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. http://www.r2p.org.ua/

The Grant Writer will evolve and expand the programs by identifying funding opportunities for additional project activities for implementation by R2P. 

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 till December 31, 2021, with a possibility for continuation; 
• Opportunity to work with one of the strongest Ukrainian human rights and humanitarian NGOs; 
• Mentorship;
• Room for professional growth;
• 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

05 April 2021. If an appropriate candidate is identified, R2P reserves the right to recruit ahead of this deadline.