Grant Researcher and Application Writer. Family Shed aims to build a world powered by personal relationships that are motivated by personal responsibility and supported by community accountability. Grants give us funding to test which programs work best.

Family Shed is a safe space for soldiers and veterans to come together with the community. Where each person can share their knowledge and skills as we build healthy relationships. Family Shed is motivated by personal responsibility and supports community accountability.

It’s a great message, yes? It is also a great program that has won approval from Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services. This allows us to work directly with soldiers while building the civilian side of Family Shed. As you can imagine, this requires funding to make it all work.

Before jumping in to describe the position, allow me to clarify there is nowhere for you to submit a resume. This is deliberate.

Role Overview

We are looking for a dedicated, dependable, and self-motivated person to research available grants and apply for the relevant grants. Your efforts will drive the growth and sustainability of Family Shed.

• This is an excellent opportunity for the person seeking to enhance their experience in grant writing, cause marketing, and messaging.

What You Are Doing

• Use existing Grant Toolkit resources to communicate the Family Shed message to suit relevant grants
• Refine the Family Shed message to make it attractive to specific grant requirements without crossing into prevarication
• Contact grant providers for their advice on how best to match a program (Family Shed) with their grant process
• Consistently review and modify the Grant Toolkit to keep it up to date and relevant to as wide a grant audience as possible

Your Qualifications and Our Requirements

• Experience researching grants and writing grant applications is necessary
• Fluency in English written and oral communications. You are the relay point for communication between grant providers, Family Shed, and Rev. Hall. You must be able to receive and communicate messages accurately and faithfully.
• Strong organisational skills that enable you to manage your time as well as consider the deadlines for multiple grant applications
• High level of discretion, reliability, and trustworthiness because you are going to know things before the public
• Be comfortable working independently while maintaining communication with Rev. Hall, and occasionally attending in-person meetings with the Family Shed team.
• Experience using MS Office programs and Google Workspace (especially Drive and Gmail). We will teach you how to use the other tools we use.
• Being fluent in French or Spanish is really helpful and far from required.

Commitment

• Look to invest 6-10 hours per week
• The schedule is flexible based on grant deadlines and when Family Shed reaches the point of qualifying for grants

What You’ll Gain

• The value of building a network of media contacts
• Experience working in a supportive, encouraging, and demanding environment
• Direct mentorship from an experienced founder, author, and speaker
• Opportunity to learn how a message is kept accurate while crafting it to fit multiple audiences