Program Officer for an NGO at Bradfield Consulting

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Map out fundraising strategies that benefit and complement the mission and vision of the NGO.
• Develop programs that align with the organization's mission and goals.
• Establish fundraising and development goals
• Identify potential donors or sources of funding, and plan outreach strategies.
• Schedule and forecast planning for special events that publicize the organization and its programs to the community.
• Develop grants applications or proposals.
• Manage third party contributions to the programme.
• Manage effective communication with stakeholders.
• Represent the director at important events.
• Carry out effective fundraising efforts to achieve the organization’s goals.
• Build productive relationships with potential investors.
• Drafting progress reports of programmes at regular intervals to the Director and important stakeholders.
• Be the public face of the organization.
• Engineer the running of the NGO.
• Perform administrative duties.

Job Specification
Potential candidates must possess:

• A degree from any prestigious university
• At least 2 years experience in a similar role
• Effective leadership, interpersonal and communication skills
• Effective budgeting skills
• Sound Marketing skills
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft applications; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Sound knowledge of techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling programmes
• Ability to think-outside-the-box.
• Excellent writing skills.