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North East Regional Initiative (NERI) is an International Development Organization
Position Summary:
The Program Manager (PM) will be responsible for the contracting, implementation, and close-out of a portfolio of activities. The PM will work with in close collaboration with the Senior Management Team (including USAID/OTI) and community stakeholders to identify, prioritize, and design activities that will respond to community development priorities in order to further the objectives of the NLCB program. The PM, working with a small multidisciplinary team, will be charged with oversight of project activities to ensure that all tasks are completed within timeframe and budget parameters defined during project design. The Program Manager will be tasked with the programmatic and administrative closeout of all activities, including final reporting, disbursement of funding (in concert with finance staff), and disposition of any project inventory. The Program Manager will serve as the main point of contact for state-level actors and community stakeholders to ensure that all activities fit within a strategic and coherent portfolio. The Program Manager will be expected to report daily to and receive guidance from the Senior Management Team. The Program Manager will be expected to liaise with various levels of stakeholders, including government officials, civil society organizations, and community actors; the PM must be able to maintain good relations with all associated parties. In addition, the Program Manager will be expected to collaborate horizontally with other Program Managers to share lessons learned and jointly design program strategy. This position is based in Jos with frequent travel within the program LGAs and to Abuja.
Reporting & Supervision:
The Program Manager will report to the Deputy Chief of Party – Programs. All PMs should expect direct interactions with members of Senior Management Unit and with the client, USAID/OTI. PMs may supervise and lead multidisciplinary activity management teams, comprised of Program Officers and/or Assistants, Grants Officers, Procurement Officers or Assistants, M&E Officers or Assistant, and Logistics Officers or Assistant. While these team members also report technically to their line managers in Abuja, under the Deputy Chief of Party – Programs, the PM is expected to lead the team and ensure that they work together to design, implement, monitoring and learn from activities.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES AND DELIVERABLES
Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Required Skills & Qualifications
Qualified applicants MUST submit the following documents to nigeria_recruitment@neri-nigeria.com by November 27th, 2020:
Please reference the job title and location on the subject line, your cover letter and resume/CV.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
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