Program Manager

Lindii Peace Foundation (LPF) is a Non-Profit and Non-governmental Organization in Nigeria which was registered as a corporate body with the Corporate Affairs Commission on the Eleventh (11th) day of July, 2014.

The foundation was formed by some eminent survivors of the Insurgency in North-east Nigeria and a few well-meaning Individuals who came together with a vision to see Nigeria a poverty free place where peace will abide and humanity can live freely in harmony.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Program Manager

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

• The Programme Manager will be responsible for ensuring that LPF programmes are effectively planned, implemented, monitored and reported in line with approved programme objectives, donor requirements, organizational policies, humanitarian principles and relevant technical standards.
• This is an opportunity for a programme professional committed to quality programming, accountability, measurable results and meaningful impact for vulnerable and crisis-affected populations.
• Lindii Peace Foundation (LPF) is seeking a qualified, experienced and results-oriented Programme Manager to provide effective leadership and oversight of assigned programmes and projects.
• The Programme Manager will contribute to programme quality, accountability to affected populations, staff performance, donor compliance, risk management, learning and continuous improvement.
• The successful candidate will provide leadership to programme teams and work closely with Finance, Partnership and Grants, MEAL, Procurement, Logistics, HR, Administration and other relevant functions to ensure effective programme delivery.
• The role requires strong programme management, coordination, leadership, analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects, priorities and stakeholders in a complex humanitarian and development environment.

Key Responsibilities
Programme Leadership and Management:

• Ensure programme activities are delivered within agreed scope, timelines, quality standards and available resources.
• Ensure effective coordination between different programme components and technical teams.
• Coordinate programme teams across relevant project locations and implementation areas.
• Identify implementation challenges and ensure timely corrective action.
• Translate programme strategies and objectives into practical implementation plans.
• Lead programme planning, implementation, review and close-out processes.
• Provide overall leadership and management of assigned programmes and projects.
• Ensure programmes are implemented in accordance with approved proposals, project documents, workplans, budgets and results frameworks.
• Promote a results-oriented and accountable programme culture.

Programme Planning and Implementation:

• Coordinate the timely commencement and implementation of programme activities.
• Develop and regularly review detailed programme workplans, activity plans and implementation schedules.
• Monitor progress against approved workplans and agreed milestones.
• Identify implementation gaps, delays and emerging needs and develop practical solutions.
• Ensure programme activities are appropriately documented.
• Ensure programme activities are implemented in accordance with approved technical approaches and standards.
• Support effective programme start-up, implementation, transition and close-out.
• Ensure programme teams understand project objectives, targets, indicators and deliverables.

Programme Quality and Technical Oversight:

• Ensure lessons learned and good practices are incorporated into programme implementation.
• Support technical teams to address programme quality gaps.
• Work with relevant technical leads and Programme Managers to ensure activities meet applicable technical standards.
• Promote high standards of programme quality across all assigned projects.
• Participate in programme quality reviews, assessments and evaluations.
• Review programme implementation approaches and recommend improvements where required.
• Ensure programme interventions are evidence-based, contextually appropriate and responsive to identified needs.
• Promote integration of cross-cutting issues including gender, protection, inclusion, safeguarding and accountability.

Programme Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning:

• Participate in programme reviews, evaluations, assessments and learning activities.
• Review programme data and performance information to identify trends, gaps and areas requiring corrective action.
• Work closely with the MEAL team to monitor programme performance against agreed indicators and targets.
• Promote a culture of learning, reflection and continuous programme improvement.
• Support data quality assessments and verification exercises.
• Ensure programme teams maintain accurate and timely programme records.
• Use monitoring findings and programme evidence to improve implementation.
• Ensure recommendations from monitoring and evaluation exercises are appropriately followed up.

