Vacancy for Program Director at Hamilton Lloyd and Associates

Hamilton Lloyd and Associates – Our client is a Social, Leadership and good governance Non-Governmental Organization. Due to internal expansion and re-structuring, they are looking to hire a qualified candidate to fill the position below:

Job Title: Program Director

Location: Lagos
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Job Summary

• The Program Director as a senior Management position, is charged with the responsibility to manage staff, programs and see to the delivery and overall success of each program.

Job Responsibilities

• Initiate and set goals for programs according to the strategic objectives of the organization
• Plan the programs from start to completion involving deadlines, milestones and processes
• Seek for grants and funding from corporate and International Partners in order to run the Foundation’s programs.
• Seek for relevant partnership in other to position the Foundation on a global level
• Develop and approve budgets and operations
• Supervise all program and project managers involved to provide feedback and resolve complex problems
• Responsible for overseeing the administration, programs and develop initiatives to support the strategic direction of the Foundation.
• Discover ways to enhance efficiency and productivity of procedures and people
• Devise evaluation strategies to monitor performance and determine the need for improvements.
• Keep senior management informed with detailed and accurate reports or presentations.
• Manage governance by ensuring that the organization fosters and maintains a strong relationship, while maximizing the opportunities the board of director, advisory board bring on board.

Person Specification

• Fund raising, grant seeking skills and excellent Marketing skills
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills
• An analytical mindset with great problem-solving abilities
• Strong organizational abilities including planning, delegating, program development and task facilitation
• Ability to convey vision of the organization’s strategic future to staff, board, volunteers and donors.
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Proven experience as program director or other managerial position
• Thorough understanding of project/program management techniques and methods
• Excellent Knowledge of performance evaluation techniques and key metrics
• Outstanding knowledge of data analysis, reporting and budgeting
• Working knowledge of MS office and program management software (e.g. Basecamp, MS Project etc.)
• A business acumen with a strategic ability
• Ability to interface and engage diverse volunteer and donor groups
• Strong presentation and public speaking ability

Qualifications

• Minimum of Upper credit in relevant course and Master’s Degree will be an added advantage.
• Experience: 5-10 years’ experience in senior nonprofit management experience in development.

Deadline: 7th April, 2019.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV to: recruitment@hamiltonlloydandassociates.com with the title of the role as the subject of the mail.

Note

• The body of the mail should outline Total years of relevant experience to the role, Location and Age.
• Please read Role necessities very carefully and apply if qualified.
• Only qualified candidates will be contacted.
• If after 2 weeks of application you do not hear from us, kindly consider your application as unsuccessful.