...

  2. What skills do you want to acquire? Eg. I want to learn how to work in a remote company or ....

  3. How long do you want to work with us and at what time? Eg. I want to work for 3 months starting on March 2020

Compensation: 
No financial compensation

Keywords

Proposal Writing  EU Funding  
Requirements
Languages: 
English: Independent User B2