Senior Project Manager

This is a senior leadership role ideal for someone with strong program management experience, deep understanding of entrepreneurship and gender, and the ability to engage effectively with corporates, donors, and government institutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Program Management & Delivery:

- Lead implementation of assigned WEE projects, ensuring high-quality delivery, compliance, and reporting.

- Develop work plans, budgets, and risk management strategies.

- Coordinate with other team members to ensure cross-project alignment.

- Oversee field operations and partner coordination.

Strategic Innovation & Ecosystem Building:

- Co-design and scale tools, processes, and prototypes to strengthen women-led entrepreneurship.

- Build convergence with local institutions, ecosystem stakeholders, and finance systems.

- Support scaling of proven models across geographies.

Monitoring, Tracking & Feedback Loop:

- Design and implement robust MEL frameworks, ensuring timely achievement of project goals.

- Facilitate two-way feedback between field teams and project management for adaptive decision-making.

- Document processes, knowledge, and learning through manuals, toolkits, and reports.

Stakeholder Engagement & Representation:

- Build and sustain relationships with government officials, financial institutions, and ecosystem partners.

- Represent the organization in external forums and knowledge platforms.

- Support a culture of innovation, accountability, and shared ownership within the team.

Qualifications & Experience:

- Postgraduate degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Business Management, Economics, or related fields.

- 5-8 years of experience in program management with expertise in WEE, entrepreneurship, or livelihoods.

- Experience managing CSR-funded or international donor-funded projects.

- Strong understanding of gender and entrepreneurship ecosystems.

- Experience collaborating with government institutions and multi stakeholder platforms.

- Solid experience in MEL systems (qualitative and quantitative).

- Excellent communication, negotiation, and representation skills.