Volunteer Grant and Proposal Writer to Increase Womens' Independence and Productive Capacity with HOPE BUILDERS INTERNATIONAL CONSULT

About the Affiliated Organization

Vision: To empower individuals and organizations to achieve their full potential through innovative capacity‑building solutions.

Mission: We deliver transformative training and development programs that foster growth, inspire excellence, and create a positive impact on society. We bridge the gap between theory and practice, producing job creators rather than job seekers, and preparing young people for the global economy.

Project Overview

HER FORWARD KADUNA aims to remove care barriers for young and nursing mothers in Kaduna State by providing integrated economic empowerment pathways that combine safe childcare, market‑relevant skills training, entrepreneurship support, financial capability, mentorship, psychosocial and protection referrals, and employment transition assistance. Over three years, approximately 450 women will participate, with outcomes measured by training completion, competency acquisition, employment or self‑employment, income growth, enterprise viability, control over resources, and reduced economic vulnerability.

The initiative will also generate evidence on the cost‑effectiveness of integrating childcare into skills and livelihood programmes, creating a replicable model for NGOs, vocational institutions, employers, and government programmes across Nigeria.

Responsibilities

• Map the funding landscape to identify international donors, corporate foundations, and development agencies with relevant calls.
• Maintain a grant‑tracking pipeline with deadlines, requirements, and award sizes.
• Adapt the HER Forward Kaduna case into concept notes, full proposals, and pitch decks for prospective partners.
• Draft grant narratives that articulate the model, including co‑located crèche facilities, market‑aligned skills, and a three‑year sustainability strategy.
• Collaborate with project leads to develop budgets, logic models, and logframes linking financial requests to specific activities.
• Write donor communications such as impact updates, cover letters, and outreach emails for founding anchors, annual sponsors, and monthly allies.
• Develop grant reporting frameworks and template progress reports highlighting key milestones (e.g., >90 % participant completion, 80 % employment transition).
• Translate complex social issues into clear metrics and narratives tailored to diverse grant portfolios.
• Support long‑term donor retention by creating impact reports and updates.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Strong persuasive and structural writing ability; clear, jargon‑free narratives.
• Experience developing logic models, theory of change diagrams, and logical frameworks.
• Technical writing precision and strategic research capability.
• Domain knowledge in international development, women’s economic empowerment, early childhood development, or related fields.

Core Technical & Writing Skills

• Persuasive & structural writing.
• Logic model & logframe development.
• Grant proposal drafting and adaptation.
• Budget and financial mapping for grant applications.
• Donor communication and impact reporting.
• Research and mapping of funding opportunities.

Volunteer Logistics

• Estimated commitment: 6 hours per week.
• Project duration: 6–12 months.
• Location: Virtual (remote).
• Compensation: Unpaid, volunteer position.

Language Requirements

Fluent English.