Awoyemi Emmanuel

Grant Writer and nonprofit development professional with hands-on experience in grant proposal development, institutional grant readiness, donor prospect research, funding strategy, nonprofit policy development, stakeholder engagement and programme coordination across health, education, women’s empowerment and humanitarian development. Experienced in developing funding proposals for DRK Foundation, MTN Foundation, Avery Dennison Foundation and The Pollination Project; conducting approximately 40 donor-prospecting exercises; and supporting nonprofit organizations to strengthen institutional readiness for funding. Drafted approximately 20 organizational policies and frameworks to strengthen governance, operational readiness and donor preparedness.

Experienced engaging organizational leadership and participating in meetings with executive representatives of the TY Danjuma Foundation and DRK Foundation. Strong technical writing, research, programme documentation, stakeholder communication and resource-mobilization capabilities.

Grants Writer & Partnership Officer — Volunteer at RACHAM EMPOWERMENT AND HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION (2025 – Present)

• Conducted approximately 40 donor-prospecting exercises to identify foundation and institutional funding opportunities and assess programme–funder alignment.
• Developed and supported grant proposals and funding materials for opportunities involving DRK Foundation, MTN Foundation, Avery Dennison Foundation and The Pollination Project.
• Researched funder priorities, eligibility and programme fit and translated findings into funding cases, concept-development inputs and proposal content.
• Supported institutional grant readiness through organizational documentation, internal frameworks and approximately 20 policies/frameworks designed to strengthen governance, operational preparedness and donor confidence.
• Supported leadership with partnership and donor engagement, including meetings involving executive representatives of the TY Danjuma Foundation and DRK Foundation.

Grants Writer — Volunteer | Institutional Readiness Engagement at QUEENS CARE AND EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION, NIGERIA

• Supported an institutional grant-readiness assessment focused on documentation, programme positioning and funding preparedness.
• Strengthened grant-readiness materials by organizing organizational needs, goals, objectives, activities and intended results into clearer funder-facing documentation.
• Conducted funding research and prepared strategic recommendations to improve the organization’s readiness for suitable funding opportunities.
• Developed fundable programme concepts and supporting documentation aligned with identified donor interests.

Grants Writer — Volunteer | Institutional Readiness Engagement at FOLAA EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION, NIGERIA

• Supported institutional grant-readiness and capacity-strengthening activities by reviewing documentation gaps and funding-positioning needs.
• Developed and refined organizational narratives, programme documentation and funding cases to improve readiness for donor engagement.
• Supported concept notes, proposal components and prospect research using structured, evidence-based narratives.
• Contributed to funding diversification efforts through grant-related documentation, research and opportunity screening.

Partnership Officer at SHERISE2WIN (2025 – 2025)

• Identified and engaged prospective sponsors, fellowship opportunities and NGO partners to expand institutional collaboration.
• Supported a partnership with Terra Academy for the Arts (TAFTA) that facilitated Mastercard Foundation-supported entrepreneurship and scriptwriting training and certification for approximately 300 women.
• Supported participant and organizational documentation, including CAC registration processes.

Regional Coordinator, South West at NASHERY GLOBAL INITIATIVE (2025 – Present)

• Coordinate state-level leadership and support the engagement of 12 campus leaders across the South-West region.
• Support stakeholder communication, coordination and execution of regional initiatives.

Regional Coordinator, South West at VICTORIA OYIYA HEALTH FOUNDATION (2025 – Present)

• Coordinate state leaders and volunteer activities supporting public-health advocacy and community mobilization.
• Support leadership coordination, outreach planning and stakeholder engagement across the region.

Mobilizer at TERRA ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS (TAFTA) (2025-02 – Present)

• Supported outreach and stakeholder mobilization for entrepreneurship and scriptwriting training programmes.
• Contributed to outreach involving tertiary institutions and programmes that have certified approximately 5,000 women.
• Engaged institutions including Tai Solarin University of Education and Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic.

Program Officer — Global Fund C19RM/RSSH Project at CIVIL SOCIETY FOR MALARIA CONTROL, IMMUNIZATION, AND NUTRITION (2024-04 – 2024-12)

• Supported implementation of donor-funded COVID-19 response and health-system-strengthening activities under the Global Fund C19RM/RSSH project.
• Engaged community and institutional stakeholders and contributed to programme documentation, data collection and reporting.
• Supported coordination and field-level delivery of health interventions.

B.Sc. in Political Science – National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) (2022 – 2025)

NCE in Religious Studies & Political Science – Federal College of Education, Abeokuta (2015 – 2018)