The Nest Innovation Technology Park is a community that fosters innovation for technology startups, helping them to thrive by encouraging experimentation, research, and adoption of new and emerging technologies for cutting-edge product development and entrepreneurship.
We seek to take the lead in continuous education and providing an enabling environment for startups and businesses to grow and fly and to drive the human capacity development of the youth towards productivity through training, funding, mentoring and collaboration.
We focus on the adoption of emerging technologies to create data-driven solutions that are innovative, futuristic, sustainable and commercially viable within the economy.
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We are looking for a bright, experienced individual to join our team as a Grant Writer and lead our efforts in securing funding to help our organizational operations.
A Grant Writer’s responsibilities include researching grant opportunities, writing compelling grant proposals to acquire funding, and working with our leadership team to ensure we have enough capital each year.
Ultimately, you will work with our leadership team to understand our financial needs and ensure we attain funding.
Responsibilities
Research, prepare and submit proposals for funding
Follow all requirements and deadlines for grant applications
Maintain a grants calendar to monitor progress
Communicate with potential donors and institutional donors
Write sponsorship packages
Assist with the execution of the development department’s strategy
Identify grant funding opportunities
Write, submit and manage grant proposals
Furnish prospective funders with supporting documents
Collaborate with Management to compile an annual report
Requirements and Skills
Bachelor’s Degree in Creative Writing or related field
1+ years experience as a Grant Writer or similar role
Proficient in measuring and reaching income goals
Great with MS Office Word and Excel
Excellent knowledge of fundraising information sources
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