Opportunities

About the job

Our World Too is embarking on an exciting period of growth and the creation of new projects. We are looking for an experienced fundraiser who would like to contribute to a small organisation to rehumanise and decolonise the narrative surrounding refugees and displaced communities worldwide.

About us

Our World Too is a global storytelling platform dedicated to rehumanising the narrative surrounding refugees and displaced communities globally.

Across the world people seeking sanctuary have been portrayed as ‘others’ who are not ‘compatible’ with native values. Behind the labels and statistics used to describe them is a person, a human being whose life and experiences cannot be contained by a dehumanising narrative, a one-size-fits-all story of displacement or through numbers.

We believe change lies with the people, with everyday citizens and those who aren’t in positions of power. By choosing storytelling, we aim to build connections and foster an understanding of why people leave home.

We are decolonising and taking back the narrative to put it back where it belongs.

With the people themselves. 

The role

We are looking for a proactive and self-motivated individual with previous experience and success in securing funding and grants for small non-profit organisations. They will have experience in identifying new funding opportunities, keeping track of funding deadlines and writing grant applications and proposals. The Fundraising and Grants Officer will be responsible for helping us grow our income from a wide range of funding sources. You will work closely with the director to understand funding priorities, identify potential funders, and develop funding bids.

Main areas of focus

• Innovation & development
• Relationship building
• Communications, reporting and monitoring
• Creating and implementing a fundraising strategy

Experience

Essential/Desirable skills

• Experience of writing donor letters, proposals, and grant applications.
• Experience working with small humanitarian/advocacy start-ups.
• Experience fundraising and cultivating donor relationships.

Personal qualities

• A self-starter with good interpersonal, communication skills, happy to work with a small virtual team.
• A commitment to equal opportunities, diversity, and inclusion.
• A strong belief and drive to rehumanise and decolonise the narrative surrounding refugees and displaced communities.
• Knowledge and interest in learning from displaced communities and working with them to disseminate the stories and information they want to tell.

Knowledge and skills

Application process

Email: info@ourworldtoo.org.uk With your CV and cover letter.

Deadline: 5PM Friday October 16^th. Interviews w/c 21^st October.