Vacancy Vacancy Vacancy

Africa Leadership Forum – We are leading Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) involved in socio-economic and manpower development in Nigerian and across Africa. Our engagement covers Governance, Women and Gender Development, Entrepreneurship and SME development, Youth, Health, Tech-Hub and Business Incubation.



We are recruiting to fill the position below:


Job Title: Senior Programme Officer

Location: Ota, Ogun

Job Description
As a result of expansion, there is the urgent need to fill the role of a Senior Program Officer to support effort of the Organization in the following Key Areas:

Operations & Management
Research
Data Management
Reporting and Communication
Capacity Building.
Responsibilities

To provide support in strategic direction to the organization
Ensure support in effective, high quality, consistent implementation & delivery of the organisation’s programmes nationwide and internationally
Support in coordinating program portfolio to ensure the highest level of project quality and accountability, while fostering continuity through building local capacity and developing innovative programme interventions
Cultivation of high level relationships with relevant stakeholders
Keep abreast of the trends within the donor environment
Drawing on programme practice to identify potential advocacy and research agenda
Support in the development of networks and partnerships with national/regional/international institutions and donor collaboration, fund raising and project development within the country.
Work on the implementation of programmes, and at the same time provide feedback, advice and directions as appropriate and ensure that quality standards are met
Establish and roll-out the most effective way to measure and articulate programme impacts
Support the organization on key donor/partner and all stakeholders’ relationships thereby raising the profile of the Foundation
Requirements

Postgraduate / Master’s qualification in Social Sciences, Management or a related field
At least six (6) years’ professional experience with an international NGO
Project management, planning coordinating skills
Monitoring, evaluation and quality management skills
Experience of working in projects with a huge budget size
Experience working in a humanitarian context
Experience in proposal development and reporting
Significant experience in budget holding duties
Willingness and ability to travel at short notice.
Systems management skills with advanced levels of computer literacy
People management and performance management skills
High level written and verbal communication skills
Ability to maintain exceptional levels of attention to detail under pressure
Strong team management skills with experience of working in disparate teams
Benefits
Attractive.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and relevant documents to: info@africaleadership.org using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note: The Africa Leadership Forum is an equal opportunity organisation, women are strongly encouraged to apply for this position