Africa Youth Growth Foundation is a regional Non-Governmental Organization in Abuja for youth growth, development and empowerment, with a mission of building an African society through constructive engagement with stakeholders expand opportunities for self-development and realization among the youth.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Program Manager
Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Field: NGO/Non-Profit
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.
Deadline: 21st September, 2023.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: humanresources@aygf.org using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
Note
- This position is open only to applicants residing in Abuja of Nigeria and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
- AYGF is an equal-opportunity employer; women and people with disability are encouraged to apply.
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