Organisation: MND Australia & MND State Organisations

Employment Type: Full time, 12-month contract (with view to extend)

Applications Close: Wednesday, 25 November

MND Australia is the national peak body for Motor Neurone Disease (MND) in Australia and works closely with six State-based MND organisations to improve outcomes for people living with and impacted by MND. Together, these seven organisations form the MND Network – a group of independent organisations united by a shared purpose and commitment to improving the lives of people affected by MND.

The MND Network is seeking an experienced National Grants Writer to join us in a newly created shared role supporting organisations across the Network. Employed by MND Australia on behalf of the Network, you will work collaboratively with national and State-based teams to strengthen funding opportunities and outcomes.

This is both a strategic and hands on role. You will help shape a coordinated approach to grants and funding across the Network, identify significant funding opportunities and partnerships, and manage the practical work required to take opportunities from identification through to submission, reporting and acquittal. As a largely self-sufficient role, you will be equally comfortable developing strategy and building relationships as you are writing proposals, coordinating documentation and maintaining grant records.

Working collaboratively across the Network, you will manage the end-to-end grants process, including identifying and assessing opportunities, coordinating stakeholder input, developing compelling, high-quality applications, and managing reporting and acquittal requirements for successful grants.





You will work with teams across all seven organisations to understand their priorities, programs and funding needs, proactively match these with suitable opportunities, and identify where collaboration or a multi-State approach could deliver greater impact. A key part of the role will be building strong relationships and working transparently with stakeholders to prioritise opportunities and focus your efforts where they can add the greatest value, guided by agreed criteria.

Key Responsibilities

The National Grants Writer will:

- Work collaboratively across the MND Network to understand organisational and shared priorities, programs and funding needs, and proactively identify suitable funding opportunities.
- Research and identify government, philanthropic, corporate, trust and foundation funding opportunities relevant to priorities across the Network.
- Develop and maintain a strategic grants pipeline and annual work plan, providing visibility of priority opportunities, applications, deadlines, outcomes and reporting requirements.
- Assess and prioritise opportunities against agreed criteria, including funding value, strategic alignment, likelihood of success, level of effort, potential impact and opportunities for broader Network benefit or replication across jurisdictions.




- Work transparently with stakeholders to manage competing priorities and determine where dedicated grant-writing support will deliver the greatest value.
- Lead the development of high-quality, compelling grant applications and funding proposals, with a particular focus on significant, collaborative and multi-organisation opportunities, while providing practical support for priority organisation-specific applications.
- Identify opportunities to scale or replicate suitable funding applications across jurisdictions, including where similar funding programs are available through multiple local or State government bodies.
- Work closely with teams across the Network to gather program information, budgets, evidence, data, outcomes and impact stories, coordinate stakeholder input and manage applications through to submission.
- Facilitate collaboration on joint applications, ensuring participating organisations are appropriately involved in shaping proposals, delivery approaches and outcomes.
- Lead and coordinate reporting and acquittal processes for grants managed through the shared grants function, including gathering required evidence, financial information and outcomes.
- Develop and maintain a practical grants manual and shared grants library, including organisational information, evidence and impact data, case studies and stories, template project plans and budgets, letters of support, standard responses and other commonly required grant materials.
- Maintain accurate and accessible records of applications, outcomes, funding commitments, reporting requirements and key grant obligations.
- Monitor funding trends and share relevant opportunities, insights and learnings across the Network to st

📌 National Grants Writer (Australia)
🏢 MND Australia
📍 Australia