Programs Lead

Industry: Nonprofit / Social Impact

Location: Gbagada, Lagos

Work Arrangement: Hybrid – minimum 3 days onsite weekly

Employment Type: Short-term (3 months)

Remuneration: ₦250,000 net monthly

Role Overview

Our client, a growing and impact-driven nonprofit organization, is seeking a proactive, organized, and results-oriented Programs Lead to oversee the planning, execution, monitoring, and continuous improvement of its programmes and social-impact initiatives.

The successful candidate will be responsible for driving programme delivery, coordinating stakeholders, managing programme resources, supporting fundraising and grant-development efforts, and ensuring that initiatives are implemented effectively and achieve measurable outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Programme Planning and Delivery

* Lead the planning, implementation, coordination, and evaluation of programmes and projects.

* Translate organizational priorities into clear programme plans, timelines, deliverables, and measurable outcomes.

* Coordinate programme activities from inception through implementation, monitoring, reporting, and close-out.

* Ensure programmes are delivered within agreed timelines, budgets, and quality standards.

* Identify implementation risks, operational gaps, and emerging challenges and develop practical solutions.

* Support programme design and improvement based on beneficiary needs, feedback, and lessons learned.

Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting

* Establish practical indicators and tracking mechanisms to measure programme performance and impact.

* Collect, review, and analyse programme data, beneficiary feedback, and implementation evidence.

* Prepare programme reports, activity summaries, impact updates, and management presentations.

* Maintain accurate programme records, documentation, photographs, attendance records, and supporting evidence.

* Use programme data and lessons learned to recommend improvements to future initiatives.

Grant Writing and Resource Mobilisation

* Research relevant grant, donor, partnership, and funding opportunities.

* Develop and contribute to compelling grant proposals, concept notes, funding requests, and programme narratives.

* Support the preparation of programme budgets and other documentation required for funding applications.

* Ensure proposals align with donor priorities and the organization's objectives.

* Maintain appropriate records of applications, deadlines, submissions, outcomes, and donor requirements.

* Support post-award reporting and documentation where funding is secured.

Stakeholder and Partnership Management

* Build and maintain productive relationships with beneficiaries, partners, volunteers, donors, community representatives, and other stakeholders.

* Serve as a key point of contact for assigned programmes and partnerships.

* Coordinate meetings, programme engagements, community visits, and stakeholder activities.

* Communicate programme objectives, requirements, progress, and outcomes clearly to relevant stakeholders.

* Identify opportunities for partnerships that can strengthen programme reach, resources, and sustainability.

Budget and Resource Management

* Develop and monitor programme budgets in collaboration with relevant team members.

* Track programme expenditure and ensure resources are deployed efficiently.

* Maintain appropriate supporting documentation for programme expenses.

* Identify cost-effective solutions where resources are limited.

* Ensure approved field and programme expenses are properly documented for reconciliation or reimbursement.

Volunteer and Team Coordination

* Coordinate staff, volunteers, facilitators, vendors, and other contributors involved in programme delivery.

* Assign responsibilities clearly and follow up on agreed deliverables.

* Support volunteer onboarding, briefing, deployment, and performance during programme activities.

* Promote accountability, collaboration, and effective communication across programme teams.

Strategy and Organizational Growth

* Contribute to programme strategy and the development of new initiatives.

* Research trends, needs, opportunities, and best practices within the nonprofit and social-impact sector.

* Identify potential programme, partnership, and funding opportunities.

* Support the organization in building scalable and sustainable programme systems.

* Contribute to improving internal programme processes, templates, tools, and reporting structures.

Requirements

* Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Public Administration, Project Management, Communications, Business Administration, Nonprofit Management, or a related field.

* 2–4 years of relevant experience in programme management, project coordination, nonprofit operations, community development, or a similar role.

* Demonstrable experience planning and coordinating programmes from inception through implementation and reporting.

* Practical experience in grant writing, proposal development, fundraising, or donor engagement.

* Good understanding of programme monitoring, data collection, evaluation, and impact reporting.

* Experience managing budgets, programme logistics, vendors, or field activities.

* Strong stakeholder-management and relationship-building skills.

* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

* Strong report-writing, documentation, and presentation skills.

* Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

* Comfortable using Google Workspace, online forms, databases, project-management tools, and other digital productivity platforms.

* Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

* Proactive, resourceful, and able to work with limited supervision.

* Comfortable operating in a fast-paced and evolving nonprofit environment.

* Must have a functional personal laptop.

* Reliable internet access is required for remote workdays.

* Genuine interest in social impact, community development, and creating sustainable outcomes.

Pay: ₦250,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person