United Nations
Job title:
Grant Proposal Writing for Youth Lead Climate Action
Company
United Nations
Job description
Details:Mission and objectives:Universal versatile society is a non-political, non-communal and nonprofit making, non-governmental voluntary social organization registered under Societies Registration Act-XXI of 1860 with Registration No. Maha/514/05/Akola on dated 30/06/2005 by the authority of Govt. of Maharashtra’s Asstt. Registrar of Societies, Akola Region – India.Our Mission: ‘Dedicate to serve the community, nation and world by connecting the donors with community-based projects, coordinate the available resources and expertise to promote sustainable development in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals.’Objectives of the organization:
1. To promote socially, culturally, economically, and/or ecologically sustainable goals through our advocacy projects and transform a village Nagthana into eco village.
2. To save the life of farmers in Vidarbha by serving them through Mental Health Project in 128 villages.
3. To reset the agro-economy of rural Vidarbha through deployment of regenerative agriculture practices which further facilitate marketing of produce through ‘Family Farmer’ project.
4. To encourage learning in local environment by rejuvenate public schools through digitalization and Project Based Learning concept which ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote learning opportunities for all.
5. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all, and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.
6. To utilize the potential of women in society and empower them through education and involving them in community development mission.Context:To better address mitigation targets and answer the call of COP28, this fundraising task is created to mobilize climate funds for 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 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 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.Task type:Project Development and ManagementTask description:To that end, we are seeking to collaborate with Online Volunteers through this online volunteering assignment on grant 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.
– Assist with the execution of the business development department’s strategy.The Online Volunteers will not be requested to make donations in-kind or financial contributions or to solicit donations from third parties.Requirements: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.Work Hours: 6 – 10
Expected salary
Location
USA
Job date
Sat, 23 Nov 2024 06:58:14 GMT
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