Grant Research and Development Intern at Sanergy

About the role

Sanergy has an opening for an exceptional individual who can contribute to Sanergy’s grant-raising activities,  in particular by developing our capacity to research and identify appropriate grant opportunities. This 6 month fellowship position will work within the Business Development Team to research, develop and execute the  pipeline of grant-funding we need to support our work going forward. The fellowship will provide training and hands-on experience as a member of the Business Development team, as well as networking and mentorship opportunities.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct regular self-directed research to identify a steady supply of grant funding opportunities for our different workstream: expansion, new product development, process improvement etc...
• Develop research strategies for new areas of the grant funding landscape as yet unfamiliar to Sanergy, for example developing partnerships with research institutions 
• Manage the progression of grant opportunities through the pipeline database, including inputting requisite data and regular status updates
• Conducting opportunity analysis for new grant opportunities and pitching these to the rest of the team
• Collaborating with the business development team in creating high-quality applications
• Collaborating with key internal and external stakeholders to gather information and analyze needs and requirements.
• Participation in meetings with potential funders
• Responding to information requests from funders 
• Presenting data or analytic findings in a variety of formats (reports, PPT, graphs, figures and tables).
• Perform data analytics functions that generate knowledge via data mining, visualization, or other forms of data analytics

Qualifications

• On-going or completed Graduate Degree from an accredited degree program providing training in business, finance, international development, or a related field of study (MBA and/or 1-2 yrs work experience would be a  plus)
• Proficient in conducting online searches, including structuring and analyzing data
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and work effectively across multiple focus areas
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• Ability to work in a fast–paced, high–energy environment
• Proficiency with data analysis (Excel, Sheets) and data management (Drive, Dropbox) applications as well as generally with Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook) and Google ( Docs, Slid es) suites
• Basic understanding of and interest in circular economy and waste management
• Good understanding of principles of grant funding, with prior experience a plus
• Understanding of financials statements is a plus
• Language: English required. 
• Humility, integrity and a sense of humour.