Job Opportunity for Associate, Grant writing at Room to Read in New Delhi

Position Overview:

The Program Associate would assist Director, Innovation and Donor Engagement in  end to end support for development of new grant proposals. This would include collecting secondary information/data related to education, understanding the RtR program design & Country Strategy and basis the requirement of the specific proposal/pitch, focus on development of various customized documents. These documents could be of various type – ranging from – initial concept notes, power-points/decks, budget estimates to full-fledged detailed proposals.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Collecting secondary information – this is a pivotal part of any proposal and would require –
• Ability to understand current policy landscape of the country.
• Understand components of key reforms being implemented across the country.
• Collect basic secondary data related to education from UDISE
• Read various reports by Govt and think-tanks and use those relevant data sources
• Understand various assessment and research reports for the related programs and use insights from the same in proposals. 

Understanding RtR’s program design –

• Attend key trainings to build understanding of both Literacy and Girls Education Program.
• Read, understand and articulate key program elements of both the programs.
• Understand program insights from execution so far.
• Work with relevant teams in ensuring that the latest articulations are used in the proposals/pitch. 

Understanding Program assessments and reach

• Develop strong understanding of key assessments done by RtR and using insights from the same in new proposals.
• Understand how reach numbers are estimated over the course of project and accurately estimate those in the proposal/decks.

Proposal development

• Basis the information and insights develop initial draft of proposals for technical assistance for
• Literacy and Girls Education Program in partnership with specific teams.
• Incorporating various changes suggested by Supervisor.
• Work with Finance team in developing budget estimates. 

Planning and Management

• Create a tracker of proposals and update the Supervisor on the same.
• Develop an internal time-line of development of documents to ensure there is no miss on that front.
• Co-ordinate with State, Country and Global office team in providing all relevant information.
• Ensure development of high quality documents and on time.
• Represent Director (I&DE) in various meetings as required.
• Organise and host key donor visits, if required. 

Other

• Participate in any other activities which may be required to be undertaken to fulfil the objectives of the organization.
• Attend internal meetings (Literacy, GEP review, planning, workshops, coordination meeting etc.) and external workshops as and when required.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Supervisor.
• Undertake field visits as required, in consultation with Supervisor. 

Qualification & Experience:

Required:

• Bachelor’s / Master Degree in Management/Business administration/social work or related field is desirable.
• Must be experiences with excellent project writing developing and research from beginning to end with strong systems ability as desired for international/outcome based grants including meeting deadlines and adhering to guidelines.
• Must have attention to detail.
• Comfortable with working on numbers especially detailed proposal one.
• Should have strong presentation and interpersonal skills, Layout Skills and process improvement.
• Ability to easily change writing styles to fit the audience and voice of the piece.
• Poses strong oral and Interpersonal Skills to be able to communicate with potential organizations and or government contacts on the desired grant.
• Ability to interact effectively with a wide variety of people with diverse communication styles.
• Excellent coordination and problem solving skills.
• Good team player.
• Proficiency in Microsoft PPT, Word and Excel. 

Compensation:

Room to Read offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits. Benefits include a thirteenth month bonus, health insurance and a retirement plan. The non-monetary compensation includes a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative, meaningful, and rapidly growing organization that is changing transforming the lives of millions of children in developing countries on literacy and gender equality in education.

Room to Read is a child-safe organization.

Location(s)

India – Main – New Delhi 

To be successful at Room to Read, you will also: 

• Have passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact a dynamic nonprofit organization 
• Be a proactive and innovative thinker who achieves results and creates positive change
• Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness  
• Embrace diversity and a commitment to collaboration 
• Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment  

Room to Read is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled