Executive Secretary

Kuro Communications Limited is a strategy consultancy, project management and business development firm with proven expertise. We provide services using our original ideas which are tailor made to suit our client’s expectations.

Our business solutions are delivered by a Young Team of Nigerian Professionals through research and leverage on the specific needs of the client.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Executive Secretary

Job Location: Abuja

Job Description

• Compile and maintain a database of donors
• Regularly monitor donors and identify and inform donor opportunities matching the work of the organization
• Maintain website and regularly update it with information about organization's work
• Writing concept notes, project ideas and project proposals and ensure their timely submission
• Undertake independent research in finding alternative resources for long-term sustainability of the organization
• Developing business plans to generate income from various sources.
• Undertake online research and build contacts with potential individual donors and raise funds for the activities of the organization.
• Maintain relationships with existing donors and respond to their requests regularly and keep updating them about the work of the organization
• Improve and develop communications material for the organization such as brochure, website, annual report, DVD, poster etc.
• Organize or provide assistance in organizing any fundraising events for the organization
• Suggest other innovative ideas for effective resource mobilization.
• Develop and implement the staff development program, training schedule for new volunteers, develop appropriate tools and methods to build organizational and strong teams.
• Documenting the best popular practices in the development of the community, preparing sets of necessary materials and submission of reports as per the situation, handling correspondence, drafting the reports and evaluations.
• Scheduling meetings, arranging conference calls, making travel arrangements, planning and organizing workshops to identify their needs for development and training
• Plan strategies and implement the organization's services and projects.
• Resolve problems, evaluate programs and approve the annual budget and report.
• Serve as a representative in the organization while attending charitable programs and other community services.
• Look for new companies that can be the source of raising funds and offer administrative guide to their volunteers, assign their work and schedule.
• Document new policies, decision and fill in documents to create organizational charts and other archives.
• Participate and attend meetings with their sponsors and other government official.
• Possess a wide knowledge regarding the rules and policies of government agencies, tax and others.
• Review the financial transactions, reports and solve any problems along the way.

Required Qualification and Skills

• Must be a graduate with at least 3 years experience

And must have the following skills:

• Problem identification
• Community investigation
• Facilitation
• Mobilization
• Communication
• Role playing
• Objectivity, monitoring and evaluation
• Planning
• Participatory (circular) management
• Accounting and bookkeeping
• Marketing and purchasing
• Negotiation

Note: Candidate should clearly state the position they are applying for as subject of the email e.g. "Executive Secretary"