Impact & Fund Development Manager

Eligibility Requirements:

• Be between 18 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment period;

• Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, or international student* for the duration of the program;

• Have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations; and

• Will not be holding another Canada Summer Jobs position at the same time.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Identifying sources of grant funding (foundations, government, corporations, etc.) and maintaining a positive relationship with their funding officer(s)

• Having a clear understanding of the Organization and its affiliates’ histories, missions, and goals in order to adequately identify and apply to funding opportunities that reflect the organizations’ needs 

• Working alongside the executive team to identify funding goals and opportunities

• Writing, proofreading and submitting grant applications with a high degree of language proficiency

• Maintaining a grants database that clearly identifies grants that will be applied to, are in the process of being written, and have been submitted. The database should also indicate funding that was granted and applications that were not accepted.

• Receiving feedback from granting bodies if applications are not accepted.

• Re-applying to grants with feedback or use feedback in future grant applications for ongoing improvement and skills development

• Writing our 2023 Impact Report

• Creating optional demographic surveys to keep track of the Organization’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion metrics

• Working on the Monitoring, Learning, Evaluation and Reporting for our grants

• Helping us put together our charitable status application

• Setting up meetings with donors

• Developing survey templates to track quantitative and qualitative metrics for our team, initiatives and events

• Editing our website to outline impact made to date

Other 

• Understanding of the organization, its purpose, history, policies and programs

• Represent the organization in a professional and congenial manner in videos and in meetings

• Delegation or sharing of duties with others as necessary 

• Other duties as required or assigned

Qualifications:

• Proven work experience in grant writing

• Grant writing skills and in-depth knowledge of funders in the environment

• Familiarity with databases

• Basic knowledge of grant writing processes

• Previous experience writing grant proposals

Assets:

• Course completion in grant writing fundamentals

• Proven working experience working at an environmental non-profit writing grants and putting together impact reports

• Bilingualism in English and French

To Apply:

Please apply via our hiring form here by April 5, 2024 at 11:59 PM EST. Early applications are strongly encouraged.

Note that we will only accept applications via the hiring form and not over email. If you are in need of any accommodations throughout the hiring process, please contact admin@greencareer.ca.

We thank all who have applied, but note that only successful applicants will be contacted.