Programme Manager at Premier Hub Innovation Center

Location: Onike - Yaba, Lagos

Job Description
What You’ll Do:

• This is an exciting opportunity to develop, manage and advise on projects, partnerships and other activities to deliver on our enterprise development strategy.
• The successful candidate will support the development of all core areas of our Enterprise portfolio working with sector stakeholders, and communities.
• You will manage various stakeholders and contribute to fundraising efforts to scale up programming.

Programme Management:

• The Programme Manager (PM) will be responsible for the design, planning, contracting, implementation, and execution of a portfolio of activities within our Enterprise Development areas
• Planning schedules and budgets for agreed activities to ensure that all tasks are completed within timeframe and budget parameters defined during project design
• The PM will serve as the central point of contact for internal and external stakeholders to ensure that all activities fit within a strategic and applicable portfolio
• Interface with other units in the organisation (Finance, Enterprise Development, Community, Marketing etc.) to deliver agreed programs
• Participating in donor and grant application processes including design, submission and review
• Provide progress reports on programmes to management for prompt decision-making

Relationship and Stakeholder Management:

• Create a framework that guides engagement between the role and the various levels of stakeholders; the PM must be able to maintain good relations with all associated parties.
• Proactively identify and pursue opportunities for developing new physical and digital audiences for delivery of all programmes.
• Curate relevant activities, stakeholders, events and workshops that will drive innovation in the identified enterprise areas.

Communication and Evaluation:

• Work with the Community Associate and Marketing Unit to develop and manage digital marketing and audience development campaigns including but not limited to social media platforms.
• Provide content to the Marketing Unit for distribution internally and externally.
• Ensure the evaluation strategy for each project is implemented in accordance with programme standards and to report likely variations from target.

Qualifications
What You’ll Need:

• Degree Level or Equivalent in a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years' cognate experience in designing, and leading delivery of incubation, acceleration or capacity building programmes
• Experience supporting enterprise development either in a specific sector within, or across sectors
• Experience working in a STEM focused Innovation Hub or on international donor funded projects.
• Creativity skills in developing programs and methods for engaging an audience toward achieving set targets.