Workforce Humanity - Recruiting Program Officer

Job Recruitment At Workforce Humanity
Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Our Client:
Workforce Humanity gives entry-level humanitarian workers the opportunity to gain international field experience by interning with an NGO.
Interns work with our NGO partners in Africa and Asia for approximately six months to improve the technical expertise of the skills on the ground.

We believe in empowering local development through capacity building of NGOs so that we can empower them and our interns by helping to develop technical expertise, strategic capacity, and enable them to better respond to their beneficiaries’ needs.

Our partner in Lagos is looking for a Program Officer to support their work.

The Role:
The incumbent will identify, define, and develop funding sources to support existing and planned program activities as well as coordinate the development, writing, and submission of grant proposals to third-party entities.
The position is also responsible for collecting, analyzing and reporting data on the performance of program activities that are funded by third-party public and private sources.
Primary responsibilities include preparation of proposals and grant applications, this includes researching, identifying, developing and responding to public and private grant opportunities.

Donor Managements:
Developing a fundraising strategy for the organization
Conducting mapping of institutional donors and foundations (EU, UN, USAID, AusAid etc), highlighting common priorities
Undertaking capacity building in the team
Ensuring the Program Management Cycle is implemented in program activities
Investigating and spearheading new avenues for individual support and/or donations
Generating proposals and supporting documents in response to solicitations
Developing a donor management tool where reports and history of donors can be easily tracked.
Writing reports according to established schedule and donor requirements
Facilitate grants ‘kick off’ meetings

Communications:
Developing communication material (newsletters, annual reports, etc.) for distribution to donors and other stakeholders
Creating and editing website content
Developing the annual strategy with the Country Director and staff
Representing the NGO with external partners
Creating and maintaining monitoring and evaluation plans for projects and programs

Competencies Required:
Analytical – synthesizes complex or diverse information, collects and researches data, uses intuition and experience to complete tasks, designs work flows and procedures.
Design – Generates creative solutions, translates concepts and information into images, demonstrates attention to detail
Problem solving – identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner, gathers and analyzes information skillfully, develops alternative solutions, works well in group problem solving situations.
Technical Skills – Assess own strengths and weaknesses, pursues training and development opportunities, strives to continuously build knowledge and skills, shares expertise with others
Teamwork – balances team and individual responsibilities, exhibits objectivity and openness to others’ views

Requirements:
Masters degree in related discipline with a desire to work in the humanitarian sector
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Organized with the ability to implement systems and follow-up progress
Able to work effectively under pressure
Independent
Sound judgment
Able to produce quality work under tight deadlines
Proficiency in research, as well as interpreting and analyzing data
Able to work collaboratively to achieve state goals
Computer skills (Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel)

Workforce Humanity Provides You With:
Experience in the field in the international development/humanitarian sector
Access to a resource library with guidelines and tools from the NGO sector, to a career development centre, and to advice from experienced humanitarian workers
A member forum to share and learn from experiences of other participants

This is unpaid and participants must pay for their own accommodation, food, visa, and flight.

To Apply:
Send an email to: Sara@WorkforceHumanity.com including your cover letter and CV.
Please include the position and reference number - Program Officer #B1308-PO.