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  • Posted: Jun 14, 2021
    Deadline: Jul 12, 2021
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    Incorporated in 2004 under the Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990 with registration code RC 506579, Soliyama Limited is an indigenous company with its operational base in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Our effective area of operation is the entire South-South region of Nigeria, though we do service clients in Lagos and Abuja.
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    Programme Officer - Grants and Funding & Microcredit and Entrepreneurship

    Programme Officer - Grants and Funding & Microcredit and Entrepreneurship (O.B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation)

    Job purpose:

    This position is primarily responsible for the solicitation, oversight, management and reporting of grants and funding opportunities for the foundation as well as oversight and management of the Foundation’s Microcredit & Entrepreneurship programs and Special Community Initiatives. 

    General duties/responsibilities:

    The Grants and Funding Officer provides quality and proper stewardship of grants by undertaking donor research, proposal and report writing, and managing the financial resources of donors/grantors. She/he shall coordinate the administrative and financial aspects of grants, specific federal awards such as CBN microcredit funding, and cooperative agreements including coordination of post award actions and activities. In addition, the programme officer will be responsible for the following as they relate to the Foundation’s Microcredit & Entrepreneurship Programme.

    • Contribute to and actively participate in the development and review of the strategic plan of the Foundation.
    • Conceptualization, design and development of programmes as shall be required in pursuance of the fulfilment of the goals and objectives of the foundation.
    • Support and actively drive the implementation of the Foundation’s programmes and related policies and processes.
    • Preparation of incoming grant requests and outgoing proposals.
    • Writing reports and analyses of programmatic activity in a timely manner.
    • Supporting the preparation of the programme budget and budget performance.
    • Overseeing administrative duties with the programme.
    • Analyze and streamline internal processes and procedures, implement necessary changes to maximize effectiveness.
    • Provide expertise assistance and analysis to Management.
    • Develop and maintain relationship with external constituents including international, national and sub-national donor agencies, governments, community leaderships, professional associations/bodies and other relevant bodies.
    • Contribute to the development, implementation and continuous improvement of Excellent monitoring, reporting and evaluation processes, including preparation of logframes for all programmes.
    • Implement and contribute to the development and continuous improvement of programme policies and processes, including the documentation of processes to ensure standardisation across all programmes.
    • Support with the collection and dissemination of project information, including analysis of existing data.
    • Ensure that programme/project data are regularly captured on the Dynamic Project Maps Platform in ArcGIS.

    This description is not exhaustive, and the job holder may be required to undertake duties that are broadly in line with the above responsibilities.

    Person specification Qualification(s) & experience

    The right candidate for the job should possess a good university degree or its equivalent from the social sciences/management/arts & humanities/sciences disciplines with a minimum of five years relevant work experience, preferably in the NGO/social works and humanitarian sectors.

    Technical skills, knowledge, and experience  Essential: 

    • Strong research skills.
    • Good knowledge of the workings and sources of grants/funding.
    • Strong IT skills, including good knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Project.
    • Strong report writing skills.
    • Ability to analyse, interpret and communicate data.
    • Fluent in English (verbal and written).

    Desirable 

    • Knowledge and understanding of social works and community development. 
    • Fluency or knowledge of any local language in the Niger Delta Area of Nigeria.

    Method of Application

    Applicants should send CVs to soliyamaltd@gmail.com using the job title a subject of the mail

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