Murtala Muhammed Foundation Vacancy for Grant Officer

The Murtala Muhammed Foundation established the Skills Development
Training Program to serve as a
catalyst of change in the African
landscape.
This training program is aimed at developing the minds of
individuals to achieve excellence in their chosen fields of endeavors.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Grant Officer

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• The position of a grant officer is a unique opportunity to work
  closely with the Program Coordinator to develop and implement a
  successful strategy for getting grants and growing the Murtala Muhammed
  Foundation.
• You shall be expected to oversee all aspects of funds generation
  and grant writing functions for the Foundation with a goal of
  maintaining a healthy cash flow and establishing new partners.

Your Areas of responsibility include international grants application,
corporate and foundation development, major gifts, special events,
direct mail, planned giving and donor relations while performing the
following duties:

• Draft and apply for international grant opportunities for the Foundation
• Develop and implement capacity development programs that shall secure funding for the Foundation
• Establish appropriate marketing strategies to locate donor prospects
• Develop sustainable strategies that shall secure funding for the Foundation.
• Maintain accurate documentation for all activities and tasks associated with grants
• Communicate regularly on issues relating to financial management of grants, contracts and restricted funds
• Monitor progress of grants and recommend or take appropriate
  corrective action to ensure all goals, objectives, timelines and budget
  requirements are met
• Monitor, track and analyze successful and unsuccessful proposal submissions and propose mechanisms to increase success rate
• Lead corporate development and major gifts; prospect for leads,
  develop corporate/individual giving proposals, meet with prospective
  donors and secure donations
• Manage events and staff associated with planning and holding special event fundraisers
• Develop and implement “donor relations” activities that provide appreciation and recognition to our donors
• Secure cash and non-cash outright gifts and tangible personal property

Qualifications and Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree and Upper credit in Marketing, social development, public relations or any related discipline
• Excellent financial analysis skills
• Must be able to give effective presentations
• Must be able to use the Microsoft suite effectively
• Excellent Marketing Skills
• Minimum of 5 years experience working as a grant officer in a non for profit organization.
• Proven track record of revenue generation in a non for profit organization
• The ideal candidate should be outgoing, confident, persuasive communicators and have excellent writing skills.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV’s to: funmi@mmfng.org

Deadline  17th October, 2015.