Ace Human Resource Consulting Limited - Our Client is a reputable member of Seeds Entrepreneurs Association of Nigeria (SEEDAN) and Ad hoc Committee member of the seed industry in Nigeria.
Our Client's services are dynamic and include partnering with domestic Agricultural Research Institutes to multiply, process and distribute top quality seeds of improved varieties of field crops, bridge the gap between research and commercialization of value adding agricultural technologies, and between research and commercialization of value-adding agricultural technologies to increase farmers’ yields, nutrition and livelihood.
To heighten the implementation of its mission, our client is seeking to employ competent candidates, to fill the position below:
Job Title: Corporate Assistant & Partnership Officer
Location: Zaria, Kaduna
Start Date: As soon as the successful candidate can resume
Overall Responsibility
- Working closely with the General Manager, the post holder will support the delivery of a quality corporate partnership programme.
Main Responsibilities
- Support the General Manager to generate businesses & funds from the private sector to meet challenging income targets while protecting the company’s reputation for independence and quality, in line with ethical partnerships policy.
- Planning and delivery of world-class events for corporate clients/supporters and partners, including developing event formats and programmes, identifying and approaching relevant high quality speakers.
- Writing high quality external communications documents, including monthly update emails to corporate partners and supporters, new business proposals, partnership contracts, and other marketing materials as required
- Support the General Manager to provide high standards of relationship management to existing corporate partners and supporters, ensuring an outstanding experience, so organizations are motivated to continue to support and work with the company.
- Maintain a sound database of current, and map new partners government, NGOs, Multilateral organizations etc.
- Secure new business development meetings with potential partners, supporters, or sponsors.
- Building strong relationships with potential future partners, supporters or sponsors, ensuring meetings are followed up on, and opportunities to secure new support are maximised.
- Support the Corporate Partnerships Manager with administering our corporate relationships, through ensuring timely invoice raising, and preparing partnership/supporter agreements where appropriate.
- Support the Corporate Partnerships Manager to ensure that all approaches to the corporate sector are tracked consistently, through effective use of a CRM system or tracking spreadsheet.
- Contribute to and support other departmental work as appropriate.
Minimum Recruitment Standards
- Bachelors Degree in Development, Business or other relevant degree
- Skills and abilities
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Excellent influencing and negotiation skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Attention to detail and the ability to ensure all outputs are of the highest quality.
- Good knowledge of Nigeria Corporate sector.
- Demonstrable understanding of the charitable and/or policy sector.
- Knowledge of Hausa language is essential
Experience:
- At least three years of relevant corporate work experience in accounts/financial management.
Personal Qualities:
- Highly self-motivated.
- Excellent interpersonal communications skills, including tact and assertiveness, and the ability to communicate at all levels in a complex environment.
- Strong entrepreneurial skills.
- Ability to work with senior contacts and co-ordinate the activities of staff and contributors at all levels both internally and externally
- Able to tackle challenges constructively, and find creative ways forward.
- A commitment to equal opportunities.
Salary
Salary is competitive, based on experience and negotiable.
Application Closing Date
12th May, 2017.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online