Jobs at Lagos Business School

Purpose of the Position

• To coordinate and manage LBS externally funded research. 
• Implementing proactive administrative and operational strategies aimed at securing funding for the institutions research projects and advising on regulations and policies on research funding.
• Provide leadership to the MSAs and the entire research group

Essential Duties / Key Job Roles and Responsibilities

Include but not limited to the following:

Critical Skills:

Leadership:

• Provide adequate leadership to the MSAs to achieve their target in the first two years of their career with LBS
• Provide supervision, guidance and support to direct reports
• Manage the performance of Research Assistants.

Research Skill:

• Evidence of scholarship in research. Must have published at least 5 papers in a peer review journal.

Grant Proposal Skill:

• Identify prospective funding sources, new funding initiatives and support for current research projects.
• Manage application for external research grant including proposal development, budgeting, completion of proposal forms, progress report submission, expenditure reconciliation, research compliance requirements, subcontracts, renewals, exit and sponsors term and conditions.
• Liaising with funding bodies on their procedures, regulations, terms and condition to ensure these are adhered to in a timely and accurate manner.

Others:

• Maintain liaison and effective communication and build beneficial relationship with individuals and organizations at various levels across the research community.
• Provide technical support to the Research Director in strategic planning and implementation of policies and procedures to promote research activities in the faculty.
• Identify prospective participants and coordinate development of faculty interdisciplinary research teams and proposals.
• Develop and facilitate workshops, meetings or conferences that enhance research funding opportunities and profile.
• Prepare substantive administrative reports and documents. Manage varying voluminous caseload of complex assignments and projects from multiple sponsors requiring deadlines and timely submissions.
• Represent the unit in committees and relevant university meetings.
• Oversee that institutions research outputs and academic publications are on the university website, ensuring accuracy and quality.
• Any other specific or ad hoc duty to be assigned by line manager from time to time.

Key Performance Indicators

• Number of new research funding and grant opportunities secured
• Rate of rejection of research proposals based on non-adherence to donor criteria.
• Feedback from customers internal and external
• Valuation of relationships established with donor agencies
• Level of awareness on the institutions research profile and capabilities within the academic and research community.
• Accuracy in budgeting and efficiency in financial management of research projects
• Efficiency in managing LBS case catalogue and ECCH case registration process

Qualifications

• Good First and Master's Degree in Social Sciences.

Professional Qualification:

• An MBA is an added advantage.

Experience:

• At least 5 years in administrative position with at least 3 years in supervisory level.
• Experience gained in Higher Education or reputable organization with interest in funding research projects will be an advantage.

Required Skills:

• Planning and Organizational skills and initiative
• Good Interpersonal skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• High integrity, reliability and confidentiality
• Supervisory skills
• Flexibility and ability to work under pressure
• Attention to details
• Knowledge of Budgeting and project management
• Knowledge of research grant administration
• Knowledge of contract administration
• Knowledge of proposal writing
• Working knowledge of MS office
• Experience of policy drafting
• Experience of operations of research funding and donor agencies
• Secretarial skills
• Public Relations skills.

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Purpose of Position

• To lead the school’s advancement programmes while responsible for maintaining and increasing funding from a portfolio of individuals and corporate partners through grant writing, stewardship, individual cultivation and solicitation, and fundraising events management.
• The Advancement Manager must be proactive, highly motivated, and detail-oriented with the ability to advance the School’s efforts to fund-raise and friend-raise. Must be proficient at developing and refining systems and procedures for the smooth functioning of operations and growing knowledge of Advancement Services:

Essential Duties/Key Job Roles And Responsibilities

• Create yearly budgets for the Advancement Department and manage Advancement Budgets.
• Create donation policies and procedures.
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the advancement role in prospect management, donor recognition, donor stewardship, and other related activities, including development research, database management, and donor history
• Establish overall goals and strategies for increasing private support for the School
• Work with donors on behalf of the School on the acceptance of gifts and oversee the procedures and documentation for assistance receipting.
• Communicate donor wishes and requirements to the School
• Oversee the maintenance of a comprehensive and accurate fundraising database to include all past and prospective donors.
• Oversee all donor information entered and retrieved; oversee accuracy and efficiency of reports created
• Develop donor and prospect activity reports
• Provide oversight of pledge and acknowledgment processing activities.
• Contribute to the effective team management of all customer relation problems, issues, and opportunities.
• Handle advancement fundraising activities related to major gifts, planned gifts, and corporate and foundation philanthropy and participate in the cultivation of gift prospects when appropriate
• Responsible for endowments (scholarships and others) and reporting award status to donors.
• Represent the school at meetings and events with key organizations.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Meeting financial targets for projects
• Number of donors willing to partner with the school
• Number of encounters between the school and donors/prospects

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Minimum of an MBA or a Master's Degree

Professional Qualification:

• Not Compulsory

Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years experience in the Business Development / Marketing function of a medium or large organization.

Competencies Required for the Role:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Customer service skills
• Planning and organizational skills
• General management/administrative skills.
• Fundraising skills
• Budgeting and Financial Analysis
• Relationship management skills.

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Purpose of Position

The primary accountability of this position is to implement fundraising strategies to raise funds from individuals, the private, and voluntary/non-profit sectors.

Essential Duties / Key Job Roles and Responsibilities

Include but are not limited to the following:

• To obtain raw contact details data from School and events, e.g., Alumni events, breakfast club, seminars, etc
• Attend School events to obtain donations to LBS from attendees
• Segment and document the raw contact details obtained.
• Research (through the internet, Alumni, and MBA) documented contact details and built prospective donors’ profiles (i.e., ‘know your customer initiative).
• Create a prospective donor list and submit the list for approval.
• Create and obtain approval of call/visit script for contacting prospective donors.
• To make and receive courteous calls and visit prospective donors from the created and approved prospective donors list to obtain support (donations) for LBS (using approved call/visit scripts).
• Document all call/visit/event information (The name, Phone number, feedback) in a call/visit/event report in the format prescribed.
• Follow up on the feedback from the call/visit/event report to the point where LBS receives the intended support or donation from the donor/prospect.
• Execute process flow steps from receipt of donation to conclusion
• Submit a daily progress report (in the format: prescribed) giving details of follow-up on feedback received and stating actions planned/recommended and delivery dates.
• To meet/achieve Call center Target/Budget/Deliverables and other departmental objectives.
• Respond to prospective donors’ complaints and inquiries.
• Provide prospective donors and donors with reliable information.
• Initiate, maintain and regularly update the accuracy of prospective donors and donor information on the database.
• Document all department account transactions using the process flow schedule.
• Use approved scripts from the approved scripts folder for the email, thank you letters, solicitation, sponsorship, etc.
• Report, record, and file all departmental documents and events.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Timely preparedness (meeting deadlines)
• Success of critical School development & fundraising events
• Number of Corporate entities that partner with the School.
• Number of development activities going on in the School.
• Initiatives introduced to enhance School development & fundraising activities.
• Feedback from internal & external customers

Educational Qualification

• Minimum of First Degree or its equivalent in any field.

Experience:

• Minimum of five years experience working in a corporate and profit-oriented organization, e.g., banks.

Competencies Required for the Role

• Budgeting
• Data gathering
• Initiative
• Networking skills
• Result Oriented
• Attention to details
• Meeting Management
• Customer service
• Planning & organizational skills
• General management/ administrative skills
• Proficiency in the use of computers
• Fundraising skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Relationship Management