Introduction

The Right to Protection (R2P), is an all-Ukrainian charitable foundation operating in partnership with the global NGO HIAS, that strives for Ukraine to become a country where refugees, stateless, non-citizens and displaced persons enjoy dignity and protection. R2P’s key programmatic strengths are legal assistance, monitoring, advocacy, peacebuilding dialogue as well as government and civil society capacity building. 

The Grant Writer will evolve and expand the programs by identifying funding opportunities for additional project activities for implementation by R2P. He or she will report to the Senior Advisor. 

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Monitor, identify, and analyze potential funding opportunities and calls for proposals;

• Take the lead in coordinating the proposal creation process in conjunction with the programmatic, advocacy, leadership, and finance/admin units;

• Serve as lead writer when formulating new concept notes, grant applications, statements of interest, logframes, and work plans;

• Assure the timely, accurate, and full submission of project proposal packages;

• In cooperation with the finance/admin and programming units, ensure that all vetting documentation are submitted and contractual requirements are complied with; 

• Proactively work with various programmatic units to create a library of concept notes; 

• Build capacity of other team members in grant writing/project formulation.

Requirements: 

• Master’s degree required;

• At least 2 years of work experience in grant writing/fundraising for NGOs;

• Familiarity with the project development for at least some of the major donors in Ukraine (UNHCR, Europe AID/ECHO, USAID, UNDP, GIZ, etc…)

• Excellent ability to communicate effectively in English, Russian, and Ukrainian, both verbally and in writing;

• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills required;

• Mature judgment combined with a proactive, energetic approach to problem solving; 

• Strong organizational and time management skills; 

• Ability to work independently and in teams and to meet deadlines.

We offer

• R2P will offer the successful applicant a contract in line with Ukrainian legislation, renewable dependent on funding and performance; 

• Opportunity to work with one of the strongest Ukrainian human rights and humanitarian NGOs; 

• Mentorship;

• Fun and energetic team;

• Respect for work/life balance.

Application process

Send a résumé to [email protected]. Responses will be sent only to those individuals who were selected for the interview. No phone calls, please.

For more information about organization, please, visit our web-site http://r2p.org.ua.

Applications close date

09 March 2022. If an appropriate candidate is identified, R2P reserves the right to recruit ahead of this deadline.