Project Officer at Belbin Nigeria

About the job

• Our Associate, Seconds for Good Charity Initiative (S4G) seeks to hire a highly professional and optimistic Project Officer with a high level of integrity who must have a demonstratable passion for improving the lives of vulnerable and underserved groups with the ability to hit the ground running

About the Organisation

• We are a Non-governmental organisation that designs and implement socially oriented services and interventions, we work towards:
• Preventing maternal and infant death
• Improving maternal health in rural communities through numerous sustainable initiatives
• Supporting the emergence of resilient and sustainable health systems to reduce maternal mortality
• Promoting a culture of giving towards the cause

Requirement

• Good first degree in any discipline
• Experience in Public Health
• Proactive attitude in terms of planning and coordination with different bodies, institutions, and

Reference Points

• Good leadership skills
• Understanding of community structures and how they influence/impact the roll-out of interventions and use of interventions
• Good grasp of inter-connectedness of the social sector and Human Capital Development
• Strong managerial, organisational and coordination skills
• Strong report writing skills and experience
• Proficiency in the use of office tools - MS Word, MS PowerPoint and MS Excel
• Budget and financial management experience
• Strong presentation and Capacity building experience
• Demonstrated project cycle management skills, inclusive of work plan/timeline/deliverables/budget tracking and course correction
• Experience with M&E systems in programmes
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact, confidentiality and diplomacy
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Target-oriented and problem-solving
• Positive ability to bear stressful and complicated situations
• Confident/Strong networking and relationship-building skills: Establish and maintain positive working
• relationships with others, both internally and externally, to achieve the organisation's mission.
• Creativity/innovation: Suggest/develop new and unique ways to improve the operations of the organisation and to create new opportunities.
• Organise: Set priorities, develop a work schedule, monitor progress towards goals, and track details, data, information and activities.

Responsibilities/Duties

• Relationship building and stakeholder management
• Team and talent management, performance management, team building & development
• Project management, program design and delivery
• New business development and resource mobilization
• Business optimisation, brand representation, brand growth