Funding and Grants Coordinator

Join SO/EN Design Collective

Our work spans community-led design, housing, education, sustainability, research and regenerative thinking, bringing together design expertise with a commitment to meaningful change. We're reimagining how design services are delivered by creating a practice that puts people, communities and the environment first. As our Funding and Grants Coordinator, your skills will help secure the resources that make this work possible, so that great design can reach those who need it most and our impact continues to grow for future generations.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a values-aligned Funding and Grants Coordinator to help secure funding for a growing charitable organisation. You'll work closely with our Administrator and Secretary, who supports the funding process, and with our Treasurer, who provides budgets and financial information.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute your writing and fundraising skills to an innovative social enterprise model that combines:

• Pro bono community projects
• Subsidised nonprofit work
• Revenue-generating projects that are reinvested into charitable outcomes

Grant funding is key to growing our pro bono and subsidised work. Your role will help SO/EN build reliable funding, so we can take on more projects and create meaningful change through architecture and design.

Responsibilities

Working closely with our Administrator, Treasurer and founders, you will:

• Research grants and funders that match SO/EN's charitable purposes, such as community trusts, councils, philanthropic foundations and other trusts.
• Build and maintain a funding pipeline and calendar of funding rounds, deadlines and reporting dates.
• Write compelling, well-structured grant applications and funding proposals.
• Work with the Treasurer to prepare project budgets and financial information.
• Work with the Administrator to gather supporting documents, such as charity details, project information, letters of support and photos.
• Track applications, outcomes and funder feedback.
• Help prepare reports for funders on how their money was used and the difference it made.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with funders.
• Help develop a funding strategy that supports SO/EN's long-term sustainability.
• Explore other funding opportunities, such as partnerships, sponsorship and corporate giving.

Highly Desirable

• Experience writing successful grant applications or funding proposals.
• Knowledge of the New Zealand funding landscape, including trusts, foundations and council grants.
• Strong, persuasive writing skills.
• Experience with charities, community organisations or social enterprises.
• Good organisation and the ability to manage several deadlines at once.
• Experience with budgets or working alongside finance teams.
• An interest in architecture, design, housing, community wellbeing or sustainability.

We'd love to hear from you

Join a passionate team of architects, educators and changemakers, gain valuable fundraising and grant-writing experience, expand your professional network, and help shape an innovative organisation from the ground up. Most importantly, you'll play a meaningful role in making design expertise more accessible and using architecture as a force for lasting positive impact.