Grant Writer

**Our Company: Something About Us**

STEM Montessori Academy Canada (STEM CANADA) is a federal not for profit program currently operating in facilities across Canada. Our mission and focus is to help each child achieve academic excellence, master self-learning skills, and develop equal character while fostering self-discipline, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills in a STEM-based learning environment.

STEM Canada transforms education by empowering students and dismantling barriers. Our primary goal is to achieve academic excellence while ensuring inclusivity, nurturing self-learning, character development, and critical thinking within an immersive STEM environment. We are dedicated to leveling the STEM field for marginalized groups, particularly females and visible minorities, fostering an environment of equality and diversity.

As a partner in a summer program in the city, STEM Canada is seeking a **Grant Writer** to assist with the program success.

**Position**:Grant Writer
**Start Date**: ASAP
**End Date**: April 30, 2025
**Commission**: Earn lucrative commission on grant amounts. Easily earn $1,000 + weekly.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Identify new potential income streams
- Aid the fundraising sub-committee including gifts in kind, grant writing and sponsorships.
- Help to lead the new individual giving development plan for 2024/2025 which includes recruitment and development of new donors
- Work closely with the Director Board of Directors to establish a portfolio of large, long term, broad based corporate partnerships that provide sustainable income for our programs
- Work on an in-kind donations program
- Establish and develop our building fund initiative and work with the Board of Directors to execute the plan.

**Requirements**:

- Highly collaborative style
- Experience in writing compelling stories and compositions.
- Excellent writing/editing and verbal communication skills
- A strong track record as an implementer and successful grant writer, who thrives on managing a variety of key initiatives
- Relationship builder with the flexibility and finesse to "manage by influence"
- High energy, maturity, and leadership with the ability to serve others and the community.
- Sincere commitment to work collaboratively with all constituent groups, including staff, board members, volunteers, donors, program participants and other supporters.
- Self-starter, able to work independently; enjoys creating and implementing new initiatives
- Have an understanding of charitable and not-for-profit organizations.
- A self-starter, highly organized, detail-oriented, entrepreneurial, with the ability to quickly adapt to change.

This is a part-time commission-based role.

**Perks and Benefits**:

- Set your own schedule
- Flexible work hours
- Field experience
- Create an impact

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Fixed term contract, Seasonal
Contract length: 6 months

Additional pay:

- Commission pay

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Night shift
- Weekends as needed

**Experience**:

- Grant Writing Experience (asset but not required): 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person