Grant Proposal Writing for Climate Action Project

Collaborate on grant proposal writing for youth-led climate actions.

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Application deadline 1 year ago: Friday 9 May 2025 at 00:00 UTC

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Overview

Collaborate on grant proposal writing for youth-led climate actions.

You have:

  • Professional education and experience in Grant Proposal Writing.
  • Basic knowledge in budgeting, monitoring, and evaluation aspects.
  • Proficiency with measuring and reaching income goals.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Strong soft skills such as time management and people skills.
  • Strict commitment to meeting deadlines.

Contract

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To better address mitigation targets and answer the call of COP28, UV Society is mobilising funds for youth-led climate actions and for that reason, we need an effective grant proposal. This assignment can indirectly help in furthering youth leadership in climate action in alignment with the non-state entity (UV Society)’s short-term targets and long-term goals. The UV Society’s newly launched project aims to amplify the youth's voices in climate action to transform the agri-food system through sustainable and scalable approaches and develop their leadership and entrepreneurship for better socio-economic impacts on local communities.

This project contributes to strengthening Government-Industry-Academia partnerships and cross-sector collaborations, while the Online Volunteer, through grant writing support, gives an impetus to empower youth leadership and enhance capacity to transform agri-food systems through sustainable farming for the increase in food production and nature-based solutions for better carbon sequestration potential.

We are seeking to collaborate with Online Volunteers through this online volunteering assignment on grant proposal writing.

Selected Online Volunteers may work in a team and will perform the below-mentioned tasks individually, each will be assigned one task per volunteer, as shown below:

  • Research, identify, and evaluate grant funding opportunities under the guidance of the management team of the UV Society.
  • Draft the assigned grant proposals, modify relevant documents based on feedback provided by supervisors, and submit quality deliverables promptly. He/she is responsible for preparing communication drafts for the UV Society so that back-and-forth communications between the UV Society and external potential partners can be facilitated.
  • Keep a concise record of each proposal with reasonable evidence in line with the underlying rationale, which can be easily handed over to successors.

The Online Volunteers will not be requested to make donations in-kind or financial contributions or to solicit donations from third parties.

Applicant willing to collaborate with us are expected to have professional education and experience in Grant Proposal Writing. This may include basic knowledge in budgeting, monitoring, and evaluation aspects, proficiency with measuring and reaching income goals, and solid knowledge of fundraising information sources. Apart from this candidate should have: - Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. - Strong soft skills such as time management and people skills. - Strict commitment to meeting deadlines.

Potential interview questions

Describe a successful grant proposal you wrote in the past. The interviewer wants to understand your experience and expertise in grant writing. Highlight key details about the proposal and its impact.
How do you ensure you meet tight deadlines in your work? The interviewer is assessing your time management skills. Pro members can see the explanation.
What steps do you take when researching funding opportunities? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
How do you handle feedback on your proposals? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Can you discuss a challenging experience you faced while drafting a proposal? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What do you consider when planning a project budget for a grant proposal? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What communication strategies do you use when working with partners? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
How do you keep track of multiple proposals and their stages? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
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