Programme Budget and Financial Management:

• Review programme expenditure against approved budgets and implementation plans.
• Contribute to financial forecasting and resource planning for assigned programmes.
• Identify financial risks that may affect programme delivery and raise them promptly.
• Work closely with Finance to monitor programme budgets and expenditure.
• Work with Programme and Finance teams to develop appropriate corrective actions for budget variances.
• Ensure programme activities are implemented with due consideration for value for money.
• Support programme budget preparation and revisions as required.
• Ensure programme teams understand and comply with approved financial controls.
• Monitor budget utilization, burn rates, forecasts and potential variances.

Donor Compliance and Grant Management:

• Provide accurate programme information and supporting documentation for donor reports.
• Ensure programme teams understand relevant donor conditions, targets and reporting requirements.
• Ensure programme implementation remains consistent with approved donor agreements and project requirements.
• Support grant amendments, extensions, no-cost extensions and project close-out processes where required.
• Ensure programme records are maintained to support donor verification and accountability.
• Support donor monitoring visits, reviews, audits and programme assessments.
• Work closely with the Partnership and Grants Manager to monitor grant deliverables, reporting requirements and compliance obligations.
• Identify potential compliance risks and escalate them appropriately.

Programme Reporting and Documentation:

• Ensure reporting is supported by reliable programme data and source documentation.
• Maintain organized programme documentation and evidence of implementation.
• Ensure programme achievements, challenges, lessons learned and corrective actions are appropriately documented.
• Coordinate contributions from technical and programme teams for donor and management reporting.
• Review programme reports for accuracy, consistency and completeness before submission through the appropriate approval process.
• Contribute to internal management reports, programme updates and organizational performance reviews.
• Ensure timely preparation and submission of high-quality programme reports.

Team Leadership and Staff Management:

• Address routine performance and operational issues in accordance with LPF procedures.
• Clarify roles, responsibilities, deliverables and performance expectations for programme staff.
• Identify staff capacity gaps and support appropriate training and mentoring.
• Ensure programme staff comply with organizational policies, safeguarding requirements and applicable programme standards.
• Support recruitment, onboarding and deployment of programme personnel in coordination with HR.
• Conduct or support regular performance reviews and performance management processes.
• Promote teamwork, collaboration, professional conduct and accountability.
• Provide effective leadership and direction to assigned programme personnel.
• Recognize good performance and promote a positive and respectful working environment.

Coordination with Support Functions:

• Promote constructive collaboration between programme and support teams.
• Maintain effective coordination with Finance, Procurement, Logistics, Administration, HR, MEAL and Partnership and Grants teams.
• Work with HR on staffing, performance and capacity-building requirements.
• Ensure programme requirements are communicated sufficiently in advance to relevant support functions.
• Coordinate with Grants and Partnership teams on donor requirements and reporting.
• Work with Finance to ensure programme expenditures are properly planned, documented and monitored.
• Coordinate programme procurement and logistics requirements to support timely implementation.
• Work with MEAL to ensure appropriate monitoring, data collection and reporting systems are in place.

Stakeholder Engagement and Representation:

• Support coordination with government ministries, departments and agencies relevant to programme implementation.
• Participate in joint assessments, field visits, coordination meetings and technical discussions.
• Develop and maintain constructive relationships with relevant government authorities, UN agencies, NGOs, partners, community structures and other stakeholders.
• Promote LPF's programme interests while maintaining professional and respectful relationships with stakeholders.
• Maintain professional communication with programme partners and stakeholders.
• Represent LPF at programme coordination meetings, technical forums, sector meetings and other relevant platforms as delegated.
• Ensure external commitments are made only within delegated authority.

Community Engagement and Accountability:

• Ensure programme teams respond appropriately to feedback and concerns raised by affected populations.
• Monitor whether programme activities are responsive to community needs and priorities.
• Ensure affected populations are appropriately involved in programme planning and implementation.
• Promote dignity, inclusion, participation and non-discrimination in programme implementation.
• Promote meaningful community participation throughout the programme cycle.
• Ensure appropriate feedback, complaints and response mechanisms are established and functional.
• Ensure community feedback and learning inform programme improvements.

