Bid Writer

About us:

Board members are hands-on and several volunteer every week. We serve roughly 500 families a year in Jeddah.

The role:

Quilllight is a nonprofit with a $6M budget. About 40% of revenue comes from grants. You will join as an independent contractor on a long-term agreement. Payment is monthly in USD. Working hours follow Gulf time, Monday to Friday. Communication happens mostly in Slack and short video calls.

Your responsibilities:

• Draft acknowledgment letters and funder updates
• Maintain the grants calendar and track deadlines and requirements
• Track submissions, awards and reports in Raiser's Edge or Salesforce
• Prepare federal and state applications through Grants.gov and state portals
• Build project budgets and budget narratives with finance
• Write grant proposals, letters of inquiry and reports to foundation and corporate funders

What you'll need:

• 2+ years of grant writing experience with a record of funded proposals
• Able to build and explain a project budget
• Familiar with Candid, Instrumentl or GrantStation
• Bachelor's degree in English, communications, nonprofit management or a related field
• Organised with many deadlines at once

Compensation and benefits:

• Flexible hours
• Annual rate review
• Monthly internet allowance

Please mention your notice period and expected salary.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Quilllight.