Programme Manager

Our client is a leading figure in the Multimedia Production Industry, renowned for delivering rich, insightful content that shapes and celebrates the essence of Nigerian /African fashion, music, and entertainment both locally and globally. With a well-established reputation as a trusted voice and cultural influencer, they are now embarking on an ambitious, transformative project aimed at empowering Nigerian youth with skills and knowledge to lead the future of the creative industry.

They are seeking a Programme Manager (PM) who will be responsible for the design, planning, contracting, implementation, and close-out of activities linked to the life cycle of established and periodic objectives.

• Leads the project team, technical and operational aspects of the project, including planning and implementation; ensuring clarity over plans and priorities, and encourages effective teamwork.
  
• Provides overall project leadership, management, and technical direction while ensuring general compliance.
  
• Identify fundraising strategies that benefit and complement the mission and vision of the Project
  
• Forecast, measure, and report the results of various projects with partners, including co-created and/or co-branded content promotions, lead sharing, and/or event partnerships.
  
• Maintain mutually beneficial ongoing relationships with current partners and offer new ways to grow the partnerships.
  
• Managing dashboards that facilitate the production of learner reports which includes insights on course adoption, course progress, complete learner data on the learner management system.
  
• Liaises with local government institutions, civil society organizations, private sector companies, and other partners to coordinate activities and facilitate monitoring and reporting of project objectives and achievements.
  
• Builds strong strategic partnerships with a wide group of stakeholders required to achieve project goals, including local civil society and the private sector.
  
• Oversees report preparation to meet corporate reporting requirements to document program performance and monitor overall performance.
  
• Leads preparation of project deliverables, including annual work-plans and project activity updates, and other project-related communication and reporting materials in accordance with project deadlines.
  
• Provides overall financial oversight of the budget over the life of the Project.
  
• Providing regular and periodic updates on learner progress and performance, over learning programme efficiency and recommendation for improvement
  
• Manage course production cycles and curriculum improvements, including scouting and recommending course facilitators for new courses.
  
• Define the strategy for the learner admissions, onboarding and transitions for each learning cycle and cohort.
  

• Minimum 6 years’ relevant work experience
  
• Degree in relevant field
  
• Certification in Project Management is an advantage.
  
• Good Communication skills
  
• Excellent interpersonal skills
  
• Attention to detail
  
• Problem solving
  
• Time Management
  
• Negotiation Skills