Program Manager at Ikore International Development Limited

Background

• We seek to employ a dynamic and innovative person who has experience working in different Value chains across Nigeria and Africa
• Someone who can work collectively with host communities, design home-grown solutions that improve the livelihood and resilience of the communities.

Key Responsibilities

• Organizing programs and activities in accordance with the mission and goals of Ikore
• Developing new programs to support the strategic direction of the organization.
• Creating and managing long-term goals, developing a budget and operating plan for the project.
• Developing an evaluation method to assess program strengths and identify areas for improvement.
• Managing a team with a diverse array of talents and responsibilities.
• Ensuring goals are met in areas including farmer satisfaction, safety, quality and team member performance.
• Implementing and managing changes and interventions to ensure project goals are achieved.
• Meeting with stakeholders to make communication easy and transparent regarding project issues and decisions on services.
• Producing accurate and timely reporting of project status throughout its life cycle.
• Analyze, evaluate, and overcome project risks, resource management and produce project reports for management and stakeholders.
• Coordinating the projects and their interdependencies.

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or related field.
• 5+ years in an advanced management role (preference given to those with project management experience).
• Exceptional leadership, time management, facilitation, and organizational skills
• Highly developed writing (proposal writing preferred), communication, influencing and negotiating skill.
• Mastery of project tools and techniques.
• Working knowledge of digital marketing
• Outstanding working knowledge of change management principles and performance evaluation processes
• Proven experience managing a team.
• Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook.