Job Overview

We are seeking a full time employee to coordinate and manage all operational activities of the NGO. The ideal candidate must demonstrate excellent writing, research, coordination skills and team work capabilities. Accomplishes department objectives by managing staff; planning and evaluating department activities. Maintains staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees. Ensures a safe, secure, and legal work environment. Develops personal growth opportunities.

Job Functions / Responsibilities

• To generally carry out duties as may be expected in the post of the level of an Associate.
• To carry out duties as may be expected in the post of Manager, Project Development Manager and Project Coordinator as spelt out below in ‘performance objectives’.
• To write reports and proposals under assigned project of LADA Institute, and particularly to produce, either alone or in association with others, reports, proposals, concept notes, work plans and budgets, articles, and other documentations required by either Project Coordinators or Project Managers for planning, organizing, controlling and evaluating the operations of projects.
• To work conscientiously within team(s), and to portray good attitude, respect, and acceptable professional conducts expected of an Associate, Projects Development Manager and Project Coordinator.
• To at all times, exercise respect and empathy to all staff, clients and stakeholders of the organization.
• To scout/find projects in line with LADA Institute’s strategy for development and execution.
• Required to deputies for the manager of Law & Development Associates (LADA Consult)

Manage. LADA  Institute

• Meet the annual revenue target set for LADA Institute and spend within the approved operational and client approved budgets.
• Procure and execute project and trainings as set by the Strategic Plan for the NGO, capable of generating 50% plus of the set annual additional revenue target.
• Progress projects and trainings under his/her supervision to achieve the set annual target on pro-rated basis and monitoring milestones and, ensure teams and project managers meet the time frame set for projects and trainings, especially stakeholder agreed reporting deadlines.
• Mentor the Project Development and Implementation Managers and Project Coordinators and train teams, employees, pupils and interns to aid and enhance their Personal and Professional Development.
• Ensure that projects and consultancies are executed to the set LADA quality benchmarks and are winning in nature.
• Ensure the achievement of the set pass mark for all Key Performance Indicator categories.

Project Development and Implementation Manage

• Contribute to achieving the revenue target set by the Board for LADA Institute as allocated by the Manager.
  Procure new projects for the NGO to a level capable of augmenting existing revenue streams to generate revenue targets as set for the company.
• Conceptualize, develop, research, write and present excellent project proposals, MOUs, EOI plans, develop and maintain new and existing strategic relationships to ensure project plans are approved and won with external stakeholders for execution by LADA Institute.
• Progress development and implementation milestones under his/her supervision to achieve the set targets and meet Gantt monitoring milestones and ensuring Project Coordinators and respective teams meet set timelines, especially stakeholder agreed reporting deadlines.
• Effectively owning client/partner relationships from start to successful finishing and advocating for all stakeholders throughout both the on-boarding and off boarding processes.
• Coach all Project Coordinators and all teams under direct supervision to ensure all development and implementations processes are well executed continuously to the set quality benchmarks outlined by the company.

Job Requirements / Qualification

• Abilities: Use initiative, decide priorities, lead and mentor team.
• At least 5 years post degree relevant experience in similar capacity.
• Skills: Advance use of Microsoft Office tools, high level business report writing and presentation skills, good organizer, and good interpersonal relations.
• High standard of education in appropriate NGO, business or legal field (preferably MBA/MSC/ MA/LLM) and administration qualifications or similar.
• Key Capabilities: In-depth research ability, Project conception and development, monitoring and implementation, advocacy and fund-raising.
• Professional and technical knowledge acquired by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional
• publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices and participating in professional societies.
• Embodies and lives the values of the organization as well as have the ability to inspire other employees to embody and live the company values.