Grants Facilitator & Writer, Global Health

This position is responsible for a variety of duties related to scientific writing and coordinating the submission of grant funding proposals, as well as preparing written and communication materials for IGH-CW. This position plays a central role in grant seeking, proposal development, and strategic research support, helping faculty, researchers, and partners design high-impact global health projects and secure competitive funding from national and international sources.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to writing, identifying, developing, and preparing academic manuscripts, research grant and other academic proposals, letters of intent, background documentation, research program rationales, ethics submissions, budgets and budget justifications, and other promotional documents.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position has been filled.

Organizational Status
IGH-CW brings together researchers at C&W, UBC, and global partners to improve children’s and women’s health around the world. We are committed to innovation and strengthening local and international capacity through research education and partnerships. IGH is committed to implementing the most effective interventions for improving the health of communities and often integrate advocacy, education, and capacity building efforts in local and global contexts.

IGH is supported in collaboration with the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Pediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynecology and many others.

Work Performed
1) Grant Development and Coordination

• Identify and track relevant funding opportunities from government agencies, foundations, and international organizations, including but not limited to: CIHR, MSFHR, NIH, GCC, Horizon Europe, Gates Foundation, Wellcome Trust

• Coordinate and support the full lifecycle of grant development — from concept to submission.

• Supports in the post-award transition after successful grants have been awarded to implementation by research teams

• Develop project timelines, checklists, and submission plans to ensure timely and compliant applications. Ensures timely and accurate submission of all materials and proposals.

• Facilitate interdisciplinary collaborations among investigators, clinicians, and global partners.

• Communicates and liaises with industry sponsors, granting agencies, coordinating centres, study sites, Research Ethics Board (REB), Innovation UBC, Office of Research Services (ORS), Research Finance, UBC Faculty of Medicine and Research Institutes.
  Maintains pre- and post- award archives.

2) Proposal Writing and Editing

• Research, write, and edit high-quality grant proposals, letters of intent, and supporting documents.

• Translate complex scientific and technical concepts into clear, compelling narratives.

• Review and refine proposals for clarity, consistency, and alignment with funder priorities.

• Provides layout and formatting recommendations according to grant agency requirements.

• Maintain and update templates, boilerplate language, and key institutional information.

• Develops the budget for multi-country research projects during the proposal stage in conjunction with investigators at UBC and in multiple other countries

• Develop clarity regarding statistical and research methodology and translate concepts into clear narratives

3) Strategic Research Support

• Advise faculty on funding strategies and sponsor priorities in global health and development.

• Perform grant analysis to…