Job Description
Salary:
Job title: Program Manager (Issue Advocacy) Work type: Full-time
Department : Advocacy and Impact Start Date: Immediately
Reports to: Director of Advocacy and Impact Location: Dakar, Senegal
Niyel is an international firm specializing in campaigns, advocacy, political influence, and public affairs, based in Dakar since 2008 with offices in Kigali and Port Louis. Its interventions cover all human rights issues and aim to ensure the respect, protection, and fulfillment of human rights. We work to promote public policies conducive to the development of all and to influence practices to ensure that as citizens, individuals, and communities, we understand and defend our own rights while respecting those of others and assuming fully our responsibilities.
In a nutshell, we are a diverse and dynamic team that provides innovative and creative advocacy and campaign strategies to support communities and organizations in their fight for social justice.
Background
Niyel has :
- A diverse and dynamic team from around the world
- Almost 120 projects were carried out to influence policies and practices.
- An experience in over 35 countries worldwide
- Experience on a variety of themes such as health, sanitation, migration, environment, education, agriculture, nutrition, citizen participation, political campaigns, etc.
- Collaboration and relationships built with hundreds of development organizations, governments of civil society as well as political and cultural actors
Proven experience in :
o research and analysis of situations and issues
o the development of advocacy strategies and
o the planning, implementation, and evaluation of campaigns.
OVERVIEW
You will Lead program activities and a team to ensure goals are achieved on time, within budget and achieve expected outcomes
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Define the programs governance
- Lead program development and planning
- Establishing and handling client expectations
- Serves as hiring manager for the project teams
- Managing both the dependencies and the interfaces between projects
- Ensuring effective quality assurance and the overall integrity of the program
- Managing risks to the program's successful outcome
- Develop communication strategy and point person to work with communications department
- Development and management of budgets
- Partner with Director of Advocacy and Impact on project strategy development and implementation
- Ensuring there is allocation of common resources and skills within the program's individual projects
- Initiating extra activities and other management interventions wherever gaps in the program are identified or issues arise
- Reporting the progress of the program at regular intervals to the Director of Advocacy & Impact
- Develop a comprehensive project plan, defining the project's scope, and assigning duties to members and the development deliverables and deadlines
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
As a prerequisite, the Program Officer must believe in the core values of Niyel Innovation, Accountability, Ethics, Positive Work Environment and be driven by the mission. The candidate should demonstrate a passion for breaking new ground to lead social change. Beyond that, we are seeking a flexible and dynamic candidate capable of managing multiple logistics and administrative tasks on different projects
Key Qualification
University degree – Master or Bachelor level in international development or related field or equivalent experience
Skills and Experience
- 7-10 years of proven experience as a Program Manager in the international development and/or humanitarian sectors
- Fluency in oral and written English and French is required
- Thorough understanding of project/program management techniques and methods
- Excellent Knowledge of performance evaluation and change management principles
- Outstanding leadership and organizational skills
- Proven knowledge of and experience in organization, planning, scheduling, program strategy, reporting, proposal writing, and budget planning.
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent problem-solving ability
- Proven stakeholder management skills.
- Proven experience managing a team.
- Experience using technology for a variety of tasks.
- Competency in Google applications including Docs, Sheets, Meets, Chat, and Calendar.
Personal traits
- Holds a high interest in Advocacy, Public Policy, Public Affairs, Communications, Public Relations and Research
- Self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, and achieving impact
- Action-oriented, entrepreneurial, flexible, and innovative approach to operational management.
- Passion, humility, integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven, and self-directed.
- Remain focused in the face of pressure, delivers against timelines, not intimidated by tasks/time/budget limitations
- Thinks strategically and on a global scale
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
- Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
- Work well within a team and comfortable in social and culturally diverse environments
WHY WORK AT NIYEL?
We welcome you to a team of dynamic advocates, political operatives, and mobilizers who are learners that do make mistakes, but never stop trying. We believe in compassion, empathy and have an open and respectful culture. Providing a place where your views matter and you have space to make an impact. We offer competitive compensation, medical benefits, vacation, mental health days, hybrid remote working, fun company team building and ongoing learning opportunities to grow your career.
Niyel is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information and pregnancy. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and internship. Niyel makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
APPLICATION PROCESS
To apply, please visit our website www.niyel.net and click on JOIN US and then CAREER to fill out an application and upload your cover letter and CV. Please address your cover letter to Tasha Mills, Director of People and Partnerships.
Position will be open until filled but candidates are encouraged to submit applications as soon as possible.