Safeguarding, Protection and PSEA:

• Ensure programme activities promote safe, dignified and inclusive participation.
• Ensure staff understand their responsibilities regarding safeguarding and protection.
• Support appropriate safeguarding risk assessment and mitigation within programmes.
• Ensure programme activities are designed and implemented in a manner that minimizes risks of harm.
• Ensure safeguarding principles are integrated into programme planning and implementation.
• Report safeguarding, SEA, abuse, exploitation or other serious concerns through established organizational mechanisms.
• Promote compliance with LPF safeguarding, PSEA, child protection and Code of Conduct requirements.

Risk Management and Programme Problem-Solving:

• Identify operational, programme, financial, compliance and contextual risks affecting programme delivery.
• Monitor changes in the operating environment that may affect programme delivery.
• Support contingency planning and programme adaptation where circumstances change.
• Work with relevant departments to address implementation risks.
• Maintain appropriate programme risk registers and mitigation actions where required.
• Ensure programme decisions are based on available evidence, organizational priorities and risk considerations.
• Escalate significant risks to senior management in a timely manner.
• Develop practical solutions to programme implementation challenges.

Assessments, Programme Design and Business Development:

• Participate in needs assessments and programme design processes.
• Contribute to organizational learning and development of new programme approaches.
• Provide programme information and evidence to support resource mobilization efforts.
• Support development of integrated and contextually appropriate interventions.
• Contribute to concept notes, proposals, budgets, logframes, theories of change and other programme development documents.
• Identify programme gaps and opportunities for improved service delivery.

Emergency and Humanitarian Response:

• Coordinate with relevant internal and external stakeholders during emergency response.
• Support programme continuity and contingency planning during periods of operational disruption.
• Ensure appropriate documentation and reporting of emergency programme activities.
• Ensure emergency programme activities remain aligned with humanitarian principles and organizational standards.
• Support timely programme adaptation in response to emergencies and changing humanitarian needs.
• Support rapid assessments and identification of priority needs.
• Coordinate rapid programme response activities where required.

Programme Coordination and Integration:

• Promote coherent programming across locations and projects.
• Minimize duplication and identify opportunities for shared resources and approaches.
• Identify opportunities for integrated programming and complementary interventions.
• Support joint planning and implementation across programme teams.
• Promote coordination between different LPF programme sectors and projects.
• Ensure programme teams share relevant information and lessons learned.

Capacity Building and Learning:

• Promote peer learning and sharing of good practices.
• Identify programme staff capacity-development needs.
• Encourage continuous professional development and learning within programme teams.
• Support technical and management coaching for programme personnel.
• Support development and delivery of relevant training and mentoring.
• Ensure lessons learned are documented and incorporated into future programming.

Audit, Review and Compliance Support:

• Monitor implementation of agreed corrective actions.
• Ensure programme documentation is complete, accurate and accessible to authorized reviewers.
• Promote a culture of transparency, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Ensure programme teams maintain adequate evidence to demonstrate achievement and compliance.
• Support internal and external programme reviews, audits and donor monitoring exercises.
• Coordinate programme responses to findings and recommendations.

Programme Transition and Close-Out:

• Support responsible management of programme assets, supplies and resources in coordination with relevant departments.
• Ensure outstanding programme issues, risks and commitments are appropriately addressed.
• Coordinate programme handover and transition arrangements.
• Ensure programme deliverables, reports and documentation are completed before closure.
• Document lessons learned and recommendations for future programming.
• Lead or support programme close-out activities in accordance with approved plans.

Other Programme Responsibilities:

• Perform other reasonable programme-related duties assigned by the Country Director or designated.
• Provide programme updates and professional advice to senior management.
• Participate in management meetings and organizational planning processes as required.
• Undertake field visits and monitoring missions as required.
• Maintain professional knowledge of relevant humanitarian and development practices.

