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Expert Grant Writer
Chuify Limited
Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
Posted about 5 hours ago (29 Oct 2026) Updated about 4 hours ago
How to Apply
Submit your CV, two to three writing samples with role descriptions, and your proposed hourly or project rate as outlined in the application requirements.
Job Description
Responsible for researching funding opportunities, crafting compelling grant proposals, and managing the full application process for institutional donors. The specialist will collaborate with program, finance, and leadership teams to ensure proposals align with organizational goals and donor requirements. Strong attention to detail and the ability to meet tight deadlines are essential.
Qualifications & Requirements
- • At least five years of grant writing or proposal development experience, or an equivalent record of substantial relevant work, including applications to institutional donors or international organizations.
- • Demonstrated ability to write compelling grant narratives in excellent English and convert complex program information into clear, persuasive proposals.
- • Proven accuracy in completing grant application forms and online portals, interpreting detailed instructions, and organizing required supporting documentation.
- • Strong research, editing, financial and numerical literacy, and attention to detail
- ability to identify inconsistencies between proposal narratives, budgets, and application responses.
- • Working knowledge of project design, measurable outcomes, monitoring and evaluation, proposal budgets, and donor application requirements.
- • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PDF forms, online application portals, and collaborative document tools.
- • Ability to work independently, manage competing deadlines, obtain input from multiple contributors, and communicate missing information or delivery risks promptly.
- • Preferred: portfolio of funded proposals, experience in nonprofit/humanitarian/international development settings, and familiarity with donor due‑diligence questionnaires, partnership applications, grant reporting, or grant tracking systems.
Required Skills
Responsibilities
- • Research funding opportunities and assess donor priorities, eligibility criteria, geographic scope, funding limits, and deadlines
- recommend opportunities that fit the organization’s mission and capacity.
- • Write and refine concept notes, letters of inquiry, full proposals, executive summaries, and supporting narratives tailored to each donor’s requirements.
- • Present a clear case for support, linking problem evidence, proposed approach, target beneficiaries, expected results, organizational capability, and sustainability.
- • Complete grant forms, questionnaires, and online application portals accurately and thoroughly, adhering to word and character limits.
- • Gather and verify organizational details, registration information, and project data required for submissions.