Jobs at Asset Management Group

Job Description

A head of program typically has a wide range of responsibilities, which can include:

• Managing the implementation of new programs according to the company’s strategic plan.
• Ensuring that projects are completed on time, within budget, and meet quality standards.
• Managing multiple projects simultaneously and overseeing their progress to ensure they are completed on time.
• Coordinating with stakeholders to address issues and concerns throughout the program life cycle.
• Maintaining communication with senior leadership regarding program status and risks.
• Developing strategies to improve program management processes and outcomes.
• Recruiting and hiring new employees as needed to support program needs.
• Managing staff members, including hiring, firing, evaluating performance, and making recommendations for promotions.
• Inspire a business-oriented, professional, results-driven environment across the organization.
• Understands and navigates organization dynamics; builds strong informal networks.
• Responsible for communicating effectively with the Board and providing, in a timely and accurate manner, all information necessary for the Board to function properly and to make informed decisions.
• Implement policies and procedures and build support for Board decisions amongst staff
• Work closely and openly with the Board and its committees, ensuring ongoing communication of risks, issues, as well as successes.
• Responsible for the effective administration of MMF’s Operations, providing strategic leadership and hands-on management for all of the administrative and operational functions of the organization in accordance with the mission, objectives, and policies.
• Plans, Oversees and implements appropriate resources to ensure that the operations of the organization work in sync and seamlessly.
• Responsible for signing all notes, agreements, and other instruments made and entered into and on behalf of the organization.

Organization Mission and Strategy:

• Works with board and staff to ensure that the MMF mission is fulfilled through programs, strategic planning and community outreach.
• Develops, plans and ensures the implementation of programs that helps achieve the organization’s mission.
• Act as the chief external advocate for the organisation ensuring key messages for the goals of Murtala Mohammed Foundation are heard.
• Provides strategic leadership for the enhancement of MMF’s brand through collaborative efforts with International bodies, other professional, civic and private organizations.
• Understands context and has a clear long-term view, ensuring alignment with Murtala Mohammed Foundation strategic direction.
• Use strong analytical and innovative thinking to develop clear business strategy to achieve goals

Program Funding and Financial Management:

• Develop high performing funding strategies, ensuring funding goals are achieved, ensures resources are sufficient to guarantee the financial health of the organization.
• Responsible for adequate funding to run existing and new programs
• Provide strong financial leadership, ensuring financial goals are achieved
• Ensure financial accountability and transparency that demonstrates MMF as leaders in the effective use of charitable donations.
• Responsible for fiscal management that generally anticipates operating within the approved budget, ensures maximum resource utilization, and maintenance of the
• Monitor board-approved budget and manage daily financial operations to ensure maximum utilization of resources and optimum financial positioning for the organization
• Prudently direct resources and manage all financials within budget guidelines and according to current laws and regulations

Program Formation and Management:

• Ensure Programmes are well planned from start to completion involving deadlines, milestones and processes.
• Ensure Programmes are implemented and managed effectively. Structuring the supervising of all program and project managers involved to provide feedback and resolve complex problems.
• Seek for grants and funding from corporate and International Partners in order to run the Foundation’s programs.

Brand Positioning and Advocacy:

• Manage all aspects of the organization’s marketing and public relations, ensuring high visibility to prospects and the public, and build interest in engaged philanthropy
• Develop and maintain a strong positive brand Image, visibility and reputation for MMF
• Ensure MMF’s profile is enhanced through media appearances, and top-level engagement with Government, businesses, the general public and other NGOs, representing the organization and serve as chief spokesperson publicly at events, conferences, and partnership meetings
• Act as the chief external advocate for the organisation, promoting the organization and its mission, programs.

Job Requirements

• Candidates should possess a Master's Degree qualification.
• 10 years work experience.

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Job Description

• As the Head of operations, you will be responsible for supervising daily support operations of our organization and planning the most efficient administrative procedures.
• You will also be developing an operational improvement strategy in collaboration with our senior managers/staff, defining employee roles, allocating resources, and presenting progress updates to our executives.
• You will also be in charge of making important policy and strategic decisions, as well as the development and implementation of operational policies and procedures. To ensure your eligibility for this role, you should possess extensive experience in a related industry and the ability to lead optimization initiatives.

Administrative Manager Roles:

• Organize and streamline the admin unit to make office operations more efficient.
• Manage the documentation of processes, monitor progress, and prepare status reports.
• Plan and coordinate administrative procedures, facilities services, maintenance activities and systems and devise ways to streamline office activities and processes
• Ensure the smooth and adequate flow of information within the company to facilitate other business operations
• Monitor costs and expenses to assist in administrative budget preparation
• Manage tradespersons and staff schedules and deadlines

Operations Manager Roles:

• Work closely with the Group CEO and management team to set and/or implement policies, procedures, and systems and to follow through with implementation.
• Manage overall operations and is responsible for the effective and successful management of labor, productivity, quality control, and safety measures as established in the Group.
• Serve as a company representative on regulatory issues. Enhance the operational procedure, systems, and principles in the areas of information flow and management, business processes, enhanced management reporting, and look for opportunities to expand systems.
• As an operations manager, you are responsible for managing a team of people, which involves both the engagement and development of these people.
• As the Operations Manager, you will support the project/Program planning process and ensure key performance indicators (KPIs) are in place and targets are met.
• Overseeing and improving the human resources (HR), IT, and finance departments’ performance and efficiency by ensuring smooth workflows within each department and establishing easy and lucid communication channels between them.
• Manage the finance team to oversee the budgeting, costs, reporting, planning, forecasting and auditing.
• Develop, implement and review operational policies and procedures and document processes, monitor progress and prepare status reports
• Observe current management practices, and interview staff to find areas for improvement and optimization
• Oversee the implementation of operational improvement and resource utilization strategies
• Collaborating across departments to set realistic operational targets and timeframes
• Build alliances and partnerships with other organizations
• Determine the scope of governance structures via consultation and evaluation.
• Restructure departments and define employee roles.
• Facilitate training initiatives and promote best practices.
• Integrating new technologies and promoting adherence to industry standards.

Job Requirements

• Candidates should possess a Master's Degree qualification.
• 8 years work experience.