Jul 31, 2018
Role Purpose
The Program Manager will provide oversight to the REACH project team in Gombe, Katsina and Zamfara states on planning, monitoring, report writing and budget and award management in order to meet timelines within the life of the project.
Key Areas of Accountability Programme Management:
Effectively and efficiently work with all REACH staff and local partners to ensure timely reporting of narrative and financial reports to the country office
Maintain good communication with staff and local partners
Work together with the Program team and local partners to develop and track implementable project workplan and budgets in line with project objectives and plans
Work closely with the project staff and monitor implementation of project workplan and reporting of activities
Submit quality project narrative reports on timely basis to country office
Planning and Budgeting:
Provide guidance on activity plans, budgets and financial management and reporting to project staff and local partners in all project implementation states
Provide guidance on budgeting, forecasting, rephrasing, tracking/monitoring and reporting
Follow up with country office Awards and Finance to ensure timely disbursements of funds to local partners and assessment and vetting of local partners where appropriate.
Representation and Relationships:
Represent REACH project on stakeholders meetings in the states where necessary.
Skills and Behaviours (our Values in Practice) Accountability:
Accuracy and timeliness in all areas of responsibility
High level of accuracy in work, and ability to analyse complex sets of relationships and situations
Holds self and others accountable
Ambition:
Creating best-in-class EA function
Future-orientated, thinks pro-actively
Collaboration:
Working effectively with stakeholders to achieve common goals
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners
Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
Designing more effective project management systems
Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
Honest, encourages openness and transparency, demonstrates highest levels of integrity.
Skills & Experience Administrative & General Skills:
Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree with at least 5 years’ work experience or a Postgraduate qualification with 3 years’ experience in program management
Essential:
At least 5 years programme management experience with INGO in Nigeria
At least 3 years in Adolescent sexual health programme management.
Effective planning, analytical, report writing and financial skills
Very good understanding and skills in advocacy and in promoting gender equality, child rights, community empowerment, community development approaches, analytical & research skills, experience in conducting research, data analysis and knowledge management
Proven supervisory skills and coaching for direct reports.
Fluency in English (written and verbal) and excellent writing skills
Desirable:
Experience working in Northern Nigeria
Fluency in Hausa
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