Grants and Communications Manager

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The Organisation

WildTeam’s vision is a future with more wildlife to enrich people’s lives and more wild places for the magnificent diversity of life on earth. Our mission is to carry out activities to improve the conservation status of key species and habitats in Bangladesh, and to develop partnerships, tools, and platforms to build the capacity of organisations and individuals to carry out effective conservation. Since 2008, WildTeam has worked predominantly in the Sundarbans mangrove forest ecosystem, home to the Royal Bengal Tiger: a flagship species for the ecosystem and symbol of pride for Bangladesh. Here the goal of our TigerTeam work is to see a Sundarbans packed full of tigers, as an indicator of health of the whole ecosystem and its ability to provide benefits to people, climate and nature. To reach this goal we have three key work areas: Social change, Living with Tigers, and Wild Science. WildTeam is a non-profit organisation head-quartered in Dhaka, with Sundarbans offices in Khulna, Mongla, Sarankhola and Satkhira ranges. For more information, visit www.wildteam.org.bd. 

Role and Responsibilities

We are seeking a talented and motivated Grant Writer to join our team and contribute to our mission by securing funding to support our organisation and projects. To join our team, you will share our team’s determination to make game-changing impact for nature, be exceptional at what you do, be detail-oriented, highly organised, good at developing relationships, and have a positive attitude.  

The position would require you to work from the Dhaka office, with travel to field offices close to the Sundarbans.

Above all, WildTeamers believe that success lies in ensuring that each and every member of our team – including the volunteer network of Sundarbans tiger response teams – feels ownership over the organisation. We expect that the successful candidate to believe in people and treat everyone as an equal. 

Key responsibilities

  • Assist in developing and maintaining relationships with current and potential funders.
  • Research and identify grant opportunities from foundations, government agencies, and other funding sources, creating and prioritising a database of opportunities. Work with the CEO and Programme Manager to align potential donors to WildTeam projects.
  • Develop and write compelling grant proposals, including narratives, budgets, and supporting documents, tailored to specific funding requirements.
  • Collaborate with CEO and programme staff to gather necessary information and data for proposals.
  • Manage the grant submission process, ensuring that all deadlines are met and that proposals are submitted in a timely manner.
  • Maintain accurate records of grant submissions, follow-up communications, and funding outcomes.
  • Monitor and report on the progress of funded projects, gathering financial and programmatic content from the team to create well-organised reports whilst ensuring compliance with grant and reporting requirements.
  • Attend regular status meetings, providing weekly, monthly, quarterly annual status reports to CEO and Board. 
  • Lead on the development of communications collateral e.g. website content, promo media/films, social media content, quarterly and annual reports, WildTeam project concept notes, to support donor recruitment and reporting.
  • Lead on WildTeam’s website content update and periodic refresh.
  • Manage WildTeam’s social media accounts with a focus on regular posts directed at donor audiences.

Minimum requirements 

  • Minimum of a Batchelor’s degree in any discipline.  
  • Proven experience in grant writing, with a successful track record of securing funding from various sources.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and experience in donor relationship development and maintenance.  
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner.
  • Detail-oriented and excellent proof-reading ability.
  • Strong research and analytical abilities.
  • Social media management experience.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Mastery of Microsoft Office Suite in particular Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Experience working in the conservation and or development sector.  
  • A passion for wildlife conservation and the development of national capacity for wildlife conservation.
  • Puts the organisation first, has a strong strategic mindset, and is not driven by projects.
  • Great team player, friendly, and enjoys working in, and motivating, small/medium-sized teams. 

 Desired requirements 

  • Proficiency in grant management software.
  • Productive networks within government, private, NGO and donor arenas. 
  • Digital marketing skills.
  • Web content development experience.

Please send a BRIEF 1–2-page cover letter detailing the below to [email protected], as well as a short CV of no more than 4 pages. 

  1. How do you meet the above requirements? 
  2. What are your salary / package expectations? 
  3. When would you likely be available to begin work? 

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for an interview. Applicants who send only a CV with no covering letter will not be shortlisted.