Program Officer at the U-save Foundation

The U-save Foundation is a non-governmental, non-profit organization registered in Nigeria. Established May 2020, U-Save works to provide access to safe drinking water, proper sanitation facilities and improve hygiene practices in Nigeria, through consultations, direct project execution, awareness campaigns, advocacy, capacity building and research.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Program Officer

Location: Abuja

Job Description

• The Program Officer reports to the Programme Manager through the senior program officer, if any.  
• He/She is accountable for ensuring services programs under his or her direction provide and deliver consistently high-quality cost-effective services. 

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Lead strategic planning processes; establish short- and long-term goals and quantifiable  measures for program services, including the development and implementation of new  services, changes in services, and expansion of successful established services 
• Provide direction and oversight in the development and tracking of attainable and mission  consistent annual budgets and revenue generation for all programs. 
• Provide direction and supervision of Program manager’s fiscal management in accordance  with controlling expenses and generating revenue. 
• Ensure that formal outcomes data is collected and strategically applied on a regular and  systematic basis.  
• Develop, manage and maintain funding relationships.  
• Collaborate with staff, grantees, external organizations and other funders on special projects. 
• Any other role assigned by the program manager. 

Requirements 

• Minimum of HND or B.Sc in Health, Social and Behavioral Sciences. 
• 3 - 5 years working experience of in programming and community-level  implementation 
• Good organizational and planning skills 
• Ability to write concise, analytical, and accurate reports to meet agreed-on timelines
• Experience in monitoring and, evaluating or capturing learning for projects
• Excellent report writing skills. 

Application Closing Date
19th October, 2022.