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About Lion Landscapes
Lion Landscapes is UK registered Charity that works with local communities and conservation partners to create landscapes where both large carnivores and local people can thrive. Lion Landscapes' mission is ensuring ecosystems to support large carnivores. Our vision is a world where science and technology work in partnership with local cultural values to enable people to coexist with viable populations of large carnivores. Our approach is collaborative and adaptive so we can strengthen current conservation efforts to secure important landscapes for viable populations of large carnivores. We do this in three main ways: Building Partnerships, Science & Data and Innovation.
Main responsibilities
- Manage approximately 25 grantors annually, ensuring timely submission of all required applications and reports (interim, final, technical, and budget).
- Write creatively about Lion Landscapes' programmes, effectively tying them to each grant and demonstrating their impact in compelling grant proposals and supporting documents.
- Collaborate with Field Team management to set realistic grant targets, ensuring proposals align with actual project plans and deliverables.
- Create compelling grant reports that encourage donor engagement and trust.
- Maintain positive relationships with funders and other stakeholders and coordinate communications and interactions.
- Liaise with partners to ensure grants are on track, coordinating efforts and maintaining alignment with project goals and timelines.
- Develop and maintain Salesforce use for grant management.
- Track income vs budget to identify gaps.
Qualifications- At least 2 years of experience working as a grant writer with a proven successful track record securing grant funding, particularly for conservation and community-related funding.
- Excellent creative writing skills with the ability to articulate complex programmes in a clear and compelling manner.
- Familiarity with using AI tools to enhance efficiency in grant writing, with a demonstrated ability or strong interest in developing and refining AI models to optimise grant proposal processes.
- Exceptional attention to detail and organisation, ensuring all aspects of the grants process are managed effectively.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines, often managing multiple reports simultaneously.
- Proficient in using Salesforce, Google platform and using team collaboration tools for remote working communications and tracking and managing deadlines.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Willingness to travel to field sites or to meet funders if required.
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- At least 2 years of experience working as a grant writer with a proven successful track record securing grant funding, particularly for conservation and community-related funding.
