Help Oppia secure grants to support free education

If you’re interested in grantwriting for impact, with the aim of helping underserved children gain access to education, this is the volunteer role for you! Oppia is looking for passionate individuals to join our Grants and Fundraising Team to help secure the financial sustainability of the organization and enable Oppia to continue providing free educational services for underserved learners around the world who are unable to afford them.

To get started, please fill in this form: https://forms.gle/5hwbq9c6AUYdzFqh7

About Oppia

The Oppia Foundation works to make quality education accessible to underserved learners around the world. Through its online learning platform, Oppia, the Foundation develops interactive, story-based lessons that make learning engaging and effective for students who face barriers to education.

Built through the collaboration of volunteers, Oppia brings together people who believe that access to education should not depend on a learner’s circumstances. Our grants team helps secure the funding needed to develop this work and reach more learners.

About the role

We are looking for a Grant Writer to develop clear, well-supported funding applications. You will work with researchers and project contributors to understand the proposed work, gather evidence and prepare proposals for review. This role suits someone who enjoys shaping information into a convincing narrative and taking a draft through to completion.

Responsibilities

• Prepare tailored applications. Draft letters of inquiry and proposals for opportunities selected by the team. Address the funder’s questions directly and connect the proposed activities to the needs of learners and the results Oppia aims to achieve.
• Coordinate information gathering. Work with relevant contributors to obtain project plans, impact evidence and budget inputs. Identify missing information early and keep outstanding questions organised.
• Maintain accuracy. Use approved organisational information and check that figures, activities and timelines agree across the narrative, budget and supporting documents.
• Manage drafts and revisions. Work to agreed internal deadlines, incorporate reviewer feedback and keep a clear current version. Prepare complete application materials for final approval and submission.
• Strengthen shared resources. Maintain reviewed project summaries and reusable proposal content, updating material when programme information changes.

Skills and experience

You can write and edit clear English, organise complex information and support claims with evidence. You are comfortable asking questions, working with feedback and coordinating several inputs against a deadline. Grant-writing experience is useful; experience producing proposals, reports or other substantive written work is also relevant.

How to apply

If you’d like to help out, please fill in our application form: https://forms.gle/5hwbq9c6AUYdzFqh7 . Thank you!