About the Role
By 2030, our organization will reach 10 million farm families annually. This growth will be fueled by fundraising, and at One Acre Fund our fundraising relies on industry-leading grant writing.
We employ a dedicated 14-person writing squad within our broader Business Development team to craft proposals and reports that are clear, data-driven, and farmer-centric. We now seek to expand this team by hiring new proven and passionate writers interested in a long-term career with One Acre Fund.
In this role, you will report to one of our senior writers and immediately take on a portfolio of reports and proposals for smaller grants. Following a period of intensive writing mentorship over the first 6-12 months, your work will then quickly ramp up in value, complexity, and independence.
This is a career-track writer position. The tenure of our current writer squad ranges from 1 to 11 years at One Acre Fund, with an average of 6 years. We have a strong culture of mutual support and growth, with multiple pathways to management based on performance and preference
Requirements
Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:
Bachelor's degree
2-5+ years of professional writing experience, with strong preference for past experience in grant writing
Can share 2 writing samples that demonstrate ability to write concise, well-structured, jargon-free prose – you will be prompted to submit these alongside your application
Can share concrete examples of having successfully led complex projects with multiple stakeholders
Genuine commitment to rural communities. You are passionate about providing opportunity to the hardest-working farmers on the planet.
Language: English
Deadline: 24 October 2024
Apply: https://rb.gy/1dyuq4
About the Company
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips more than 4 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to two-thirds of Africa's farmers, we provide high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and a wide range of other agricultural services. On average, this model enables any farmer to increase her income and assets on supported land by more than 40 percent, while permanently improving her climate. resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 8,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions.