Vacancies at Daniel Ogechi Akujobi Memorial (DOAM) Foundation

Job Title: Program Officers

• Job Type – Full time
• Qualification – BA/BSc/HND  
• Experience – 3 years
• Location Lagos
• Job Field Administration / Secretarial   NGO/Non-Profit

•     The Programme Officer will be involved in proposal and report writing, community engagement, donor/benefactor stewardship and fundraising amongst others.
•     In this role, She/He will be responsible for developing and sustaining long-term relationships with current potential donors to maximize their philanthropic participation with the Foundation and must have strong interest in working with vulnerable populations, especially children and the youth.

•     Database and donor relationship management
•     Fund raising
•     Research avenues and maintain a knowledge base to further develop and enhance the capacity of orphaned and vulnerable children (OVCs)
•     Prepare routine reports on program activities.
•     Prepare grant agreements and maintain grantee files.
•     Monitoring and evaluation of funded projects.
•     Develop ideas, projects and provide support to the Program Manager to develop strategies and intended outcomes to actualize the Foundation’s mission and values.
•     Work with the Program Manager in partnering with other NGOs/CBOs and Institutions for building community driven strategies of improving the livelihood of orphaned and vulnerable children, including less privileged youths.
•     Engage communities in defining their needs and building community driven strategies to address these needs.
•     Any other duties as defined by the Program Manager.

•     A first degree in any social science discipline from a reputable University.
•     Minimum of 3 years hands-on experience on programme development and management in the non-profit or development sector.
•     Pleasant and amiable personality
•     Good resource planning, organization and utilization skills.
•     Excellent verbal and written communication skills
•     Result oriented, with excellent report writing skills.
•     Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
•     Demonstrated capacity to work as part of a team, as well as independently.
•     Intellectual agility and the ability to analyze think critically and understand issues and trends in the non- profit sector.
•     Unquestionable ethics and personal integrity.

•     A curriculum vitae, including names and contact details of three referees.
•     A cover letter describing why you are interested in the position and summarizing your relevance