Coordinating Administrator at Lady Helen Child Health Foundation (LHCHF)

Ladgroup Limited is a model company in the Agro allied sector in Nigeria, dedicated to marketing and processing of Agro commodities.

The company started business in 1972 by exporting agricultural produce, namely Ginger, Sheanuts, Coffee and Gum Arabic. Ladgroup became highly successful in exports and was the largest exporter of Sheanuts and Cocoa in the 70’s and 80’s, winning two major awards from the Nigerian Export Import Bank (NEXIM) namely “Best Exporter of the Year” and “Best Cocoa Exporter”.

We are recruiting for the position below:

Job Title: Coordinating Administrator

Location: Abuja

Duties of the Post

• Promote and implement the functions and Activities of the foundation
• Organize and generate public interest on the activities of the Foundation.
• Identify and facilitate all funding avenues for the foundation
• Prepare proposals and applications for securing project funds from donors partners and relevant stakeholders
• Identify relevant stakeholders and funding partners that will support and promote the objectives and goals of the foundation
• Create a usable database with computer savvy stance and maintain/ update organizational contact lists/database.
• Liaise and collaborate with mass media, press, stakeholders, donor agencies through effective use of the social media
• Prepare reports and documents on behalf of the foundation
• Organize events and conferences on behalf of the foundation.
• Prepare background communication and promotional materials for media briefings

Job Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor's Degree or Masters Degree in any of these disciplines: Law, Mass Communication, Public Health or English.

Experience:

• A minimum of 2 to 5 years of professional experience in health programs, planning and management of an NGO

Essential:

• ICT Skills: Use of IT Skills to create communication channel.
• Social Media: Experience and ability to demonstrate the use of social media channels as well as digital content editing in the workplace.
• Communication: Highly developed verbal, written, and oral skills to promote and represent the Foundation.
• Proven professional report writing ability
• Knowledge of common WHO definition of relevant statistics in Child Health matters (e.g Immunization, Child/ Infant Mortality, Poverty Alleviation).
• Proven ability to secure funds through donor partners and other stakeholders
• Desirable:
• Proven record of working with NGOs with verifiable portfolio of Successfully Running one
• Able to represent in person and communicate in a highly engaging way
• Ability to demonstrate marketing skills
• Knowledge of website development and management.

Other Information

• Salary commensurate with experience and maybe negotiable
• Training will be offered to successful candidate where gaps are noted that needs addressing in line with the Foundation’s vision (training needs to be discussed during the interview)
• Office space and computer support will be available
• LHCHF will expect the appointee to maintain the website.

Application Closing Date
8th March, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job title and location as subject of the mail.