Grant Writer

Description

Job Title: Research Development Strategist / Grant Writer

Reports to: Director, Institute of Global health Equity Research (IGHER) and Head of Research

projects

Group/Department: Institute of Global Health Equity Research

Location: Kigali/Rwanda

Role Purpose: The Institute of Global Health Equity Research (IGHER) of the University of

Global Health Equity (UGHE) is looking to hire a Grant Writer to support grant proposal writing

and explore all potential research and project funding opportunities with an emphasis on LMIC

and Sub-Saharan Africa funding possibilities. The grant writer will be based in the IGHER unit

and will work closely with researchers, administrative units such as grants management, finance

team, and the library. The grant writer primarily support principal investigators within IGHER,

including the newly established Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) and other departments within UGHE.

The grant writer is responsible for all phases of grant writing including the development of concept

notes, pre-award grant writing, development of procedures, evaluation, and compliance, and the

coordination of grant applications leading up to submission.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Prospect, identify, and recognize external opportunities that present viable funding
opportunities and match priorities in global health, clinical trials, and other
initiatives from within IGHER/UGHE.
Maintains primary responsibility for grant schedules, tracking grants, and notifying
faculty of requests for proposals (RFP).
Meets regularly with faculty/staff to discuss prospective, current and new funding
needs and opportunities.
Manage the entire proposal process, including strategic planning, drafting specific
sections, editing and evaluating drafts, and coordinating proposal submission
Advise, prepare and edit text, figures, and tables to increase the impact and clarity
of proposals
Regularly source, collect, and analyze data to track proposal success rates
Develop processes and procedures related to grant management and proposal
development
Develop and maintain positive, proactive relationships with researchers, university
offices and funding agencies to ensure process efficiency and grant compliance
with funding policies and procedures
Act as liaison person of all funding agencies or organizations, developing
collaborative relationships with grant funding representatives.
Create and advise in the development of a grant writing curriculum to enhance the
training of junior faculty and /or clinical fellows.
Teach and/or assist in teaching and administering programs to support grant writers,
especially, junior faculty and /or clinical fellows.
Provide individualized grantsmanship advice, coaching, and assistance to faculty
writing grants
Take on other duties as may be assigned
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

To be successful in this position, the grant writer should be articulate, possess excellent written

and oral communication skills, a team player with great ability to multitask and sometimes work

under pressure to meet demanding deadlines.

Required qualifications:

Advanced degree (e.g. PhD, Masters, MD) or combination of relevant education, training, and/or
experience
Good written and verbal communication skills in English.
Minimum 3 to 5 years’ experience in technical grant writing with a successful track record
Familiarity with the most common LMIC and sub-Saharan Africa funding schemes
Previous grant budget development and management experience.
A proven record of having secured major grants with certifiable references.
Demonstrable knowledge of grant application process, evaluation criteria and funding cycles.
Demonstrated expertise in teaching grant writing, academic writing, to graduate students, clinical
fellows, and academic faculty.
Highly organized, accountable, analytical, proactive, and deadline-oriented
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of persons,
especially faculty and trainees (graduate students, postdocs, or clinical fellows)
CORE COMPETENCIES

Grant writing experience, preferably with a focus in health inequities and global health
A professional, able to develop excellent work relations with faculty, academic staff, and funding
agency executives.
Familiarity with policies and procedures as pertains to the administration of higher education
grants is desirable.
Highly organized, creative, accountable, analytical, proactive, and deadline-oriented
Ability to establish and maintain effective working-relationships with a variety of persons,
especially faculty and trainees (graduate students, clinical fellows).

UGHE is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration

for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,

national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by

law.

Commitment to Safeguarding and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Sexual

Harassment:

At UGHE, we are committed to ensuring that those who benefit from our work- including

community members – as well as our students, contractors, staff and visitors to our campus are

treated with dignity and respect and protected from sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment and

any form of systemic abuse, whilst reducing risk and vulnerabilities. A range of pre-employment

checks will be undertaken in conformity with UGHE’s policy. UGHE will request information

from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of fraud, harassment, sexual harassment

and any form of systemic abuse or incidents under investigation when the applicant left

employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these

recruitment procedures.