Freedom Fund seeks to hire an outstanding Program Manager with experience in managing and implementing development and human rights programs. The successful candidate will oversee a portfolio of the Freedom Fund’s investments in Nigeria.
They will be based in Lagos, Nigeria and report to a Senior Program Manager based in London, UK. The position’s main responsibilities are to ensure Freedom Fund partners design and deliver quality programs, measure their impact, and support research and learning.
Role Summary
- Organization: Freedom Fund
- Category: Job Updates
- Mode: On-Site (Full-time)
- Location: Lagos
- Rewards: $36,080 to $37,029 depending on experience
- Deadline: November 21st
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Freedom Fund
The Freedom Fund is a leader in the global movement to end modern slavery. The Freedom Fund works to combat many different forms of extreme exploitation, including forced labour, sex trafficking, forced marriage, and the worst forms of child labour.
Responsibilities of the Program Manager at Freedom Fund
- Program Strategy and Delivery
- Support and Manage Program Advisor
- Monitor program performance against objectives, using agreed indicators and the M&E system.
- Provide research, M&E and other support as required and requested.
- Grant management
- Serve as the security focal point and the safeguarding focal point for the program.
- Represent the Freedom Fund and the hotspot programs in networks, with the government and in CSO forums.
- Support the Senior Program Manager in evolving the strategy of the hotspot, identifying opportunities to strengthen the work and liaise with in-country networks to promote learnings from the Freedom Fund’s work.
Required Experience and Skills
- Extensive program and people management experience.
- Knowledge and experience working on child labour, and/or forced labour, human rights, anti-human trafficking or modern slavery initiatives; familiarity with child domestic work/ child protection highly desirable.
- Direct experience of working with marginalised communities.
- Grant-making experience to local civil society organisations.
- Experience employing rigorous monitoring and evaluation techniques and clear understanding of possibilities and limits of measurement in development.
- High proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (especially Word and Excel).
- Experience working with private and public donors.
- Experience implementing and managing government grants particularly from Europe, the UK or the US.
- Experience preparing and managing budgets.
- Entitled to work in Nigeria without work permit sponsorship
- Team player committed to the Freedom Fund’s values and passionate about human
- rights issues.
- Ability to build relationships with a wide range of individuals from diverse
- backgrounds.
- Ability to work independently, displaying strong initiative in solving day-to-day
- problems with limited direction.
- Sound English communication skills and ability to present information in compelling
- ways.
- Willingness and ability to travel, sometimes to remote communities, as required.
How To Apply
Applications should include a CV, cover letter (maximum one page), and contact details of two professional referees, one of which must be the applicant’s current / most recent line manager or current / most recent Head of HR.
If professional referees are not applicable, personal references are welcomed, providing they are able to speak to the strengths listed in the above description.
Please send applications by email in PDF format to [email protected], including ‘Program Manager, Nigeria’ in the subject line.
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