Free To Shine Ltd.

Grants Officer

GeneralPosted 4 mo ago

Location

Siemreap Province

Job Type

FULLTIME

Work Mode

On-site

Languages

Khmer, English

About the role

The role of the Grants Officer is to identify and assess grant opportunities, foster relationships with trusts, foundations, and Government bodies, updating the grants register, and applying for grants using a systematic approach.
The role of the Grants Officer is to secure new grant funding, and manage and report on existing grants.
You will be responsible for writing grant applications, stewardship of grant funding, and writing end of funding reports.
This role has a core focus on increasing income for Free To Shine and therefore securing the safety and education of girls.
The role works closely with the Funding Manager, Program team and Operations team to convert organisational priorities into fundable proposals and to ensure awarded grants are well managed from application through to acquittal.

Identify, research and assess grant opportunities from trusts, foundations, institutional donors, corporate philanthropic bodies, and domestic and international government donors that align with Free To Shine's Strategic Plan.
Maintain an up-to-date grant pipeline, including tracking deadlines, donor priorities, eligibility requirements, decision dates, and next actions in Free To Shine's record management systems.
Conduct donor and opportunity due diligence, including assessment against Free To Shine's Ethical Decision Making Matrix and internal priorities.
Build and maintain professional relationships with prospective and current donors to support new funding and repeat funding opportunities.
Lead the development and submission of concept notes, letters of interest, grant applications, proposals and tenders in collaboration with the Funding Manager, Program team and Operations team.
Coordinate internal inputs required for applications, including program design information, implementation plans, monitoring data, budgets and supporting documentation.
Develop strong, persuasive and compliant grant narratives that clearly communicate Free To Shine's model, impact, evidence and funding needs.
Ensure all submissions are accurate, complete, high quality and submitted on time in line with donor requirements.
Work towards agreed grant submission and income targets set with the Funding Manager.
Manage a portfolio of awarded grants to ensure contractual obligations, milestones, deliverables and reporting deadlines are met.
Coordinate the preparation and submission of donor reports, acquittals, variations and other grant-related communications, drawing on inputs from relevant staff.
Maintain complete, accurate and audit-ready grant files, correspondence, agreements and reporting records.
Monitor grant conditions and support internal teams to meet donor compliance requirements, including restricted funding conditions, timeframes and deliverables.
Track reporting schedules and proactively follow up with internal contributors to ensur.

Required Skills

Grant ProspectingPipeline ManagementDue DiligenceRelationship BuildingGrant WritingProposal DevelopmentTender SubmissionBudgetingReport WritingDonor StewardshipGrant ManagementContractual Obligation ManagementMilestone TrackingDeliverable ManagementReporting DeadlinesCompliance MonitoringRecord ManagementKhmerEnglishCommunication