Bid Writer / Fundraiser
Skills
Bid WritingEnglishFoundationsFundraisingLegal WritingPersonal BoundariesReport Writing
What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- At least three years’ experience in bid writing grant fundraising funding research charity fundraising project development impact reporting or professional writing
- Able to research information carefully and understand funder guidance
- Able to turn project ideas into clear persuasive written applications
- Strong written communication with clear plain-English style
- Good attention to detail and reliable with deadlines
- Able to receive feedback and make edits
- Respectful non-judgemental and professional
- Able to understand confidentiality and boundaries
Nice to have
- ADHD lived experience
- Autism lived experience
- Neurodivergent experience
Day to day
- Research suitable grants and funding opportunities for the CIC
- Read funder guidance priorities and eligibility criteria carefully
- Draft and edit persuasive grant application answers and project descriptions
- Help shape budgets outcomes and impact statements for funding submissions
