About AWC:
AWC is a pragmatic global conservation leader, restoring landscapes and providing hope for Australian wildlife. Guided by science, AWC delivers measurable conservation impacts at scale to secure the future of our most endangered species.
At AWC we are inspired by the unparalleled richness of Australia’s wildlife and we are united by our determination to protect its unique animals and landscapes. It is our mission to effectively conserve all Australian wildlife and habitats and our vision is for a world where Australia’s biodiversity is valued and effectively conserved by an engaged community.
The delivery of AWC’s mission is highly reliant on all AWC working collaboratively with each other as a cohesive, engaged, collaborative, high performing group guided by strong, effective leaders.
AWC’s work is guided by the following values. At AWC, we are:
- Accountable – taking ownership of our actions and outcomes
- Informed – working together to acquire and apply evidence, knowledge and experience
- Respectful – demonstrating care, recognition and integrity
- Dedicated – committed to delivering effective outcomes, with resilience and tenacity
- Innovative – applying creative thinking for effective solutions
- Sustainable – delivering long-term financial and ecological viability.
About the Role:
In this role, you will lead grants from start to finish, identifying opportunities, writing strong applications, managing timelines, working with funders, and delivering reports and acquittals. You will collaborate closely with colleagues across AWC to gather information, translate complex scientific detail into clear, compelling content, and ensure everyone understands grant requirements and obligations.
You will help strengthen our grant tracking and reporting so we always know what is in progress and what impact it is delivering. Most importantly, your work will directly support AWC’s mission to conserve Australian wildlife and habitats at scale.
Critical Competencies:
- Exceptional writing skills, including a demonstrated ability to write winning grant applications, funding proposals, commercial tenders or similar.
- Strong organisational skills, including the ability to manage complex detail and multiple projects, priorities and relationships.
- Strong relationship/interpersonal skills, including a demonstrated ability to engage and influence relationships with external and internal stakeholders.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Effective desktop research skills, developing innovative search criteria to identify and qualify funding opportunities with a focus on government grants.
- A demonstrated passion for the conservation of Australia’s wildlife and habitats.
- A strong work ethic including a willingness to work long hours and weekends as required. Knowledge of current issues relating to philanthropy or the ability to readily acquire such knowledge.
- Experience in using standard business software packages (including Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint) is essential; ability to use a database is desirable.
Qualifications:
- Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline is essential.
Licenses, Certificates and/or Training:
- Right to work in Australia
- National Police Check (or willing to obtain one)
PLEASE NOTE: This role can be performed remotely from anywhere in Australia. Location will not be a determining factor for the right candidate.
To view the detailed position description for this role, click here: Senior Grants Associate
Join our Journey:
Take the leap and start your next adventure with the AWC! AWC reserves the right to start screening applicants and interviewing throughout the recruitment process.
Initial enquiries: employment@australianwildlife.org
Applications: To submit an application, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts to complete an online application form. Your application must include CV and covering letter, briefly addressing the critical competencies listed in the detailed job description attachment.
Please note:
- Applicants must be an Australian citizen/permanent resident or have a suitable visa in place in order to apply. Sponsorship is not available.
- Applicants will undergo relevant pre-employment checks, which may include a national police clearance, online medical and a values-based assessment. Please note that the cost of the police check is the responsibility of the applicant.
- If you apply for this role, AWC will include you in its ongoing updates and communications about its events, activities and fundraising initiatives. You may opt out of these communications at any time.
- Any application submitted to AWC will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy, available at www.australianwildlife.org/privacy-policy. By providing us with your contact details, you consent to receive communications and direct educational material will remain current until you advise us otherwise.
AWC is a welcoming and inclusive organisation that invites individuals from diverse backgrounds, such as those who identify as First Nations and Torres Strait Islander, individuals with disabilities, the LGBTIQA+ community, neurodivergent individuals, and those from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, to apply for the opportunity. AWC values and is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels comfortable to be themselves, and where a range of perspectives, cultures, and voices are respected and recognised as a key part to the success of AWC. To be eligible for consideration, applicants must also have the right to live and work in Australia.
