Program Manager at International Republican Institute (IRI)

Duties and Responsibilities

•     Take lead in the design and implementation of the political party strengthening and empowerment programs
•     Take lead in the design of training programs and materials and implementation of capacity building activities for political party development and political empowerment
•     Organize stakeholder dialogues, develop training materials
•     Track and brief staff /consultants on the political and policy developments, legislative changes, technical developments in the country that affect the organization’s activities and/or objectives
•     Contribute to the development of funding proposals and formulation of implementation plans
•     Provide technical assistance in capacity building, planning, implementation,  monitoring, and evaluation to the organization’s implementing partners and target group

Qualifications and Experience

•     Master’s degree preferred in governance, development, social sciences, or project management
•     At least 10 years work experience (5 years at management level)
•     Strong understanding of Nigeria’s political system and political parties
•     Institutional capacity building experience, project design and implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills desirable
•     Training experience specifically manual design, organizing and conducting training
•     Experience with evaluation and impact reporting to donors
•     Experience in building and fostering relationships as well as capacity to communicate fluently with different stakeholders (civil society, media, government, political parties and staff)
•     Proven integrity, objectivity and professional competence; demonstrated sensitivity to cultural diversity, PWD and gender issues