Program Manager

• The Program Manager will be responsible for end-to-end management of private sector, donor-funded and grant-supported projects across Nigeria, with a strong focus on public health, data collection, and digital innovation programs.
• This role requires a seasoned operator who can manage complex, multi-state programs, interface confidently with donors, government agencies, and partners, and ensure on-time, on-budget, and compliant delivery of all project objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Grant & Program Management
• Lead the planning, execution, and closure of funded projects e.g. malaria, health data, supply-chain intelligence, digital surveys
• Translate grant agreements, log-frames, and donor work-plans into clear execution roadmaps, milestones, and deliverables.
• Manage multi-state project roll-outs, including pilots, scale-ups, and national deployments.
• Budget, Compliance & Reporting
• Own project budgets, burn rates, and forecasts; ensure financial discipline and donor compliance.
• Track deliverables against grant KPIs, indicators, and timelines.
• Prepare high-quality donor reports narrative, financial, and M&E inputs in collaboration with finance and analytics teams.
• Ensure adherence to donor, regulatory, and internal governance requirements.
• Stakeholder & Partner Management
• Serve as a primary interface with donor agencies, implementing partners, government stakeholders e.g. NAFDAC, NMEP, NGOs, and vendors.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including call centre operations, field officers, data analysts, product, and engineering.
• Manage third-party vendors, consultants, and field partners.
• Operational Execution
• Oversee field operations, training programs, call-center-based surveys CATI, and digital data-collection workflows.
• Identify operational risks early and implement mitigation plans.
• Ensure data quality, operational readiness, and smooth hand-offs between teams.
• Monitoring, Learning & Improvement
• Work with analytics and M&E teams to track performance, insights, and lessons learned.
• Support continuous improvement of project delivery models, tools, and SOPs.
• Contribute to proposal development, concept notes, and scale-up strategies where required.

What Success Looks Like

• Projects delivered on time, within budget, and fully compliant
• Strong donor confidence and repeat funding opportunities
• Smooth coordination across field, call centre, tech, and analytics teams
• High-quality reporting and measurable program impact.

Requirements

Essential:

• Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent in Project Management, Public Health, Social Sciences, Engineering, Business Management or related field.
• 7–10+ years experience managing complex projects, with at least 3–5 years on donor-funded, grant-supported or social enterprise programs.
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-state or national-level projects in Nigeria.
• Strong understanding of grant compliance, budgeting, reporting, and donor expectations.
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to travel frequently across Nigeria

Highly Desirable:

• PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management certification.
• Experience working with international donors e.g. Gates Foundation, Global Fund, USAID, DFID, UN agencies.
• Background in public health, malaria programs, surveys, M&E, or digital data collection.
• Familiarity with CATI, field surveys, dashboards, or large-scale data operations.
• Experience working with government agencies or regulators in Nigeria.

Key Competencies:

• Strong ownership mindset and delivery focus
• Excellent stakeholder and donor management skills
• High attention to detail with strong execution discipline
• Financial, operational and data operations acumen
• Comfort operating in fast-moving, multi-project environments
• Calm, structured problem-solver under pressure.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work with a purpose-driven, global-impact organization
• Strategic role with leadership exposure
• Competitive net salary
• Health & wellness HMO
• Work-life Balance Hybrid
• Recognition and Reward.