Job Description
Job Summary / Description
- We urgently require the services of an innovative and experienced Project Officer to work with our team on full-time basis in Oyo.
- In this position, the ideal project officer is expected to supervise program development, track progress and proposals, seek grants and other funding initiatives, manage projects, and oversee budgets.
- Expected to guarantee that the institute's activities and programs are met with the vision and mission statements of that institute.
- It is the program officer's responsibility to complete various tasks in completing the demands of this position. Their role also includes developing staff, implementation, and daily management of activities.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Identify and contact potential grantees for funding.
- Represent institute brand in industry conferences, meetings and workshops etc.
- Manage and monitor grants and prepare funding and activity reports.
- Provide guidance and maintain frequent communications with members, program partners and other stakeholders.
- Analyze and troubleshoot program challenges.
- Develop best practices to improve overall program performance
- Assist in budget preparation and expense management activities for programs. Identify and contact new program partners for programs expansion.
- Plan and execute program activities in timely and accurate manner.
- Conduct program reviews and prepare reports for management.
- Prepare meeting agenda, organize meetings, webinars, prepare reports and distribute minutes.
- Schedule events and initiate new programs for members
- Devising regular communication activities
- Build strong relationships between members and the institute.
- Collecting data, tracking membership statistics, and preparing reports
- Organizing events and activities for existing and prospective members.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Political Science or other related disciplines.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Excellent verbal, written communication and editing skills.
- Minimum of Three (3) years of experience.
- Previous experience in membership programs & management.
- Computer skills.
- Social Media skills.
- Proficiency / Strong Microsoft Office Skills.
Program Officer Requirements:
- Ability to innovate, think creatively and take initiative.
- Excellent oral and written ability.
- Highly organized.
- Focused and attention to details.