Program Manager at Eko Innovation

Eko Innovation is currently seeking application from suitably qualified candidate to fill the position below:

Job Title: Program Manager

Location: Nigeria

About The Role

• The Program Manager works across innovation programs & activities focused on scaling the talent of Eko Innovation’s products, engineers & technology talent and providing increased value to our partners.
• He / She will manage initiatives and projects, collaborating across teams and functions, and support the goals of the Program & Product roadmaps.

Job Duties

• Oversees projects, initiatives, budgets, and operating plans to support the tactical and strategic direction of Eko Innovation Product and Eko Inovation.
• Collaborates with cross-departmental stakeholders (Partner Engineering, Sales, Staffing .etc.) to ensure seamless execution.
• Monitors and evaluates program performance and success metrics.
• Contributes to and take lead on communicating progress, impact, learnings, and recommendations to relevant stakeholders across Eko Innovation.
• Develops and nurtures relationships with stakeholders across multiple departments (Sales, Staffing, Partner Engineering, Technology, etc) and leverages rapport to drive Talent Product goals.
• Builds and manages channels for communication, collaboration, user testing, feedback and program adoption within the Eko Engineering Community.
• Accurately routes skill / issue requests for escalation, remediation, and prioritization.
• Lead the performance management process that measures and evaluates progress of Eko Innovation activities against the set goals. Ensure program milestones are met, particularly placement targets.
• Recommend new training programs, equipment and resources for the training centers, as required.
• Direct, monitor and participate in research and business intelligence activities including data collection, focus groups, industry engagements, employer summits, evaluation and analysis, etc.
• Keep abreast of training trends, industry needs, developments and best practices to enhance the project. Oversees projects, initiatives, budgets, and operating plans to support the tactical and strategic direction of Talent Product .

Requirements

• 5+ years of program management experience (or experience in a related field).
• Familiarity in a software related field such as Software Engineering, Engineering Management or Product Management.
• Strong experience in project/program management methodologies, tools, and techniques – and knows how and when to apply each approach.
• Strong ability to be analytical (quantitative and qualitative), problem solve, think big picture, and get into the weeds.
• Strong experience with leading teams / projects using agile practices.
• Experience in strategic planning, risk management and/or change management.
• High level of proficiency with Google suite(sheets, docs, slides) and communication technologies, such as Slack and Zoom.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate information to a variety of constituents.
• Excellent listening and interpersonal skills with demonstrated experience collaborating effectively across multiple functions.
• Flexible, adaptable, and able to execute a range of job duties and changing priorities.
• Possess professional maturity, cultural sensitivity, and the integrity that exemplifies Eko Innovation’s values.

Leadership and Growth Behaviors:

• Act like An Owner: Deliver results, creating value for our Brands, our System, our customers, and key stakeholders.
• Develop self and others: Develop self and support others’ development to achieve full potential.
• Growth Mindset: Demonstrates curiosity. Welcomes failure as a learning opportunity.
• Smart Risk: Makes bold decisions / recommendations.
• Externally Focused: Understands the upstream and downstream implications of his/her work. Tracks and shares external trends, best practices or ideas.
• Performance Driven and Accountable: Has high performance standards. Outperforms her / his peers.
• Fast / Agile: Removes barriers to move faster. Experiments and adapts. Thrives under pressure and fast pace.

Interested?

• If the above sounds like an exciting role to you, please tell us why you believe you’re a good fit and we’ll be in touch.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.