Expert Grant Writer (Part-Time)

About the role

An experienced grant writer is sought to write evidence-based grant narratives for institutional donors, foundations and international organizations. The role covers opportunity assessment, proposal development, application quality control and submission coordination, working with leadership, program teams and finance staff. It starts as a part-time engagement with potential to move to full-time, depending on performance, workload and funding availability.

Key responsibilities

• Research funding opportunities and donor priorities, and recommend opportunities that fit the organization's mission and capacity.
• Write and refine concept notes, letters of inquiry, full proposals, executive summaries and supporting narratives.
• Complete grant forms, questionnaires and online application portals accurately, within word and character limits.
• Gather and verify organizational details, project data and supporting documents, and check consistency across narratives, forms, budgets and attachments.
• Work with program and M&E teams on objectives, activities, indicators, results frameworks and risk mitigation.
• Coordinate with finance staff on budgets, budget narratives, cost assumptions and funding requests.
• Manage proposal timelines, document versions, review cycles and approvals, and proofread applications for completeness and compliance.
• Maintain a grant pipeline and records, respond to donor clarifications and build reusable proposal content while protecting confidential information.

Required profile

• At least five years of grant writing or proposal development experience, or an equivalent record of substantial relevant work.
• Excellent English and proven accuracy in completing grant forms and online portals.
• Strong research, editing, financial and numerical literacy and attention to detail.
• Working knowledge of project design, monitoring and evaluation, proposal budgets and donor requirements.
• Preferred: a portfolio of funded or advanced proposals, and experience in nonprofit, humanitarian or international development settings.

Required skills

• Microsoft Word, Excel and PDF forms
• Online application portals and collaborative document tools

Applicants should provide a CV, writing samples or redacted proposal excerpts, a brief description of their role in each submission, and their part-time availability and proposed hourly or project rate.