Grants Officer

WePlanet

3d • €37,760 - €44,840 • Remote

About The Position

WePlanet is seeking a Grants Officer to manage and grow its grant portfolio from trusts, foundations, and institutional funders. This is a newly created, full-time, 2-year fixed-term position, fully remote, with applications closing on June 14th, 2026. The role is central to WePlanet's growth and fundraising strategy, requiring the post-holder to write compelling proposals, manage funder relationships, and build best-in-class grant management systems. WePlanet is a global movement of citizens and scientists dedicated to defending the science needed to save the planet, advocating for evidence-based environmental solutions and engaging in conservation battles. The organization has a global presence and has been featured in major media outlets.

Requirements

• Two or more years' experience of grant writing, trusts and foundations fundraising, or a closely related role such as bid writing, policy writing or research writing, in a structured team with established tracking and reporting practices.
• A minimum of two years' experience working on proposals or grants targeting major US, UK or European foundations, with working knowledge of funder expectations, proposal conventions and reporting standards in those markets.
• Excellent written English, with the ability to translate complex, science-based content into clear, compelling funder-facing narratives.
• Strong organisation and project-management skills: comfortable owning a portfolio of deadlines, budgets and stakeholder relationships in parallel.
• Comfort with data, budgets and basic financial figures for proposal and reporting purposes.
• Working knowledge of the Microsoft environment (Teams, Office, ideally Power BI), and an interest in building clean systems and processes.
• Alignment with WePlanet's ecomodernist values, including advocating for evidence-backed technologies like nuclear power, GMOs and alternative proteins as part of tackling the climate and nature crisis.
• Ability to work autonomously and at pace in a small, remote, international team.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in an environmental, climate or international development NGO.
• Experience with CRMs or grant management systems.
• A background that has involved working in a startup-style environment, or raising seed-stage funding for start-ups, where new processes had to be built rather than inherited.
• Additional European languages.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of grants from trusts, foundations and institutional funders, maintaining complete oversight of reporting schedules, compliance requirements and renewal timelines.
• Draft compelling funding proposals, cases for support and progress reports, translating WePlanet's complex, science-based campaigns into communications that resonate with funders.
• Act as day-to-day relationship manager for mid-tier funders within the portfolio; support the Head of Philanthropy & Foundations and Director of Impact & Partnerships in stewarding the largest and most strategic funders.
• Support the Head of Philanthropy & Foundations in identifying and researching new funding opportunities that could strengthen and diversify the portfolio.
• Collaborate with our Senior Digital Fundraising Lead to identify, convert and nurture high net worth individuals emerging from within our supporter base.
• Partner on major foundation and major donor proposals, taking responsibility for research, drafting, supporting materials, timelines and submission logistics.
• Lead end-to-end drafting for smaller and mid-tier proposals, with review and sign-off by the Director of Impact & Partnerships.
• Support a strong operational rhythm around major donor stewardship: meeting briefs, follow-up notes, stewardship touchpoints and reporting milestones.
• Provide preparation and follow-up support to pitch teams for major opportunities — briefing notes, prospect research, post-meeting documentation.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records in WePlanet's CRM and grant management systems, ensuring data integrity across the portfolio.
• Build out the underlying infrastructure that will support a growing fundraising function, ideally inside our Microsoft environment (Teams, Power BI) and integrated with the wider finance and reporting stack.
• Independently manage the full grant reporting and renewal cycle, collaborating with multiple teams to produce accurate, compelling and timely submissions.
• Keep the Director of Impact & Partnerships, Head of Philanthropy & Foundations and Secretary General informed of progress towards key deadlines and income targets.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours that adapt to your needs.
• Generous paid leave, plus an additional paid organisation-wide closure between Christmas and New Year.
• Annual professional development budget.
• Annual team meet-ups and retreats.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed