National Program Manager Job at Wennovation Hub
Wennovation Hub (WeHub) is the premier innovation accelerator in Nigeria, established in 2011 with the sole focus of developing commercially viable social enterprises through the empowerment of the youth population in the country. Now with offices in Abuja, Ibadan, Kaduna and Lagos, WeHub has supported well over 6000 youths across the Education, Agriculture, Healthcare and Infrastructure social impact sectors.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: National Program Manager
Location: Abuja
Job Brief
- As a National Program Manager, you will lead WeHub’s expansion.
- You will then take full ownership for WeHub’s relationships with entrepreneurs.
- You will provide regular feedback and guidance to WeHub’s team to enable good investment decisions. You will also develop and refine value-added services to entrepreneurs.
- The goal is to ensure that all programs deliver the desirable outcome to our organization.
Core Responsibilities
Sourcing:
- You will understand their key needs and wants, and you will be responsible for ensuring that those needs are met. The entrepreneurs and their teams will be able to count on you to deliver quality services to address their businesses’ major pain-points.
- You will assist in launching new ventures. This includes developing a profile,finding and short-listing ventures for WeHub’s selection process. You will also pitch WeHub and its services to these ventures as we build up the short-list.
- Relationship Management: You will own the relationships with entrepreneurs on the ground and ensure they have an exceptional experience with WeHub.
Project Management:
- You will initiate and support the execution of projects necessary to provide value to We Hub’s entrepreneurs and programs. This includes, but is not limited to, rolling out management training programs, designing workshops, and implementing short-term strategy projects for entrepreneurs.
- Work with the executive team to set the strategy for program design and execution.
- Develop detailed winning responses to EOIs, and RFPs
- Serve as project manager on special projects ensuring each project delivered its scope within budget and schedule.
Requirements
- Demonstrated ability to build networks and operate effectively.
- Exposure to, or experience in, a vibrant tech ecosystem; in order to be a credible ambassador for WeHub's brand and value proposition to deliver the best global resources
- Excellent communications (writing and speaking) skills.
- Ability to digest a lot of information, identify key points, develop concise notes and make valuable recommendations.
- First Degree in any field of study and a minimum of 3 years working experience in managing entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship programs.
- Demonstrated ability to manage projects from start to finish; You can plan and execute projects by setting milestones, paying attention to detail, tracking progress, collecting
- feedback, and improving as you build.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to:
[email protected] subject title when sending CV should be "National Program Manager".
Application Deadline 31st August, 2018.