We are looking to hire a Funding Specialist/ Grant Researcher on a short-term contract basis to conduct grant source research and identify potential funding opportunities for our three pilot sites in St. Catharines, Thunder Bay, and North Bay.
In this role you will:
1. Work with our three regional Coordinators to get clarification on the funding eligibility and restrictions for each of the pilot sites.
2. Using these eligibility parameters, research and identify the best sources for funding in the area of:
– mental health and addictions and/or disability,
– community arts,
– northern Ontario communities, and
– start-ups,
from gov’t, public agencies, foundations, and corporations.
3. Work with our three regional Coordinators to prioritize the sources for funding.
4. Seek clarification from selected funders and confirm submission requirements and eligibility criteria.
5. Create grant seeking pipeline (plan) including deadlines, dependencies and submission requirements for each of the three sites based on their circumstances (e.g. location, financial history, organization/ charitable registration status etc).
The contract is for a three month period (beginning of April to end of June). There is a possibility to extend the contract to include providing support to the three coordinators in grant proposal writing, review and submission.
The deadline for completing the work is the end of June 2019.
The contractor will have flexible work hours and the ability to work from home, however, the work plan with set milestones must be approved by the Scaling Project Manager.
The budget/payment request must be under $6,000 (excluding tax) for 3 months of part-time work.
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Closing date: 03/20/2019