Programs & Events Lead at Welcome2Africa

 The Program and Events Lead will be responsible for designing programs and events that attract, promote and facilitate investments to key sectors such as agribusiness, maritime, and trade.

She/he will provide expertise and interact effectively with senior levels of partner organizations and ecosystem stakeholders to advance the development and delivery of the Welcome2Africa strategy.

Job Responsibilities

• Design, implement and manage profitable Welcome2Africa International Programs, identify opportunities for new initiatives or program expansion towards achieving the organization goals and objectives.
• Coordinate and manage clients’ relationships (KPI alignment, key deliverables. Validation, feedbacks etc.)
• Project administration (program finalization, organizing, budgeting, reporting etc)
• Coordinating and training the various team members that are to deliver on the programs.
• Develop work plan weekly and follow up with the completion
• Communicate with all stakeholders of all outlined programs (internal, external, partners, sponsors etc.)
• Track, monitor, and evaluate all program metrics and achieve milestone completion.
• Ensure that all programs are on track in line with the budget and timeline perspectives.
• Identify areas of improvement of all programs and share best practices.
• Work hand in hand with the CEO to develop plans for Welcome2AfricaInternational.
• Facilitate partnership with government agencies, donor organizations, private firms, international organizations and other service providers interested in trade and investment in Africa.
• Develop stakeholder mapping for each program
• Adequately maintain and update stakeholders and partners database
• Make phone calls and send out emails to follow up with partners/stakeholders.
• Implementing and monitoring Standard Operating Procedure for all program activities.
• Participate in developing and nurturing collaborations with external partners including donors and individual supporters, policy makers, media and other stakeholders.
• Ensure that all staff and volunteers adhere to the project implementation principles.
• Any other tasks as may be assigned by supervisors.

Job Requirements

• Minimum four (4) years of relevant experience in event management, agribusiness, agri-finance and agriculture value chains is required with special focus in Nigeria
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Finance, Business, Agricultural Economics and/or Financial Inclusion
• Excellent project management skills managing multiple projects at once
• Shows innovation and creativity through problem-solving and decision making
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present information in a clear and compelling way
• Strong curiosity & self-drive, able to prioritize, work independently and manage own time, with limited supervision