Country Manager - LVP Foundation at Louis Valentino Nigeria Limited

Job Description:

As a result of expansion, there is the urgent need to fill the role of a Country Manager to oversee the affairs of the Foundation in two key areas which include Education & Entrepreneurial support. 

Responsibilities:

• Provide overall leadership and strategic direction to the Foundation;
• Provide leadership for the dissemination of the Foundation's values, vision and mission at country level;
• Ensure effective, high quality, consistent implementation & delivery of the Foundation's programs nationwide and internationally;
• Maintain cordial partnership relationships at national and international levels with all stakeholders;
• Ensure that all communication infrastructures are set up in the program and smooth information flow is maintained;
• Review and where necessary evolve approach to working with partners;
• Oversee the implementation of   programs by the team, and at the same time provide feedback, advice and directions as appropriate and ensure that quality standards are met;
• Provide oversight to all finance and administrative services in the Foundation;
• Establish and roll-out the most effective way to measure and articulate programme impacts;
• Represent the Foundation on key donor/partner and all stakeholders’ relationships thereby raising the profile of the Foundation;
• Ensure that all major funds are well managed and reported (attaining the objective) and implemented within agreed budgets and timelines;
• Oversee and coordinate the programme portfolio to ensure the highest level of project quality and accountability, while fostering continuity through building local capacity and developing innovative programme interventions;
• Ensure that all the local offices comply with and contribute to an efficient funds management system across the Foundation, covering the entire funds cycle;
• Cultivation of high-level relationships with relevant stakeholders nationally and internationally;
• Keep abreast of the trends within the donor environment;
• Drawing on programme practice to identify potential advocacy and research agenda;
• Develop networks and partnerships with national/regional/international institutions and oversee donor collaboration, fund raising and project development within the country;
• Narrative and financial reporting to donors and Foundation;
• Responsible for financial feasibility of all country programs;

Qualifications, Skills & Competencies:

• Postgraduate/Masters qualification in social sciences, management or a related field
• At least six (5) years’ senior Management experience with an NGO in related field,
• Project management, planning coordinating skills.
• Monitoring, evaluation and quality management skills
• 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
• Experience of managing 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 nationally and internationally