Project Manager at Wootlab Innovations

Wootlab Innovations is a fast-growing software development and technology training company focused on empowering individuals and businesses in Africa. We provide comprehensive training programs and cutting-edge software solutions to drive innovation and growth in the technology sector.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Project Manager

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full-time

Role Summary

• The Project Manager will provide overall leadership, coordination, and strategic oversight for the implementation of the programme.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that all programme components are delivered on time, within scope, and to the highest quality standards.
• The Project Manager will supervise technical and operational teams, coordinate stakeholders and
• employer partners, oversee programme performance, manage risks, ensure compliance with programme requirements, and drive achievement of training, certification, inclusion, and employment targets.
• The role requires a highly strategic leader with demonstrated experience managing large-scaleworkforce development, digital skills, employment, BPO, education, or enterprise development programmes involving multiple stakeholders and delivery locations.

Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership and Programme Management:

• Provide overall leadership for programme planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting.
• Lead the execution of the programme's training-to-employment strategy and ensure alignment with programme objectives.
• Translate programme goals into detailed implementation plans, operational workplans, and performance targets.
• Ensure effective coordination between training delivery, employer engagement, placement, communications, safeguards, GESI, and MEL functions.
• Drive programme performance against beneficiary recruitment, certification, and employment targets.

Team Leadership and Supervision:

• Directly supervise programme technical and operational personnel
• Conduct regular performance reviews and provide strategic guidance to programme teams.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and results delivery.
• Lead programme management meetings and implementation review sessions.

Stakeholder and Partnership Management:

• Manage relationships with government institutions, employers, BPO operators, innovation hubs, training centres, industry associations, and strategic partners.
• Lead high-level stakeholder engagement and representation of the programme at meetings, events, and consultations.
• Support employer partnership development and job placement initiatives.
• Coordinate strategic partnerships that strengthen programme sustainability and employment outcomes.

Training and Workforce Development Oversight:

• Oversee curriculum implementation and quality assurance processes.
• Ensure training pathways remain aligned with employer demand and labour market needs.
• Monitor training performance, certification outcomes, and learner progression.
• Support employer co-creation processes and workforce readiness initiatives.

Employment and Placement Oversight:

• Oversee implementation of employer engagement and job placement strategies.
• Ensure internship, apprenticeship, remote work, and employment pathways are operational.
• Monitor employment outcomes and placement targets.
• Strengthen relationships with local and international employers to increase job opportunities for graduates.
• Risk Management, Compliance and Quality Assurance
• Oversee programme risk management and mitigation measures.
• Ensure compliance with programme policies, safeguarding requirements, environmental
• and social standards, and operational procedures.
• Monitor implementation quality across all delivery locations.
• Lead corrective action planning where performance gaps are identified.

Performance Management and Reporting:

• Monitor programme progress against workplans, milestones, and performance indicators.
• Review technical reports, dashboards, and implementation updates.
• Provide strategic recommendations to improve programme effectiveness and efficiency.
• Lead the preparation of programme performance reports and implementation reviews.

Required Qualifications
Education:

• Master's Degree in Project Management, Business Administration, International Development, Public Policy, Education, Economics, Management, Human Resource Development, Technology Management, or a related field.
• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline with substantial senior management experience may be considered.

Professional Experience

• Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience managing large-scale programmes in workforce development, skills development, employment, education, digital economy, BPO, entrepreneurship, technology, or economic development.
• Demonstrated experience leading multi-state or national programmes involving multiple stakeholders and delivery partners.
• Experience managing complex projects with large beneficiary targets and measurable employment outcomes.
• Strong experience in stakeholder engagement, partnership development, and programme governance.
• Experience supervising multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Experience in managing programme implementation across multiple locations simultaneously.
• Experience in workforce development, BPO, digital skills, technology-enabled services, or job creation initiatives is highly desirable.
• Experience working with government agencies, private sector employers, development organisations, and industry stakeholders

Preferred Certifications:

• Project Management Professional (PMP).
• PRINCE2 Practitioner.
• Agile Project Management Certification.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM).
• Results-Based Management (RBM) Certification.
• Monitoring and Evaluation Certification.
• Change Management Certification.
• Risk Management Certification.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher.

Technical Competencies:

• Strategic programme leadership and execution.
• Workforce development and employment systems.
• BPO sector understanding and employer engagement.
• Programme planning and operational management.
• Stakeholder engagement and partnership management.
• Team leadership and performance management.
• Risk management and problem-solving.
• Results-based management.
• Budget oversight and resource allocation.
• Data-driven decision-making.

Application Closing Date
14th July, 2026.

Method of Application
interested and qualified candidates should submit the following to: hello@wootlab.ng using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
Or
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• A detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV).
• A cover letter (maximum 2 pages) demonstrating experience leading large-scale workforce development, skills development, employment, BPO, digital economy, or enterprise development programmes.
• Copies of relevant academic and professional certifications.
• A summary of at least three comparable projects managed, including project value, scale, beneficiary reach, team size supervised, and measurable outcomes achieved.
• Contact details of three professional referees, including at least two senior professional references.