Senior Project Manager, Programmes & Delivery
Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary
- They are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager, Programmes & Delivery to lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of complex, multi-stakeholder programmes.
- The role combines hands-on programme execution, project governance, stakeholder management, risk management, and reporting.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end project planning and delivery, including workplans, timelines, budgets, resources, and deliverables.
- Work closely with technical and programme teams to execute activities and resolve delivery bottlenecks.
- Coordinate corporates, government agencies, donors, NGOs, and delivery partnersaround project objectives and deliverables.
- Manage partner relationships and represent the organisation in stakeholder and client meetings.
- Establish project governance structures, reporting schedules, decision logs, and escalation processes.
- Monitor project risks, issues, dependencies, and outstanding actions through to resolution.
- Track budgets and resource utilisation, highlighting variances and potential risks.
- Prepare timely progress reports for management, partners, and funders.
- Maintain key project documentation, including MOUs, concept notes, meeting records, action trackers, and decision logs.
- Support and coordinate programme teams to ensure effective execution and accountability.
- Capture lessons learned and relevant knowledge for future programmes.
Requirements & Qualifications
- 7–10 years' experience in project/programme management, preferably within donor-funded, development, multi-stakeholder, or public-private partnership environments.
- Proven experience managing complex projects involving multiple institutional stakeholders.
- Hands-on experience in programme implementation, stakeholder engagement, and delivery troubleshooting.
- Strong project planning, documentation, governance, and risk management skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with confidence engaging senior stakeholders.
- Proficiency in project management tools such as MS Project, Asana, or similar.
- Knowledge of PMI, PRINCE2, or other recognised project management methodologies.
- Ability to manage multiple, interdependent workstreams under pressure.
- Willingness to travel to programme and field locations.
Desirable:
- Experience in health, digital health, telecom-adjacent, or development programmes.
- Exposure to corporate, philanthropic, government, or donor partnerships.
- PMP, PRINCE2, or PMD Procertification.
- Familiarity with Nigeria's public health/regulatory landscape, including NPHCDA, NCC, or BHCPF.
Application Closing Date
21st September, 2026.
How to Appyly
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: recruitment@protenintl.com using ''Senior Project Manager, Programmes & Delivery'' as the subject of the email.
Note: Only qualified candidates would be contacted.