Requirements - Minimum of Bachelor's Degree
- Minimum of Two (2) years knowledge and/or experience working with human rights organizations
- Understanding of natural resources governance, gender and development issues in Nigeria
- Strong communication and report writing skills
- Proven project management skills in complex, multi-faceted projects
- Demonstrable ability to work to tight deadlines
- Ability to provide practical solutions within set deadlines.
- Excellent planning and prioritization skills
- Commitment to continuous learning
Key Duties
Executive Director’s Office:
- Providing administrative assistance, such as drafting memos and e-mails, writing and editing, and preparing reports on the Executive Director’s behalf
- Manage information flow in a timely and accurate manner as well as ensure that the Executive Director is up to date with the status of all projects.
- Maintaining comprehensive and accurate records
- Performing minor accounting duties
- Organizing meetings, including scheduling, sending reminders, and organizing catering when necessary
- Support Program team with work plan/AOP timeline implementation monitoring, and quarterly and annual reporting
- Ensure efficient digital and physical documentation systems to promote institutional memory
- Performs all other duties and tasks as may be directed by the Executive Director.
Communications and Program:
- Assists in the preparation of project reports and tracks project budget compliance
- Formats information for internal and external communication – memos, emails, presentations, reports
- Prepare meeting notes, reports, memos, letters, and other documents, using word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation software
- Screens and direct phone calls and distribute correspondence
- Manages Organizational Calendar for events, tasks, travels and report deadlines
- Prepare responses to correspondence containing routine inquiries
Change Management/Managing Meetings:
- Support the Global Rights Change management model and process.
- Work closely with the management team to facilitate Global Rights in-house meetings
- Work with the program team to develop project updates and program briefs
Outcomes/Targets for the next 6 months:
- Strengthen the coordination and operational mechanism developed for the Executive Director’s office
- Support smooth programmatic processes and implementation of activities
- Maintain and provide weekly program workplan update
- Support the timely completion and editing of GR reports as well as presentations
- Document learnings and disseminate program update briefs
- Support GR fundraising efforts and global rebranding towards the 45th anniversary
