Head of Programs at She Leads Africa

Job Description

• The Head of Programs will be responsible for organizing and generating revenue from SLA offline / online programs, managing projects from end to end, developing relationships with brands and identifying additional revenue streams for the company.

Specific Responsibilities
Events:

• Organizing programs and activities in accordance with the mission and goals of the organization.
• Work closely with project sponsors, cross-functional teams, and assigned project managers to plan and develop scope, deliverables, required resources, work plan, budget, and timing for new initiatives.
• Secure event partnerships that involve research, conference calls, proposals and in-person meetings.
• Serve as a spokesperson for official events and programs.

Project Management:

• Overseeing the successful launch of products
• Understanding how different projects interlink and overlap
• Developing an evaluation method to assess program strengths and identify areas for improvement.
• Implementing and managing changes and interventions to ensure project goals are achieved.
• Producing accurate and timely reporting of program status throughout its life cycle.
• Analyze, evaluate, and overcome program risks, and produce program reports for management and stakeholders.
• Liaising with the marketing and communications team to increase awareness of programs

Strategy Formulation:

• Developing and implementing strategies for the programs team, including developing a robust risk mitigation plan for different projects

Team Management:

• Manage the programs team for optimal return-on-investment, and coordinate and delegate cross-project initiatives
• Communicating and coordinating event targets with the Marketing and Sales team

Budgeting and Financing:

• Managing budgets and reporting on fund allocation

HGCP:

• Conduct customer development research to identify the skills and training our community is looking for and integrate that into our programs
• Develop content for the platform
• Manage and engage with relevant content partners, set-up meetings, and drive short and long-term goals for the success of the platform

Requirements
We’re looking for someone who:

• Has 3+ years of proven experience in a project lead role 
• Has a thorough understanding of project / program management techniques and methods
• Exhibits proficiency in budgeting and finance management 
• Has experience curating educational content/curriculum designing
• Has exceptional leadership, time management, facilitation, and organizational skills
• Has recorded success working in a startup and had direct involvement with improving industry partnerships
• Has the ability to juggle multiple priorities
• Has exceptional communication skills, and demonstrated ability to build high-trust relationships
• Has experience guiding cross-functional teams in a highly iterative, rapidly evolving agile environment.
• Can work independently and is happy to join a virtual team
• Has a can-do attitude and is flexible enough to take on any task we throw at them
• Is passionate, hungry and eager to build SLA into a world-class institution
• Has high professional and ethical standards i.e. understands that there’s no such thing as African time – you’re just late
• Is comfortable taking and giving feedback
• Has a good sense of humor – because we’ll be working hard so we better keep each other entertained
• Is comfortable working in a startup environment where we’re making the rules up as we go along

Commitment:

• Full time position

Hours of work:

• 50 hours per week, usual working hours are from 9:00am - 6:00pm WAT.
• There will be a requirement from time to time to start work earlier or finish later as the role
  dictates.