Career opportunity: Grant writer

• AmarMP.com is striving to create a social democratic movement by creating a platform for elected members of parliament and citizens of Bangladesh to connect. By coordinating all the information about the members of parliament and the different means for communication with them AmarMP.com has set up a clear and easy to follow mechanism for citizens to actively engage in the democratic processes, ask questions and hold parliamentary representatives accountable.
• As a social voluntary organisation AmarMP will support all citizens to recognise, understand and exercise all human rights enshrined in the constitution of the people's republic of Bangladesh.
• The Grant Writer is primarily responsible for developing and writing grant proposals to foundations and other grant-making organizations, and will persuasively communicate AmarMP's mission and programs to potential funders. Reporting to the General Secretary, the Grant Writer will assemble and submit grant requests, establish and maintain personal contact and relationships with organization contacts, conduct prospect research, and maintain a calendar of submissions and other deadlines.

Job Description / Responsibility:

• Developing and writing grant proposals to foundations and other grant-making organizations, persuasively communicating the organization's mission and programs to potential funders;
• Assembling and submitting grant requests, including letters, proposals, budgets, and presentations;
• Establishing and maintaining personal contact and relationships with foundation contacts and program officers;
• Ensuring prompt acknowledgement;
• Maintaining calendar to ensure timely submission of letters of inquiry, proposal deadlines, and reports;
• Conducting prospect research;
• Prioritizing projects to keep multiple projects moving in a timely manner, meet deadlines and manage supplemental material required for proposals'
• Providing writing support for major donor and individual contribution letters and acknowledgements.