Project Assistant at Africare

Summary:

Africare is about to start a youth life skills development project in Abuja, Nigeria that will support 300 students from ten secondary schools and engage them in a development program that leverages basketball to teach skills in the areas of literacy, health and social development (leadership, tolerance etc.) The project aims to empower Nigerian youths using basketball and prepare them for the future. The program is a one year pilot with expectation for further funding.The duration of the project is twelve months depending on donor funding

Responsibilities:

The Project Assistant will work under the supervision of Program officer

• Assist in the coordination of critical activities, such as visits to project site, training, monitoring s and meetings with project partners, Participate in field visits as necessary
• Provide production support for materials developed for internal and external communications and learning around progress and findings, such as document formatting, editing and proofreading
• Track project activities with budget and time
• Fully understand the project curriculum and be able to provide guidance to coaches and other stakeholders
• Keep project records, data, directory and inventory 
• Communication on project results with program Officers and coaches
• Reporting on the project as required 
• Logistics for project site visits, trainings, meetings and other project activities in line with project work plan
• Make first draft of letters, MOUs and other documents
• During meetings, record and archive minutes for reporting purposes. 

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in PHE, social sciences, public policy, or related fields.
• Professional Experience:
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in providing support and coordination of youths on field-based projects 
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working with / social/ Sports, community development, and/or health.
• Experience writing program reports
• Experience in documentation of success stories 

Knowledge and Skills:

• Demonstrated understanding of field-based approaches
• Demonstrated skills in the use of electronic databases
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent communication and English-language writing skills.
• Ability to work successfully with minimal guidance
• Able to work with young people
• Must be friendly and accessible