Grant Officer at Peace Building Development Consult (PBDC)

The Peace Building Development Consult (PBDC) was established to advocate for, develop, and promote a deeper understanding of peace and reconciliation in our world. We started operations in 2004 as a research group that seeks to explore a wide range of conflict and peace-related matters with specific reference to Africa and Africans in Diaspora. Our work started in Jeffrey’s bay, South Africa, and since then, we have developed ten main arms of operation to help achieve this vision.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Grant Officer

Location: Asokoro, Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time

Key Responsibilities

• Researching grants that are available for PBDCPBDF from federal departments or private foundations.
• Implement transparent and effective grants management processes.
• Identify donor agencies and ensure that PBDCPBDF have the basic requirements to access grants
• Ensure that the grant funds, when awarded, are appropriately used
• The above responsibilities are indicative but not exhaustive and can be amended to reflect changing business requirements.
• Develop grant proposals.
• Assist in developing new and/or updated resources and toolkits for PBDC partners, and the delivery of coaching sessions and workshops.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (2:1 or above) in a relevant discipline, such as International Relations, Public Administration, Business Administration or other equivalent qualification and experience.

Experience:

• 2 – 4 years relevant work experience.
• Experience of budget management
• Experience of project management
• Experience or knowledge of monitoring, evaluation and learning approaches
• Experience of working on grant making funds Experience of financial reporting.

Skills:

• Excellent command of written and spoken English.
• Excellent financial management skills.
• Computer literacy with a high level of knowledge and practice using Microsoft Office, notably Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines, work on own initiative and consult where appropriate.
• Ability to analyse, synthesise and communicate complex issues in a clear manner.
• Ability to undertake desk-based research related to peacebuilding themes.
• Confident in the capacity development of others.
• Demonstrates an effective approach to problem-solving.

Values:

• Strong commitment to PBDC’s cause and values
• Highly motivated self-starter
• Intercultural sensitivity and awareness.

Application Closing Date
8th January, 2024.