Jobs at a Non-Governmental Organisation

Key Job Responsibilities

• Frontline the execution of programmes and activities of the organisation;
• Sustain existing relationship with media partners, government institutions, development partners and partner civil society organizations;
• Develop concept notes, project proposals and initiate other fund-raising ideas in collaboration with the programmes manager;
• Provide content ideas and also write contents to be used on the online platforms of the organisation;
• Develop budget and grant monitoring and evaluation systems;
• Keep the Programme Manager informed on activities of the project by providing appropriate correspondence, reports as well as making regular updates;
• Coordinate the day to day running of the organisation/centre and continually brainstorm on new ideas for growth and sustainability.

Required Skills and Competence

• A first degree or similar experience in relevant field. Degrees in social sciences, humanities and law will be preferred. An advanced degree in development related studies would be an added advantage.
• Good experience in programmes and project management coupled with sound analytical, reporting, strategic thinking and planning skills in a non-governmental organisation;
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, Power point, Microsoft Word and internet research skills;
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication ability needed in preparation of narrative reports and project updates;
• Ability to communicate in another official language and in the local lingua franca (Yoruba and or Hausa) will pass as an advantage;
• Self-driven, with capacity to work with little or no supervision;
• Attention to details and ability to process information accurately is essential;
• Proven record of team building and cross-group collaboration with ability to positively influence others and successfully resolve differences;
• Key is the candidate’s ability to work under intense pressure despite delivering outputs with sound quality in a timely manner.

Remuneration

This will take into account years of relevant experience and degree of responsibility of the candidate. Only Ibadan resident applicants will be considered for this role.