Programme Manager at CeNHRI – Ekiti State

CeNHRI is recruiting a Programme Manager in Ekiti State to lead the planning, coordination and day-to-day delivery of programmes across the Centre’s newborn health mandate. Reporting to the Executive Director, the postholder will coordinate multiple project workstreams, teams, grants and partners.

Programme planning and implementation

• Turn the institutional strategy and annual operating plan into actionable project schedules, budgets, milestones and assigned responsibilities.
• Coordinate approved workplans with the Programme Management Office (PMO), technical staff, consultants, research and field partners.
• Track delivery progress, risks and dependencies, resolve operational delays and escalate decisions on major scope, budget or strategic changes.
• Oversee project reports, documentation, quality assurance and close-out records.

Leadership, finance and partnerships

• Supervise assigned programme personnel, clarify priorities, give feedback and mentor staff in implementation practice.
• Work across monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL), communications, knowledge management, simulation, research and operations teams.
• Coordinate with the Finance and Grants Manager on costed plans, donor compliance, expenditure revisions and financial-report inputs.
• Maintain relationships with government, healthcare facilities, research bodies, donors and technical or equipment partners.
• Prepare management and donor progress reports, implementation reviews, performance analyses and lessons learned.
• Contribute programme inputs to new project proposals and knowledge products.

Qualifications and experience

• A clinical qualification in medicine and a master’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Services, Maternal and Newborn Health or a related field.
• At least seven years’ relevant experience managing health projects or implementation research components, including at least three years in management or supervision.
• Experience with donor-funded, multi-partner programmes, health facilities, government or research partners, and maternal, newborn or child health or health systems strengthening.
• Capability in project planning, budget coordination, performance monitoring, analysis, report writing and stakeholder engagement.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• PMP, PRINCE2 or similar project-management or health-systems training, a PhD, or additional research-methods training is an advantage. Relevant NGO, development or research-institution experience is also desirable.