Senior Program Officer at Lopterra Services Limited

Lopterra is a unique training and consultancy organization with offices in Lagos, Nigeria and Johannesburg, South Africa. Our goal is to provide exceptionally services that meets or exceed our clients expectation.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Program Officer

Location: Abuja (FCT)

Responsibilities

• Lead the refinement of the design and the execution of the Leadership for Equity, Advocacy & Development (LEAD) Fellowship across the 10 selected institutions.
• Oversee the review and expansion of the Campus Champion Manual, including modules for the virtual learning lab, oversee the knowledge delivery platform and identify subject matter experts.
• Manage the virtual learning lab, learning circles, capstone sessions, and fellowship cohort experience.
• Design and coordinate the Policy Lab, intra-campus competitions, regional semifinals, and national finale in Abuja.
• Identify sector and thematic aligned partners and support technical placements for finalist teams in governance and civic organizations.
• Convene advisory meetings, inception sessions, and multi-stakeholder dialogues.
• Broker partnerships with civic organizations, governance institutions, feminist networks, and policy actors.
• Ensure the documentation, knowledge management systems, and dashboard tracking of outcomes.

Requirements

• A Master’s Degree in any of the following fields (or closely related disciplines):
  • Gender Studies ,Public Policy / Public Administration, Governance or Development Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, or Political Science, Law, Social Work, Human Rights, or Peace & Conflict Studies or any related field.Minimum of 3–6 years progressive experience in governance, civic engagement, youth leadership development, gender justice, policy advocacy, or related sectors.
• Demonstrated leadership in designing or managing programs, fellowships, or multi-institutional initiatives.
• Strong grounding in feminist principles, power analysis, and systems thinking.
• Proven ability to engage government actors, regulatory agencies, and institutional leadership.
• Exceptional partnership-building, coalition management, and multi-stakeholder convening skills.
• Strong writing, conceptualization, and communication abilities.
• Experience working with young people, student movements, or leadership pipelines is an added advantage.
• Ability to ideate innovative frameworks, develop models, and translate concepts into actionable strategies.
• Availability to travel.

Benefits

• Opportunity to shape a national leadership pipeline for feminist governance.
• Platform to work at the intersection of student movements, policy spaces, and systems-change.
• A supportive feminist work environment grounded in reflection, learning, and rigor.
• Competitive compensation.
• Opportunity to lead a nationally significant initiative
• Hybrid work arrangement.

Application Closing Date
16th December, 2025.