Program Assistant (Business Office) at an Indigenous Non-Profit and Non-Governmental Organization

We are an indigenous non-profit and non-governmental organization with Head Office in Abuja and field offices in several locations across Nigeria. We are in the business of saving lives, making life more meaningful and productive for all Nigerians and especially for people living with; and affected by HIV. We are an organization built on strong core values and we believe strongly in commitment, innovation, inspiring leadership, and partnerships.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Program Assistant (Business Office)

Job code: GM002
Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full Time

Job Purpose

• The overall purpose of this role is to support the identifying of new business opportunities for the organization.
• The critical element of this role will be to provide administrative support to the Grants and Subcontracts Management team.
• S/he will assist in grant administration, coordination and management activities including ancillary activities within the Grants and Subcontracts Management. 

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Support the search of new funding opportunities across grant search engines.
• Collaborate with other departments/units to ensure alignment of business development efforts
• Support, maintain and track the grant development and project database
• Support the follow up of team members in relation to specific grant deliverables per project
• Assist in the preparation of proposals, presentations, and reports for the unit
• Support the proof-reading and editing of grant and project related reports and other publications.
• Support the team in partner engagement and relationship management.
• Support in monitoring and responding to inquiries from potential partners.
• Support the coordination of grant and project related meetings
• Support the scheduling of grant and project related meetings and engagements
• Support invitation of relevant team members to grant and project related meetings
• Support the tracking of attendance of key team members to meetings
• Support the daily notification of team members on meeting schedules with meeting agenda and key outputs
• Support the preparation and sharing of meeting highlights/minutes as well as tracking critical next steps following meetings
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned.

Qualifications

• Degree in Development Studies, Business Administration, Marketing, Social Sciences, Master’s degree or equivalent in international affairs, Development or related subject will be an added advantage.
• Experience in administration will be an advantage
• At least 1 - 2 years’ experience in a business development role.
• Effective time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously.

Application Closing Date
22nd August, 2024.