Project Employ

Wanted: One Grant Writer Extraordinaire!
Are you a skilled writer looking to make a tangible difference in your community?
Project Employ is searching for a structured, passionate Part-Time Grant Writer to join our team in Takapuna!

We are a registered New Zealand charity dedicated to bridging the gap between school and the workforce for neurodiverse young adults. Through real-world training environments like Flourish Café, we empower rangatahi with intellectual or learning differences to gain confidence, build vital skills, and transition into meaningful, paid employment.

This critical role is roughly 10 hours per week and can be structured as either a paid position or a voluntary role, depending on your experience and preference.

What you’ll do:
Research & Identify: Find local, regional, and national philanthropic trusts aligning with youth employment and neurodiversity.
Craft Proposals: Write compelling, high-quality funding applications that weave together operational metrics and powerful success stories.
Manage Pipelines: Keep our funding calendar on track and compile necessary financial and organizational data.
Build Relationships: Maintain transparent accountability reporting and cultivate long-term funder relationships.

What we're looking for:
Proven grant-writing success within the NZ non-profit sector.
Familiarity with NZ funding platforms.
Exceptional written communication that balances empathy with professional metrics.
A deep, authentic commitment to disability inclusion and accessibility.
If you want to use your professional skills to help secure the future of life-changing programmes, we would love to hear from you!

👉 How to apply:
Send your CV and a brief cover letter outlining your background and why you want to support Project Employ to [email protected]

www.projectemploy.nz

A special one to celebrate ✨

Proud to represent Project Employ at the MIH Founders Awards, and incredibly grateful to have been nominated — and named a finalist — for the Community Impact Award.

For us, the real reward is seeing the work make a difference in our community. To have that recognised alongside so many inspiring founders is something we are genuinely proud of.

☕ WE ARE HIRING!
We’re growing and looking for passionate people to join the Project Employ & Flourish Café team.

👨‍🍳 Chef�Bring your creativity to the kitchen! If you’re passionate about preparing fresh, quality food and creating menus that customers love, we’d love to hear from you.

☕ Barista�Do you make exceptional coffee and create beautiful latte art? Join our team and help deliver an outstanding café experience every day.

🤝 Job Coaches�Make a real difference by supporting young adults with intellectual disabilities to build confidence, develop workplace skills, and achieve meaningful employment.

💙 Work with purpose.�Join an organisation that’s changing lives through training, employment, and inclusion while being part of a supportive and passionate team.

📍 Based in Takapuna

👉 Apply today: Send your CV and cover letter to [email protected]

Know someone who would be perfect for one of these roles? Share this post and help us find our next amazing team members!

☕ WE ARE HIRING!
We’re growing and looking for passionate people to join the Project Employ & Flourish Café team.

👨‍🍳 Chef
Bring your creativity to the kitchen! If you’re passionate about preparing fresh, quality food and creating menus that customers love, we’d love to hear from you.

☕ Barista
Do you make exceptional coffee and create beautiful latte art? Join our team and help deliver an outstanding café experience every day.

🤝 Job Coaches
Make a real difference by supporting young adults with intellectual disabilities to build confidence, develop workplace skills, and achieve meaningful employment.

💙 Work with purpose.
Join an organisation that’s changing lives through training, employment, and inclusion while being part of a supportive and passionate team.

📍 Based in Takapuna

👉 Apply today: Send your CV and cover letter to [email protected]

Know someone who would be perfect for one of these roles? Share this post and help us find our next amazing team members!

Whilst in the UK our CEO Sarah was lucky enough to revisit Team Domenica Cafés in Brighton 🇬🇧

They are doing amazing work for young people with learning disabilities and autism, which includes training in The North Star pub.

Thanks Lisa and team for making us feel so welcome, and for sharing your valuable insights 🌟

We’re so excited to introduce our newest Project Employ ambassador Atlanta Lolohea (*_*) 🎉

Atlanta is a professional athlete, currently playing for both the Blues and the Black Ferns rugby teams. She heavily values continuous growth in her life and enjoys learning new things.

In 2023, Atlanta was called into the Black Ferns environment as injury cover. Her professionalism and work ethic left a strong impression on selectors, leading to her securing her first Black Ferns contract in 2024.

Atlanta chose to become a PE ambassador because she believes that people with intellectual disabilities should be given more of an opportunity to grow and be comfortable anywhere in the work force.

Welcome to the team, Atlanta, and thank you for choosing to help neurodiverse young adults gain meaningful, paid employment and to live their best lives 👏

🏆 WE ARE FINALISTS – AND WE NEED YOUR VOTE! 🏆

Project Employ is incredibly proud to be named a Community Impact Award finalist in this year's New Zealand Founder Awards! 👏 👏
The Make It Happen (MIH) Founder Awards recognise businesses and entrepreneurs creating real impact, achieving growth, and inspiring others.

🗳️ HOW TO VOTE FOR US:
Click the link here: https://makeithappen.org.nz/2026awards
Cast your vote for Project Employ!
Share this post to help us spread the word.

What this award means to us:
This category celebrates businesses making a meaningful contribution to the local community through social impact. Winning would be an acknowledgement of everyone who believed in PE's Founder, Sarah Dann H***e and her vision of opening a training cafe.

We are proud to create a space where neurodiverse young adults are supported to:
Become work-ready
Gain meaningful paid employment
Live their best lives
Have their skills and outside-the-box thinking truly valued by employers

Thank you so much for your ongoing support! Together we are making a real difference to so many!
Flourish Cafe
https://www.projectemploy.nz/

Something big is coming… 👀 🧱🔨

Keep an eye on our socials over the next few days to see what we’ve been up to!

Any guesses what it might be? 🤔