Enough is Enough Nigeria (EiE) is a coalition of individuals and youth organizations committed to instituting a culture of good governance and public accountability in Nigeria through advocacy, activism and the mobilization of the youth population as responsible citizens. We are non partisan, neither are we a platform for the actualization of any individual’s political ambitions.
Our ambitious goal is to mobilize 10 million young people, cutting across religious, ethnic and socio economic divides in the country to be actively engaged in the electoral process by 2015.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Programs Lead
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Description
- We are looking for a self-driven individual with strong work ethics, collaborative spirit, leadership, fundraising, planning, strategizing, marketing, problem-solving skills.
The Programs Lead will be responsible for the following:
Program Management:
- Execute project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs.
- Effectively apply EiE’s methodology and enforce project standards.
- Design evaluative measures to track program effectiveness.
- Oversee collection of performance data on programs and activities, for evaluation and strategic review and reporting purposes.
- Minimize exposure to risks on projects.
- Maintain a working knowledge of significant developments and trends in the non-profit sector dealing with good governance and civic engagement.
- Prepare and present reports to board, funders, and community stakeholders.
- Manage relationships with organizational coalition members – strategy input and partnerships on programs
- Generate innovative project ideas and strategies related to EiE’s mission and goals.
- Maintain official records, documents and internal/external communications as appropriate.
- Ensure project documents are complete and stored appropriately.
- Manage project timeline.
- Perform the cost-benefit analysis to estimate the strengths and weaknesses of new projects.
Stakeholder Management:
- Work with community agencies, organisations and institutions as appropriate to carry out organisational and program goals.
- Engage stakeholders in advocacy to advance EiE’s mission and goals.
- Prepare and present reports to board and funders, as well as community stakeholders.
- Manage relationships with partners.
- Identify fundraising strategies that benefit and complement the mission and the vision of EiE.
Team Collaboration and Management:
- Challenge project members to develop as leaders while serving as mentors.
- Ensure working environment is conducive to the nature of EiE’s work and impromptu causes.
- Identify resource needs and assign individual responsibilities.
- Supervise the activities of the Programs Team.
Organisational Development:
- Maintain regular contact with funding organizations and report on program activities in intervals mutually established between funders and EiE.
- Ensure effective systems to track progress, and regularly assess program components, to measure successes to effectively communicate to the Board, funders, and other stakeholders.
- Seek contracts and partnerships and spearhead the development of proposals.
- Take a leadership role in seeking out and writing funding applications
- Prepare and submit reports as required – including weekly reports; monthly reports for the Board and funding organizations/sources.
- Prepare final reports for funding organizations/sources in cooperation with the Administrator.
Requirements
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.
- 5 years minimum experience in a similar role.
- Proficiency with Microsoft office.
- Working knowledge of grants and fund-raising activities.
- Have apt knowledge and interest in governance and politics.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter to: cvs@eienigeria.org using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.