Partnerships Officer at the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF)

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), established in 2010, is an African private-sector-led philanthropy in Africa championing entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs across the continent. The Foundation’s long-term investment in empowering African entrepreneurs is emblematic of Tony Elumelu’s philosophy of Africapitalism, which positions Africa’s private sector, and most importantly entrepreneurs, as the catalyst for the social and economic development of the continent.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Partnerships Officer

Job ID: 670
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time

Responsibilities

• Relationship Management: Handle relationships and contract negotiations.
• Proposal Writing: Draft proposals, concept notes, and reports.
• Donor Communication: Perform quarterly donor mapping and send impact updates.
• Lead Generation: Research and identify new partnership opportunities.
• External Engagement: Attend meetings and events for lead generation.
• Grant Management: Write and manage grants.
• Donor Account Management: Oversee donor accounts, timesheets, and reporting.
• Trend Analysis: Identify global and African entrepreneurship trends.
• Reporting: Develop reports for TEF partners and stakeholders.
• Persuasive Communication: Convince target audiences to support TEF strategic initiatives.
• Thought Leadership: Communicate TEF’s ideas and data to influence leaders.
• Research Partnerships: Form partnerships for research on entrepreneurship barriers and enablers.
• Promotion: Promote TEF’s Africapitalism philosophy.
• Research Initiative: Create a framework for academic research on Africapitalism.
• Engagement: Engage with various channels to build an Africapitalism network.
• Database Management: Maintain and categorize the partnerships database.
• Deliverable Management: Ensure timely completion of partner deliverables.
• Roundtables: Organize quarterly policy and entrepreneurship roundtables.
• Advocacy Campaigns: Drive campaigns to support entrepreneurship across designated regions.
• Policy Change: Implement strategies to influence policy changes that impact entrepreneurship support across designated regions.

Qualification / Experience Requirements

• First Degree
• Master’s degree will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in similar roles across Technology and Innovation, corporate sector, experience in varied African markets, and NGOs.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Application Deadline  31st July, 2024.