Programme Associate (Project Manager) at Corporate Headhunters

Corporate Headhunters – Our client is a rapidly growing social enterprise, with a mission to serve the bottom of the pyramid and transform agriculture into a job creation engine for unemployed youths in Nigeria. They offer a suite of services to rural, smallholder farmers, helping them to overcome the challenges of fragmentation and low economies of scale.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Programme Associate (Project Manager)

Location: Lagos

Description

We are currently looking for a Programme Associate for our client. She/he will also act as a Project Manager to handle various projects and teams.

Responsibilities

Own, plan and execute critical projects with the organization.
Manage business planning and budget development with the finance team.
Develop schedule for project management and ensure execution stays within schedule and budget.
Closely monitor key metrics with effective tracking and preparation of relevant reports.
Managing and organizing operational data to determine costs of operations and establish standard costs.
Lead and manage team of direct and non-direct reports.
Maintain cost analysis process, review monthly expense and ensure execution occurs within policy guidelines and provide trends and forecast analysis to management.
Provide creative solutions to solve problems and achieve desired results.
Prepare reports and supporting documents and provide regular updates to management team.
Consult with the leadership team to guide and influence long term strategic thinking.

Qualification/Requirements

Excellent communication skills: Fluent oral and written English.
Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Development Finance, Economics or any relevant Social Sciences (Master’s degree and /or Project Management Certification is preferred).
At least 6 years of senior business strategy, operations and project management experience.
Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and work through others.
Proficient in Excel Spreadsheets, MS Office and Financial Software applications
Bear strong analytical skills
Positive attitude towards work
Attention to detail.
Ability to take ownership and work in a fast-paced environment
Ability to relate with people from different backgrounds
Well informed on the Nigerian Agri-business environment.