Church & Public Relations Officer

Location: Onitsha, Anambra
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The Bible Society of Nigeria is currently looking for a Church & Public Relations Officer who will be responsible for servicing existing donors/members of the society.
• The job holder will be part of the CPRD team that will be responsible for achieving the Society’s resource mobilization, Church and Public engagement initiatives, among accomplishing other organizational goals.
• He or she will be assigned and required to enlist new donors and members through church/synod speaking engagements, personal selling, corporate and individual prospecting, mail order, and digital marketing initiatives, among other resource mobilization strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Relate with and speak at Churches/Christian bodies’ fellowship to enlist their support for the organization.
• Undertake other assigned responsibilities pivotal to the smooth operations and success of the Bible Society of Nigeria.
• Be an active team member of programmes & events planning for the organization.
• Drive resource mobilization initiatives and programmes for execution of projects and programmes of the organization.
• To develop the entire Eastern Zone and ensure the organization has and maintain a vibrant and viable presence in the Zone.
• Effectively manage assigned donors/members to ensure their maximum endorsement and support for the organization.
• Prospect and enlist new donors/members for the organization.
• Relate with and service existing donors/members of the organization.

Personnel Specifications
Educational & Professional Qualifications:

• The Church & Public Relations Officer should of necessity, hold the membership of N.I.P.R and A.R.C.O.N professional bodies.
• Masters or MBA will be an added advantage.
• B.Sc./HND in Mass Communication, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing or related field of study.
• This may not be indispensable, but a successful candidate would be encouraged to ensure securing membership of these related professional bodies where at the point of employment they have yet to acquire the same.

Experience:

• Minimum of three (3) years of working experience in marketing/sales or business development.

Skills:

• Good Public Relations and Management Skills
• Digital Marketing Skills (highly desired)
• Ability to develop good and impactful letters and proposals
• High Organization Skills
• Good knowledge of nonprofit organization operations
• Familiar with World and Nigerian philanthropic ecosystems
• Excellent Spoken and Written Communication Skills
• Good Knowledge of – Office Suits, Excel, Corel Draw, Photoshop, and Canva

Ability To:

• Respond promptly to Donors and prospective donors’ enquiries
• Acknowledge donors’ gifts appropriately, not more than 48 hours of receiving the same
• Manage donors satisfactorily
• Relate with all church denominations in the spirit of ecumenism

Attitude:

• Selfless
• Willingness to do
• Passion for the people
• Commitment to continuous learning
• Excellent Team Player
• Confidence and respect for others.
• Attention to details
• Self-starter and good self-application

Other Requirements:

• Age: Not more than 35 years old as of the time of this application, except where the applicant has more than 5 years of working experience in all.