Key Deliverables
The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to:

• Timely identification and management of programme risks.
• Achievement of approved programme targets, outputs and outcomes.
• High standards of programme quality and accountability.
• Accurate programme data and effective use of monitoring findings.
• Strong coordination with programme and support functions.
• Effective programme budget monitoring and resource utilization.
• Effective implementation of assigned programmes and projects.
• Effective integration of safeguarding, protection, gender and inclusion principles.
• Effective response to changing humanitarian and operational needs.
• Proper programme transition, handover and close-out.
• Timely and quality programme planning and reporting.
• Strong donor compliance and programme documentation.
• Effective stakeholder and partner engagement.
• Effective leadership and performance of programme teams.
• Meaningful community participation and accountability to affected populations.

Required Qualifications and Experience
Minimum Qualifications:

• Strong report writing, documentation and communication skills.
• Experience working with programme budgets, expenditure monitoring and financial forecasting.
• Demonstrated experience managing programmes or projects from planning through implementation, monitoring, reporting and close-out.
• Professional certification or training in project/programme management is desirable.
• Bachelor's Degree in International Development, Development Studies, Project Management, Public Administration, Social Sciences, International Relations, Public Health, Management or a related field.
• A Master's Degree in a relevant field is an added advantage.
• Demonstrated experience supervising and managing programme teams.
• Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in programme or project management.
• Experience managing multiple projects, activities or programme components simultaneously.
• Experience working with donor-funded programmes and understanding donor compliance requirements.
• Experience working with MEAL teams and programme performance data.

Desirable Experience:

• Experience working in conflict-affected, hard-to-reach or resource-constrained environments.
• Experience working with government institutions, UN agencies, NGOs and local partners.
• Experience managing multi-sector or integrated programmes.
• Experience in programme design, proposal development and resource mobilization.
• Experience managing programmes funded by institutional donors such as UNICEF, ECHO, NHF, FCDO, USAID or similar donors.
• Experience in emergency response and humanitarian programme management.
• Experience working with NGOs, INGOs, UN agencies or other humanitarian/development organizations.
• Experience with programme evaluations, assessments and learning processes.

Core Competencies:
The successful candidate should demonstrate:

• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities
• Commitment to safeguarding, PSEA, protection, gender and inclusion
• Commitment to accountability to affected populations
• Budget monitoring and financial management awareness
• Strong leadership and people-management skills
• Results orientation and accountability
• Strong programme and project management skills
• Ability to work effectively across programme and support functions
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Negotiation and influencing skills
• Strong MEAL and evidence-based decision-making skills
• Strong report writing and documentation skills
• Stakeholder engagement and coordination skills
• Integrity, professionalism and sound judgment
• Strategic thinking and effective planning
• Understanding of donor compliance and programme standards
• Ability to work under pressure and in challenging environments
• Adaptability and resilience

Safeguarding, Code of Conduct and Organizational Values:
The post holder is required to:

• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive programme, staff, partner and beneficiary information.
• Ensure programme activities do not expose communities, staff or partners to avoidable harm.
• Use organizational resources responsibly and protect organizational property.
• Demonstrate commitment to safeguarding, gender equality, diversity, inclusion and respect for human rights.
• Avoid conflicts of interest and declare any actual or potential conflicts through established procedures.
• Report safeguarding, SEA, fraud or other serious misconduct concerns through established organizational reporting mechanisms.
• Promote safe, dignified and inclusive programming for affected populations.
• Comply with applicable security, health and safety requirements.
• Demonstrate professional conduct and respect for colleagues, partners and affected communities.
• Maintain zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), harassment, fraud, corruption and abuse of position.
• Adhere to LPF's policies, procedures, Code of Conduct and organizational values.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV and cover letter to: [email protected] using the job title as the subject of the mail.

Note

• A cover letter clearly demonstrating their suitability for the position, including relevant experience in logistics coordination, fleet management, inventory control, asset management and/or humanitarian supply chain operations.
• An updated CV detailing relevant qualifications, logistics experience, technical competencies and professional achievements.

Application Deadline: 23rd October, 2026.