Program Manager at a Reputable Engineering Consulting Firm - Michael Stevens Consulting - Lagos and Rivers

Michael Stevens Consulting - Our client, a reputable Engineering Consulting Firm which has in furtherance of diversity & strengthening of it's business, established a number of strategic allowance and partnerships, to significantly enhance our business franchise is seeking a suitably qualified candidate for the position below:

Job Title: Program Manager

Locations: Lagos and Rivers
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• These partnerships are in the forms of executed memoranda of understanding with several academic division of local and international universities, a world class engineering training & equipment manufacturing research institute of considerable reputation
• The imperative of efficient harnessing & management of these relationships, for optimal profitability, has necessitates this search for a self managed professional, with very strong managerial leadership skills to ascertain the responsibilities inherent in the above position.
• He/she will manage the strategic and operational issues identified in the various memoranda of understanding to ensure operational efficiency & profitability, ensure that the interest of the company is well protected, and provide periodic reports to management, as well as our various partners.
• This position calls for considerable planning, coordination, and administrative skills, as well as the ability to multitask in a demanding work environment.

Job Description

• Full time Responsibilities Plan and coordinate training programmes with our partners.
• Shortlist and select facilitators for list of courses
• Create time table for training programmes
• Work with Learning Team to design Technical Certificate Training Programs
• Manage Business partners and sponsors, Tutors and facilitators for the program.
• Recruit program facilitators and manage them.
• Follow up on facilitators to ensure timely attendance
• Represent the Company as the Head of Business Development and Programs during events, presentations, press interviews and promotional activities.
• Mentoring and working with participants, tutors, partners and maintaining an ever evolving curriculum
• Manage all participants to ensure strict adherence to laid down rules
• Design training work-plan and ensure compliance
• Identify organisations to engage trainees either on internship basis or full time employment if required
• Sign partnerships with recruitment firms and agencies to provide list of trained candidates for employment considerations
• Work with media team to promote training programmes
• Engage in monitoring of interns/employed trainees to be sure they are performing optimally
• Provide monthly feedback on trainees' performance
• Create social media groups for trainees and share career development courses as well as job opportunities.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree / HND qualification.
• The appointee will preferably be an Engineer with a Postgraduate in Business Management Degree, with not less than 10 years of management experience, some of which would have been in an engineering consulting practice
• Strong communication, influence, negotiation & the ability to relate at senior management levels, are essential prerequisites for success.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the "Job Title" as the subject of the email.