Volunteer opportunity: Volunteer Funding Bid Writer
Hours: 1 – 2 days a week minimum up to 5 days a week for up to 6 months to get the best out of the experience
Location: Birmingham
Days: Flexible
Responsible to: The Chairman, New Hope Birmingham
About Us
New Hope, Birmingham is registered as a charity with Charity Commission of England and Wales, whose primary goals are to support and empower BAME Groups who are economically disadvantaged within Birmingham and its surrounding areas by providing services such as education, career development, health, equal treatment and prevention of distress, sports and the arts as well as culture and heritage initiatives to tackle local needs.
About the opportunity
An exciting opportunity for a Volunteer Funding Bid Writer has evolved. The role will involve writing funding bids, enabling New Hope Birmingham to start new projects and sustain existing services. This role is a fantastic opportunity for anyone who is looking to develop skills in finance, administration and grants applications, whilst helping our charities organisation grow and improve.
This could either be a short-term role in which the volunteer writes one single bid that we then adapt to the person it is sent to or a longer-term role in which the Bid Writer follows up leads and keeps track of funding acquired. This is an office-based role and the hours are flexible to suit you and your commitments. Access to a computer with internet and telephone facilities will be provided.
About New Hope Birmingham
New Hope, Birmingham was established by a group of passionate community members and third sector experts to support those who are disadvantaged in our society by providing comprehensive guidance and training to excel as individuals and families. The projects and initiatives that our organisation strives to implement are based on the primary objective to develop the capacity and skills of members of socially and economically disadvantaged ethnic minority communities in Birmingham. We build and harness links with other charity and community development organisations, academic institutions and businesses, working in collaboration to help people in need.
We believe in grass-roots level social welfare work focused on poverty alleviation through not only career development support for unemployed youth and adults suffering from financial hardship but also by campaigning for healthy living, environmental protection, prevention of distress, advancement of education and sports, and advancement of arts, culture and heritage.
Role Description
We are seeking to appoint a volunteer to assist our small fundraising team with applications to grantmaking trusts and foundations. The applicant needs to be passionate about helping disadvantaged BAME communities. You will need to have sufficient writing skills and a good persuasive writing technique. You will need to be organised and self-motivated, and very passionate about the work that we do. Bid writing experience is beneficial but not essential. We welcome applications from applicants with or without volunteering experience in this area. Training will be provided with plenty of information hands out.
Practical Considerations
Applicants need to be A-level qualified or higher, ideally with good English Language Skills. All travel expenses will be reimbursed.
The role is ideal for18years and over, Under-graduate University students, Post-graduate students, Retired and Experienced Fundraiser, Short term commitment orLong term commitment.
Experienced Fundraiser
Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- At least high standard of experience working in a fundraising role – this could be in grants,
- individual or corporate giving but a range of experience would be welcomed.
- A proven track record of raising substantial income for the organisation.
- The ability to commit to, and work within, the aims, principles and policies of the New Hope Birmingham.
- Good understanding and knowledge of trusts, statutory and lottery fundraising and the
- voluntary sector.
- IT literacy.
- Experience in collating monitoring information for reports on grants from statutory and
- lottery funders, and ideally from charitable trusts and donations.
- Excellent verbal and written presentation and communication skills including the ability to
- write funding briefs, reports, proposals and correspondence.
- Flexible, self-motivated, energetic and enthusiastic with the ability to set priorities and
- manage multiple tasks in a timely manner under minimal supervision.
- Experience and enthusiastic of working independently to drive and deliver multiple projects.
- Experience of researching and writing detailed proposals to obtain funding from various
- sources including Trusts, Foundations, Institutions and Corporate Donors
- Experience of building and maintaining good relationships with colleagues and the wider
- community
- Ability to plan and organise a varied and busy workload, including handling conflicting
- priorities and meet deadlines.
Semi- Experienced Fundraiser
- IT literacy (Microsoft Office, internet & databases).
- Some experience in writing funding applications
- Excellent written communication skills
- Excellent organisational abilities
- An ability to work sensitively and have a commitment to equal opportunities and confidentiality.
- A knowledge of the charity sector and funding within it (desirable).
Support
Training, where specifically required for the role, will be provided.
Location
New Hope Birmingham
Cobalt Square, 5th Floor
83 Hagley Road
Birmingham
West Midlands
Places available
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Are you interested?
If you are interested in this volunteer role, please get in touch with
Maruf Ahmed, PhD, Project Coordinator
Tel: 07969686604, 0121 455 8144 (O)
Email:
or
Mohammed Foiz Uddin MBE, Chairman.
Tel: 07946293248, 0121 455 8144 (O)
Email: