Internships Grant Writers

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Introduction

Africa Health Organisation (AHO) is in desperate need of Grant Writers. In AHO, Grant Writers are crucial because they bring financial resources to the organization. Most of our money comes from applying for grants and tenders. Our grants come from USAID, UKAID, the European Commission, DANIDA, SIDA, NORAD, grant-making trusts and foundations, the lottery fund, etc. You will be under the supervision of Simbarashe Chifeya, our Grants Director, and AHO Zimbabwe Country Director who is based in Harare, Zimbabwe. Your first day will begin with training on grant writing. The course will be delivered online via Zoom or Teams. Our internships are virtual and can be done from anywhere in the world.

What is an internship?

• An internship is a work experience lasting for a fixed period anywhere between a week and 12 months.
• They are typically undertaken by students and graduates looking to gain relevant skills.

General Duties and Responsibilities of an Intern

The role gives an all-round experience of the business, and students can get involved in the following:

• assist with searching for grants or tenders.
• apply for grants or tenders.
• administration (e.g. emails and scheduling meetings)
• attend grant and tender writing short courses.
• help the team to work on ideas for projects and put forward proposals.
• carrying out research for your chosen project
• Write a grant or tender application.

Person Specification

We are a nurturing environment that encourages students to take ownership of projects. Therefore, the following skills would be beneficial:

• good with writing and answering questions.
• Love of Africa and its culture and people and an understanding of what they are going through.
• a prolific writer who enjoys writing
• you are welcome to apply if you are not a student or graduate
• excellent organization skills
• teamwork or being able to work alone.
• communication skills
• someone who takes initiative and who has an entrepreneurial mindset
• students must have a basic working knowledge of computers
• the ability to speak the following languages would be a bonus Arabic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, Swedish, Danish, Finish, Norge, Farsi, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Hindi because we are also going to apply for funding in these languages.

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