The AVAZ Association has been established as a local non-governmental organization on August 8, 2017 by a group of civil society volunteers in Şanlıurfa, Turkey. The main aim of establishment was to contribute to the development of the lives of disadvantaged people within the community in Şanlıurfa, at the local level. In line with the universal norms and U.N. conventions on rights, the AVAZ is dedicated to promote and protect the basic human rights of disadvantaged individuals and groups as well as the rights of refugees and asylum seekers in Şanlıurfa, and in S.E Turkey. For this purpose, AVAZ works to offer young and adult trainings, formal education supports for children, women empowerment programs and livelihood support such as start-up supports.
Job Description:
AVAZ is looking for a motivated full-time or part-time “Grants Officer/Proposal Writer” candidate to join the HQ. The position will actively contribute to AVAZ expansion and at the HQ.
Responsibilities:
· Stay informed of and gather intelligence on forthcoming funding opportunities which match AVAZ goals and objectives.
· Monitor donor solicitation announcements, provide regular briefings regarding development opportunities, ensuring the team is fully aware of all opportunities and proposals;
· Support grant management including donor compliance, technical and financial reporting, as needed
· Advise and assist the program team and other staff as required with grant implementation, monitoring and evaluation of grants and short-term technical assistance.
· Determines proposal concept by identifying and clarifying opportunities and needs; studying requests for proposal (RFPs); attending strategy meetings.
· Meets proposal deadline by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, and approval.
· Gathers proposal information by identifying sources of information; coordinating submissions and collections; identifying and communicating risks associated with proposals.
· Develops proposal by assembling information including project nature, objectives/outcomes/deliverables, implementation, methods, timetable, staffing, budget, and evaluation.
· Write various proposal sections, including backgrounds, executive summaries, and past performance/ qualification summaries.
· Review/rewrite proposal inputs and coordinate with the various departments to ensure accuracy.
· Edit proposals and related documents for completeness and compliance with editorial standards and for proposal formatting/composition
· Identify, coordinate, and ensure the timely completion of all activities needed for successful proposal generation and maintain the proposal tracking system;
· Write reports of completed or ongoing projects.
· Undertake other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications/Requirements:
· Background or proven experience of minimum 3 years in grant management procedures and donor relations. Familiar with project management, financial management and budget monitoring.
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
· Ability to work with multi-disciplinary groups.
· Be a team player.
· High work ethic and commitment to professional development.
Desired Characteristics:
· Experience in working with remotely field-based team
· Self-motivated, positive attitudes, flexible and adaptable to the needs of team and organization
How to apply:
To apply:
Send your recent CV copy and cover letter with ‘Grants Officer/Proposal Writer’ in the subject line to ik@avaz.org.tr
