Grants Specialist at Talent Lab Limited

Description and Objectives

• We are seeking a dynamic and motivated individual to work as a grant specialist for our client. The selected candidate will be responsible for researching and analyzing grants opportunities, proposal writing and stakeholder engagement.
• The Grant Specialist also has the responsibility of managing grants applications whilst ensuring coordination and compliance.

Responsibilities
Grant Management:

• Coordinate proposal development processes by clarifying opportunities and needs, gathering and formatting information, writing and revising drafts, and obtaining relevant approvals from staff in advance of deadlines
• Support organization’s business development strategies including design and implementation of necessary systems, prospecting for new grant opportunities and strategic partnership building.
• Establish system for grants application monitoring including templates for monitoring and evaluation.
• Identify and contact Agencies, Corporations or Governmental Organizations for fundraising opportunities and write grant applications to charitable trusts or statutory bodies

Grants Compliance:

• Respond to donor pre-award compliance inquiries and to ensure that compliance-related costs are included in proposal budgets.
• Develop and implement tools and communication strategies to increase the visibility of and access to grant compliance resources across the organization.
• Support project and/or award management staff with the assessment and monitoring of sub-award recipients.

Duty Station:

• This is a full time role in Client’s Office.

Requirements
Required Education and experience:

• Bachelor's Degree and five years of grants and contract administration experience working with public sector and nonprofit organizations.
• Proven experience with budget management, and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to work in a quickly changing environment, possess strong analytic/assessment/organizational skills and be able to prioritize multiple responsibilities and deadlines with minimal supervision
• Exceptional people skills and the ability to develop trusting and productive relationships with geographically diverse colleagues.
• Strong analytical and computer skills and comfort with financial systems.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams)