Our client, a Film Fund is looking to fill the following
position:
Program Officer
Key Areas of Responsibility
- Supervising
execution of the programs
- Assisting
with funding efforts and also attracting technical and training support
and proposal writing efforts both internationally and locally.
- Managing
outreach programs
- Ensuring
effective management of the Fund’s financial resources by creating systems
that will make it easier to track the film grants given to filmmakers,
many of whom might never have received a grant before.
Required Qualifications, Skills and Attributes
- At
least three years of related grant making and/or program design and
management
- A
degree in a related field
- Demonstrated
analytical capabilities and substantive knowledge of best practices in
fields of interest to the fund, familiarity with the public policy and
legislative process, public and private funding streams related to the
fund’s domains of work, and a working understanding of outcome measures
and evaluation methodologies aimed at assessing program effectiveness.
- Working
knowledge of raising funds from individual donors, foundations and/or the
public sector.
- Excellent
writing skills with the ability to write clear, concise analyses and
narratives.
- Ability
to prepare and give presentations, and to comfortably interact with
diverse audiences including donors, Board members, civic leaders and
non-profit and community groups.
- Ability
to motivate, influence, advocate clearly.
- Excellent
organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability
to lead and manage projects, prioritize work effectively and adjust to
multiple demands with consistent timeliness of completion.
- Knowledge
of capacity-building within non-profit context.
- Ability
to work well independently and collaboratively as a team member.
- Ability
to take initiative, and follow tasks through to completion.
- Ability
to lead a team toward the organization’s goals, leveraging each team
member's skill set.
- Must
be over 28 years of age but below 40 years
- Knowledge
of the film industry will be an added advantage.
Interested candidates should send their application and must
indicate current/last gross salary and expected salary, together with a copy of
their CV to info@echelonhc.com before 25th April 2013
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.