SOS Children's Villages work in more than 133 countries to support families and help children at risk grow up in a loving home. In Nigeria, SOS Children’s Villages has been active since 1973 and has presence in Isolo-Lagos, Owu-Ijebu, Ogun State, Gwagwalada-Abuja, Jos-Plateau State, Ibadan-Oyo State and Kaduna-Kaduna State.
We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:
Job Title: Sponsorship Officer
Location: Abuja
Job Description
- The overview of the role is to support in providing effective performance standard for the improvement of the well-being of children in in our target group.
- He/she will be responsible for producing good quality sponsorship correspondence, processing of timely and updated sponsorship information and tasks for relevant parties.
- He/she will also ensure files and other records are updated and secure, confidential, accountable and the efficient management of information about enrolled children and sponsors as well as the prompt completion of pre-sponsorship materials (Data entries, Child stories/child narratives, child photos etc), in accordance with the organization’s policies.
Key Responsibilities
- Editing of draft and upload of sponsorship letters into SPS.
- Gift management through receiving gifts and parcels from post office, screening, and acknowledgement of same to sponsors through SPS.
- Management of children and young adult’s personal files.
- Writing of “Thank You” letters for gifts and parcels, etc.
Requirements
- Must possess a Degree in English Language, Social Science, Economic or Development Studies.
- At least 3 years' cognate experience with planning and organization ability.
- Possess basic knowledge on development field and understanding the sponsorship works.
- Experience and knowledge of child-sponsorship and fundraising function are desired.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including excellent written and spoken English and facilitation skills.
- Project Proposal and Report Writing skills as well as experience in photography, especially of children, will be added advantage.
- Strong networking, tact and diplomacy as well as practical social manners.
- Discretion, honesty, sincerity and dynamism
- Flexibility & ability to work with teams
- Good ICT skills.
Application Closing Date
19th June, 2018.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online