Fundraising & Proposal Writing Officer

Development for People and Nature Association (DPNA) is a nongovernmental, secular association that works through a wide range of networks of civil society organizations (CSOs) to meet the needs of the local community on the basis of sustainable development. DPNA was established in 2003 and now has 32 full- and part-time staff members as well as 500 volunteers supporting DPNA to accomplish its vision and mission.
Vision: A non-violent democratic society where individuals enjoy all their rights and freedoms without discrimination.
Mission: To empower, mobilize, and enable citizens to change and meet the needs of the communities, as individuals and/or groups, specifically the marginalized communities in rural, bordered, and poverty areas, through human rights based approach.

Key responsibilities of the Fundraising & Proposal Writing Officer: 

• Identify and conduct prospect research on donors for potential grants

• Work with other departments to obtain necessary information for proposals/grants and applications

• Develop and prepare proposals and grant applications according to guidelines; comply with all follow-up grant reporting as required by donors

• Acquire and maintain sound knowledge of the organization, and use that knowledge and understanding to better comprehend all projects and programs for which grants will be sought and to recommend the seeking of grants 

• Maintain master calendar for all grant activity, to include submitted proposals and grant requests; maintains current records in database and in paper files, including grant tracking and reporting

• Set overall guidelines and targets for Fundraising 

• Assess the feasibility of the fundraising targets and derive appropriate actions accordingly 

• Build relationships with major donors or companies and make presentations 

• Devise annual fundraising plan and implement it 

• Review newly devised fundraising channels and assess 

• Organize fundraising events 

Requirements for position:

• Fluent in Arabic and English (Oral and written) 

• Computer literacy, including knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, basic software applications and familiarity with the internet and email communications and social networking platforms 

• Excellent writing, editing and problem-solving skills. 

• Organizational skills and the ability to meet deadlines 

• Ability to manage sensitive and confidential information with integrity 

• Strong research skills

Educational qualifications/ experience:

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in English or Communications or similar field 
• Two to three years of successful grant-writing experience required; additional non-profit fundraising experience strongly preferred 
• Proven proficiency of professional writing experience including successful proposals to institutional donors, grant writing or other technical writing experience