Program Executive at IDEA Africa Ltd/GTE

Job Description/Deliverables

Business Development & Fundraising 40%

• Take a lead role in the development of proposals and presentations for new business materials to create and nurture business opportunities and partnerships.
• Lead in mobilizing resources and fundraising through proposal writing, partnerships, and services.
• Constantly scanning the donor and private sector landscape for opportunities.
• Prepare capacity statements, concept notes, and project proposals ensuring they are in line with the company’s mission and vision.
• Ensure that proposals developed for specific calls are in line with co- financing targets and priorities of the company’s mission and vision.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, mid-term and annual reports to be submitted to the company and donors (existing and prospective).
• Coordinate and maintain the institutional relationships with IDEA Africa’s partners in Nigeria and elsewhere, including public engagement and stakeholder participation in both the start-up and MSMEs space.
• Identify new opportunities for program expansion within Nigeria and other regions in Africa, conducting market research and feasibility studies to support decision-making.
• Explore and develop additional value offerings and entrepreneurship support programs that align with IDEA Africa’s mission and vision.
• Research and identify new business opportunities – including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products, and services – or new ways of reaching existing and potential markets in an effort to grow business and help the company expand.

Program Management & Implementation 40%

• Contribute to the overall development of longer-term strategy and management of the company’s program in Nigeria.
• Ensure all projects under the program pillar achieve their planned outcomes and provide support towards an effective program implementation framework.
• Anticipate and pro-actively share information within program and project teams and ensure that team members are coordinating effectively over activity planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and learning.
• Ensure adherence to the company’s quality standards and integration of best practices.
• Ensure that program management information systems are integrated into relevant platforms (database, website, etc.), are maintained accurately and are up to date.
• Ensure delivery of all project reports and donor reports to quality standards and within deadlines.
• Conduct regular assessments of program effectiveness, collect feedback from participants, mentors, and stakeholders, and use data-driven insights to enhance program quality.
• Report to and work closely with the Executive Director in developing and implementing organizational Program Strategy.

Relationships Management 20%

• Identify trends and customer needs, building short/medium/long-term partnerships in accordance with targets.
• Represent company brand to promote services to businesses, INGOs, and prospective clients and partners.
• Disseminate communications and activities including delivering key messages and encouraging engagement from potential and current partners.
• Attend seminars, conferences, and events where appropriate.
• Work with the team to coordinate communications e.g., Website, LinkedIn, press releases, publications, blogs, social media posts in innovative ways, while facilitating effective internal and external communications.
• Measure and communicate the impact of IDEA Africa’s programs in driving positive change within the African entrepreneurship ecosystem.
• Publish monthly newsletters and distribute via a well curated and regularly updated mailing list.
  

  Method of Application

  Interested and qualified? Go to IDEA Africa Ltd/GTE on bit.ly to apply.