Volunteer Grant Application Writer

The Role

As a Volunteer Grant Application Writer, you’ll help us turn our impact and vision into clear, compelling funding applications.

You might:

• Help draft and edit grant applications
• Turn notes, reports, conversations, and ideas into clear written answers
• Help refine information about our impact, audience, and programmes
• Learn how funding applications work in the humanitarian and not-for-profit space
• Contribute ideas about how we tell our story to funders

You’ll work closely with a small, passionate team who care deeply about doing good work and supporting some of the world’s most vulnerable people.

Time commitment: 2–5 hours per week

Location: Fully remote & flexible, with the option to work out of Ice House Ventures

You’re a great fit if you:

• Care about humanitarian relief
• Enjoy writing or want to get better at it
• Like turning complex ideas into clear stories
• Are curious and happy to learn as you go
• Can work independently and communicate clearly
• Pay attention to detail

The ideal candidate would have:

• Grant-writing experience
• A fundraising background

These are just guidelines. If this sounds interesting, we’d love to hear from you.

What You’ll Get Out of It

• Hands-on experience with real grant applications
• Support and feedback as you learn
• Insight into how humanitarian and not-for-profit funding works
• A meaningful way to contribute to supporting vulnerable families
• Something solid to put on your CV

Email us at mike.seawright@reliefaid.org.nz with:

• A short note about why you’re interested
• A brief example of something you’ve written (this can be anything: an email, blog post, uni assignment, or newsletter)