Grant & Proposal Development Specialist

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About the role

  • Grant specialist identifying Canadian funding and developing persuasive proposals for Estoras Group’s technology, AI, marketing, automation and consulting businesses. Coordinating executives and technical teams from research through submission.

Responsibilities

  • Identify relevant federal, provincial, municipal and private grants, subsidies, incentives and innovation programs
  • Assess eligibility, funding limits, deadlines, reporting obligations and commercial value
  • Research opportunities in AI, technology development, digital transformation, R&D, commercialization and business expansion
  • Maintain a group-wide pipeline of opportunities and recommend those worth pursuing
  • Own grant and funding application processes from research and planning through review, submission and follow-up
  • Write project descriptions, objectives, business cases, milestones and measurable outcomes
  • Coordinate financial and operational inputs, budgets, supporting evidence and required documentation
  • Address evaluation criteria, coordinate internal approvals and submit through funding portals
  • Respond to funder questions, track application status and support post-award claims, reporting and compliance
  • Coordinate responses to RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, client proposals and expressions of interest
  • Translate technical and operational concepts into business value and persuasive executive summaries
  • Work with Managing Directors, technical experts and project managers on scope, deliverables, resource plans and pricing narratives
  • Build reusable proposal templates, company profiles and standard supporting materials
  • Develop funding cases for artificial intelligence, software products, automation, research, digital transformation and commercialization
  • Learn each company’s services, customers, priorities and financial realities
  • Gather information from subject-matter experts and coordinate simultaneous submissions
  • Keep leadership informed about deadlines, dependencies, decisions and outcomes
  • Operate with minimal executive oversight and ensure on-time, accurate and compliant submissions

Requirements

  • Demonstrated experience preparing grants, funding applications or competitive commercial proposals
  • Excellent writing, editing, research and business communication skills
  • Working knowledge of Canadian grant programs and ability to interpret detailed eligibility and compliance rules
  • Ability to construct business cases, project narratives, budgets and supporting submissions
  • Strong organization, attention to detail and independent ownership of deadlines
  • Confidence working with executives, finance teams, technical specialists and external agencies
  • Sound commercial judgment, initiative and a focus on practical outcomes
  • Digital confidence, including responsible use of AI research and writing tools
  • Familiarity with government innovation grants, SR&ED, NRC IRAP, RFP/tender responses, professional services, AI and digital transformation, grant reporting, business planning, and Zoho One or similar systems is valuable
  • A relevant degree may help, but proven real-world results matter more than credentials alone
  • Curiosity and comfort learning new platforms
  • Ability to verify eligibility, supporting evidence, financial information and final representations when using AI tools
  • Ability to handle confidential financial, technical, personnel and commercial information with discretion

Benefits

  • Appropriate performance incentives may be considered where permitted by program rules and the engagement terms
  • Choice of full-time employment or consulting engagement
  • Remote working arrangement

Job title

Job type

Contract

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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