Program Manager at Africa Youth Growth Foundation

Job Purpose

• Oversees all aspects of an ongoing program, from its development to implementing program activities.
• Ensures the program is completed to a consistently high standard, within budget, that objectives are met on time, suiting the company's image and objectives.
• Makes sure the program meets professional standards and industry regulations.

Job Duties

• Establishes short and long-term program objectives and ensures team members meet them.
• Develops regular budgets and schedules (usually annually) to support the program's implementation.
• Develops funding plans to ensure the program's ongoing delivery and success.
• Creates and implements guidelines for evaluating the program's strengths and areas where improvement is required.
• Assigns tasks to team members to ensure project objectives are completed as required.
• Communicates expectations to team members.
• Counsels and disciplines team members who do not perform to expectations or who violate company policies.
• Appraises team members' performances and offer feedback to employees and, when appropriate, to managers.
• Resolves problems with the program as they arise.
• Monitors programs progress and reports this in regular meetings with high-end managers and any stakeholders were funding the program.

The Person

The ideal candidate should have:

• B.Sc / BA in Public Health, Business Administration, Health Sciences, Behavioral Sciences or its recognized equivalent with 8 years of relevant experience with international development programs.
• Or M.Sc / MA Degree in Public Health, Business Administration, Health Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Reproductive Health, Nutrition, Nursing, Food Sciences, or its recognized equivalent with 3 - 7 years of relevant experience with international development programs.
• Demonstrated success in multicultural environments is an advantage.

Skills / Competencies:

• Knowledge of health and development programming in a developing country.
• Basic accounting and financial management skills.
• Working knowledge of major donor policies (Global Fund) as well as international not- for-profit organizations.
• Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the political and ethical issues surrounding health-related issues.
• Proven ability to coordinate a multi-sectorial development project.
• Ability to organize systems to monitor administrative and implementation results.
• Report to supervisor on variances and status on a regular basis.
• Work independently with initiative to manage high-volume workflow.
• Perform detail-oriented work with a high level of accuracy.
• Interact with diplomacy and tact and follow up on requests in a timely and efficient manner.
• Use a computer to accurately and rapidly enter and retrieve data and information.
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to work as a team member.
• Ability to plan and prioritize own work under tight deadlines, as well as to work on own initiative and as a member of a team.