Senior Program Manager at Peridot Forte Solutions Consulting Limited

Peridot Forte Solutions Consulting was birthed out of the passion to assist and help organization to create a structure and frame work for their businesses thereby achieving high rate of organizational performance and profit. Organization strives achieving high rate of organizational performance and profit.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Program Manager

Location: Lagos

Responsibilities

• Review, expand, plan and execute the STER’s strategy, programs and development fund.
• Develop, manage and sustain grant opportunities and other fundraising initiatives towards STER’s social enterprise model.
• Strategically provide professional leadership and management of the day-to-day operations and programs.
• Oversee budget and financial statements and expenditures, and yearly financial audits.
• Ensure regular timely and accurate donor reports and other publications on media platforms, including the website.
• Engage with communities of best practice, sharing it with our team and keeping our work up to date on new learning.
• Engage with policy, campaigns and conversations through events and meetings, as well as submissions to consultations.
• Translate STER’s frontline experience into policy briefs to influence laws and debates around sexual and gender-based violence and tech-facilitated abuse.
• Research and publish resources and thought-leadership that benefits the VAWG sector, technologists and policymakers.
• Formalize partnerships with national, regional and global organisations that advance gender equity, women’s rights and policies and research institutes.
• Work in close communication with the Advisory Board and assist in the preparation of the board and annual general meetings.
• Ensure regulatory compliance to all government requirements for civil society organisations and social enterprises in Nigeria and across Africa.
• Oversee the regular update and amplification of digital platforms to foster service provision and awareness-raising initiatives on the organization’s programs and impact.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Gender Studies, Research, Social Services, Social Sciences, Business Development, International Relations or related discipline.
• 4-6 years of experience in a senior management leadership role in a non-profit, youth-led organisation or social enterprise with proven planning, implementation and coordination skills.
• Extensive experience in fundraising, research and donor management.
• Demonstrated mentorship and leadership ability in a manner which supports the agency’s philosophy of leadership and growth of staff and programs.
• Understanding of local and regional contexts on legal frameworks, committees and strategies on gender equity, research and women’s rights programming.
• Fluency in English, a major local language and any other UN-recognised language is a plus.
• Ability to effectively use MS Office packages, G-Suites and other collaborative tools such as Slack, Trello and monday.com.

Application Closing Date
20th October, 2023.