Job Overview

For the past 40 years, Pioneers has partnered with churches around the world to initiate church planting movements among unreached people groups. With Innovation and Flexibility as some of our core values, we are one of the fastest-growing missions organizations in the US, sending missionaries from 16 bases located across the globe. (Click here to learn more about us and here to learn more about unreached people groups.)

Grant Writing Intern

Our Grant Writing Intern works directly with the Global Projects Coordinator on the Advancement Team. This intern has the best of both worlds where half of it is writing, and the other half is working with missionaries and our Major Gifts Officers to build relationships with foundations and donors. If you love writing and connecting with people, then this is the role for you!

*Applicants will be asked to upload 2-3 writing samples in your application. These could be papers you've written for a class, online articles, short stories, etc.

Start Date: May 20, 2025 End Date: July 31, 2025 * Housing and transportation costs are provided for interns who live outside of Orlando.

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Research new foundations
• Connect with missionaries about projects on the field and create project descriptions
• Collaborate with our Major Gifts Officers to develop relationships with new foundations and donors
• Write letters of inquiry, proposals, program logic models and other essential writing pieces

Minimum Qualifications

• You Have a Personal Relationship with Christ: Spiritual maturity and desire to deepen your relationship with God.
• You're Excited to Serve with Pioneers: Willing to reflect Pioneers Statement of Faith and Core Values.
• You're a Gifted Writer: Able to communicate well through writing.
• You Love People: Genuinely enjoys building new relationships and connecting with others.
• You're a Go Getter: Ability to start new projects, take charge and make decisions.
• You're Well Balanced: Great at multi-tasking and organizing different tasks at once.
• You Love to Learn: Teachable and wanting to grow professionally and personally.
• You Have a Strong Sense of Professionalism: Strong administrative skills and attention to details. Handles confidential information well.
• You Celebrate Differences: A humble heart to learn and relate to people in an ethnically diverse world.
• You Like to Have Fun: Our team likes to have a good time!