Assister Program Officer at Broad-Focus for Community Development (BFCD)

Broad-Focus for Community Development (BFCD) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization committed to promoting inclusive, accountable, and sustainable development within communities. The organization aims to build a sustainable society where every individual has access to equal opportunities. BFCD focuses on empowering children, women, youth, and vulnerable groups within communities to achieve social equity, accountability, and an improved quality of life. This is accomplished through advocacy, education, capacity building, and development programs that promote healthy living, democracy and good governance, gender equality, human rights protection, social inclusion, and environmental sustainability—aligned with national development priorities and international best practices.

The organization adopts a results-oriented, participatory, and accountability-driven approach. It integrates gender mainstreaming, safeguarding, conflict sensitivity, and environmental responsibility to ensure long-term impact, resilience, and community ownership. BFCD collaborates with government institutions, civil society organizations, community structures, and development partners to ensure sustainability and measurable impact across all its programs.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Assister Program Officer

Location: Osogbo, Osun
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• The Assistant Program Officer will support the planning, coordination, implementation, and reporting of projects and community-based activities carried out by the organization.
• The role involves working closely with the Program Officer and other team members to ensure smooth delivery of programs, proper documentation, stakeholder engagement, and timely reporting.
• The successful candidate will also assist in field monitoring, data collection, and communication with beneficiaries, partners, and community leaders.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of organizational projects and activities.
• Assist in preparing work plans, activity reports, and program documentation.
• Participate in community mobilization, sensitization, advocacy visits, and stakeholder meetings.
• Maintain proper records of project files, attendance sheets, and activity evidence.
• Assist in drafting proposals, concept notes, and donor reports when required.
• Support logistics arrangements for meetings, trainings, workshops, and outreach activities.
• Represent the organization during field activities when assigned.
• Carry out other duties assigned by management.

Skills:

• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work with communities and diverse stakeholders.
• Basic report writing and documentation skills.
• Good organizational and time management abilities.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office tools such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Problem-solving and multitasking abilities.
• Attention to detail and willingness to learn.

Application Closing Date
24th May, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter (as one PDF) to: bfcdng@gmail.com using the job title as the subject of the mail.