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  • Posted: Jul 13, 2021
    Deadline: Jul 19, 2021
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  • The MurtalaMuhammed Foundation (MMF) is a non-profit organization, founded on the ideals of the Late Gen. MurtalaMuhammed, a former Head of State of Nigeria (1975-76). The MMF has long been recognized as a pioneer of democracy, policy advocacy, education, human rights, women empowerment, disaster relief and betterment of lives of Africans. The MMF is prou...
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    Program Officer

    Summary

    • The responsibilities of the Program officer will cover all aspects of project operations/ management and logistical processes, as specified below, with responsibilities growing as his/her capacity develops.

    Responsibilities and Functions

    • Assist in developing and monitoring annual work plans and budgets, as well as associated deliverables and results/outputs.
    • Prepare, coordinate reviews, edit, and disseminate project-related reports and documents, including subcontract scopes of work, country strategies, progress updates, curricula, and other documents and reports.
    • Participate in new business development bids including writing job descriptions, participating in strategic phone calls, providing guidance on proposal budgets and providing administrative support as necessary.
    • Perform administrative tasks, including letter writing, database curation and maintaining and updating project folders and spreadsheets.
    • Programme planning and implementation.
    • Oversee and implement the foundation’s social media strategy – ensuring engaging material is posted frequently across all platforms.
    • Overall responsibility supporting implementation of individual projects to help ensure timely delivery of high-quality project deliverables, in coordination with the Team Leader.
    • Lead on project tracking, including on deliverable deadlines, invoicing schedules.
    • Undertake risk management of assigned projects, escalating to country manager when appropriate.
    • Drafting and managing deadlines for fundraising proposals.
    • Communicating and building strong relationships with potential donors, corporates and partners.
    • Supporting the country manager with the development and implementation of systems for project management and other tasks as required.
    • Conduct thorough research as required on development trends, funding prospects and other subjects as required.
    • Production of marketing materials when required.
    • Ensure correct and innovative Monitoring and Evaluation procedures are undertaken for all current projects.
    • Planning and coordinating project field trips with staff, including ensuring adequate and innovative materials are being collected. Facilitate travel arrangements for staff and consultants.

    Key Result Areas

    • Ensure that the stipulated projects are carried out with successful results and according to set the time.
    • Maintain a dynamic and engaging media presence of the organization.
    • Establish and maintain relationships with stakeholders at all times.
    • Ensure that monitoring and evaluation procedures are undertaken correctly and escalate the potential risk of projects.
    • Manage other team members, plan and coordinate field trips and maintain proper documentation of all projects record.

    Job Requirements

    • B.Sc or BA in any related course.
    • 1 - 3 years as programs officer.
    • Experience in the NGO space is an added advantage.

    Behavioural and Technical Competencies:

    • Take initiatives and communicate effectively both orally and written.
    • Ability to deal with people with tact and diplomacy.
    • Ability to perform a variety of conceptual analyses required for the formulation, administration and evaluation of projects.
    • Implement program’s vision and establish its direction.
    • Promote and demonstrate ethical values.

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    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: recruitment@mmfnigeria.org using the Job Title as the subject of the e-mail.

    Note: Only qualified candidates will be contacted.

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