Associate Director of Programs & Administration - Northern Region at Junior Achievement Nigeria

Junior Achievement Nigeria - We are part of the world’s largest network of organisations dedicated to empowering students on financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship through experiential, hands-on programs.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Associate Director of Programs & Administration - Northern Region

Location: Abuja
Reports To: Director, Programs
Supervises: Programs and Admin Officers

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the development of strategies related to core and new programs, as well as management of volunteers
• Develop and implement expansion plan to reach all the northern states
• Implement the Citi Pilot goals by reaching students in the North East with the ITS TYME Business Incubation Program
• Develop relationships with key government stakeholders based in Abuja and other major Northern cities to form strategic partnership and raise brand awareness
• Develop and implement volunteer recruitment and retention strategy
• Develop and implement donor recruitment and retention strategy – particularly for, but not limited to, funding JAN programs in the North
• Responsible for preparing a detailed budget for each program and tracking adherence to budget for all programs
• Responsible for preparing monthly progress reports on programs & budget for the North to forward to Finance Manager and Director of Programs
• Responsible for developing and implementing an analytic and reporting framework for program performance monitoring along with M&E Manager
• Monitor, control and report progress in execution of implementation of initiatives to the Director of Programs and donors
• Champion the JAN brand and ensure program communications, events, and partnerships align with the overall brand strategy
• Develop thought-leadership papers for presentation at conferences on youth empowerment, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy
• Provide clarity to direct reports and team members; ensure quality in carrying out / directing work efforts
• Develop core administrative procedures and processes for general admin processes, fund requests and funds management, pre and post implementation of programmes to ensure compliance with all JAN policies and donor-stipulated requirements. Ensure zero fraud in all Northern operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree from a reputable university.
• Professional certification in Project Management (such as PMP or Prince 2) or a Master's Degree in Business Administration, International Relations, or Public Administration, will be an added advantage
• Experience working in or volunteering for a non-profit organization
• Minimum of 2 years of management experience within a company or an NGO, with operations and/or P&L experience
• Experience in full lifecycle of project management - initiation, planning, execution, and closure

Application Closing Date
16th November, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to: humanresources@ja-nigeria.org with Subject: “Application for Associate Director of Programs & Administration - Northern Region”.