Request for Applications to be added to CRIO Roster for Grant and Proposal Writing Services

BACKGROUND

Southern Africa Institute for Collaborative Research and Innovation Organization (SAICRIO) is a registered research Institution with PACRA-Zambia as a Limited Company – Southern Africa Institute for Collaborative Research Limited (SAICRO) and Registrar of Societies of Zambia as a Non-Governmental Organization – Collaborative Research and Innovation Organization (CRIO). SAICRIO is a Zambian owned research institution committed to our mission of being a centre of excellence for collaborative research in the southern region that contributes to policy development, knowledge management, cross learning, capacity development, mentoring and advance scientific research.

SAICRIO was founded in 2023 in response to the limited research institutions in Zambia with capacity and experience to conduct ground-breaking and life changing research. The founders of SAICRIO have extensive experience in conducting consultancy work, qualitative and quantitative research, evaluations as well as supporting development programs. We embody a bold vision for the future of scientific research, knowledge, innovation, education, and evidence in Zambia. At SAICRIO, our greatest asset is a talented, dedicated, and innovative team of staff forging our vision and mission. We are a multi-disciplinary team of experts specializing in project management, research (surveys, implementation science, operations research, and research compliance – survey planning, design and execution including sampling, questionnaire development, field training and field operation), statistical-analysis, teaching, capacity building, mentorship, knowledge management, monitoring and evaluation, mathematical modelling, critical thinking, and policy formulation. Our areas of focus are medicine, public health, epidemiology, sexual and reproductive health and rights, disease surveillance, economics, demography, geography – climate and environment and other social sciences in Zambia and elsewhere.

Purpose:

Collaborative Research and Innovation Organisation (CRIO) seeks to engage qualified individuals to provide grant and proposal writing input. The selected grant and proposal writing partner will be added to the CRIO roster and will work with the CRIO grants team to apply for grant funding based on identified needs and goals of the organisation. This portfolio requires wide-ranging experience in grant and proposal writing and management, with a focus on the following sectors:

• Global Health
• Education
• Democracy, Human Rights and Governance
• Population Dynamics
• Agriculture
• Energy
• Innovation and ICT

The required expertise also includes: budgeting and financial organisational skills and expertise in development of results frameworks. The selected grant and proposal writers shall be independent contractors and will collaborate with the CRIO team and, when necessary, with other designated grant writers to build a successful grant and proposal application portfolio

How to Apply:
Name, education and experience of applicant

Demonstrated areas of practice illustrating the candidate’s ability to provide services in grant and proposal writing.

Description of experience which resulted in successful receipt of grant funds.

Applicants must provide a written sample as part of their application.

Applicants must hold PHD qualifications with 3 years’ writing experience or Masters with 5 years’ experience

Provide a minimum of three (3) references for whom a grant writing service was provided in the last five (5) years.

The successful applicant shall have the capability, experience, and qualifications to provide the following services:

1. Generate assigned grant / proposal inputs, which may include:
   1. Narrative inputs, including background information, thematic / technical content, and all based on up-to-date data and research
   1. Budget input
   1. Results Framework inputs / design of Log frame
   1. In certain cases, coordination/consolidation of written inputs may be requested

All applicable submission should be submitted to recruitment@criozm.org by close of business on the 30^th May 2025.