Programme Manager NGO Job Light for the World
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About the role
The Programme Manager leads the Programme Management Unit, overseeing a team of 4–5 staff and ensuring strong contract management, compliance, planning, reporting, and performance monitoring. The role strengthens programme systems, ensures donor alignment, supports data-driven decision-making, and contributes to strategic leadership as part of the We Can Work Management Team.
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Your tasks
- Lead and manage the Programme Management Unit (PMU) by directly supervising 4–5 staff and fostering a collaborative, inclusive and high-performing team culture.
- Oversee partner coordination and operational processes, including safeguarding, safety and security, travel, and compliance-related matters across multiple countries.
- Maintain strategic oversight of all partner and donor contracts, ensuring full compliance with Mastercard Foundation requirements and internal policies.
- Identify, assess and mitigate contractual and compliance risks, advising the We Can Work Management Team on risk exposure and mitigation strategies.
- Lead annual planning and budgeting processes, ensuring alignment between work plans, financial forecasts and programme targets in close coordination with Finance and Technical Teams.
- Ensure high-quality and timely donor reporting, overseeing the coordination, drafting and submission of narrative and financial reports.
- Develop, standardize and continuously improve programme management tools and systems, creating dashboards and analytics that enable evidence-based decision-making.
- Monitor overall programme performance, analyse progress against KPIs and budgets, and initiate corrective measures where implementation is off track.
- Actively contribute to the We Can Work Management Team, providing briefings on programme management and financial matters to support strategic decisions.
- Represent and coordinate the programme internally and externally, engaging with donors, partners and cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and effective programme delivery.
Your profile
- Strong commitment to the vision, mission and values of We Can Work and Light for the World.
- Proven leadership experience, with a participatory and inclusive management style based on trust and influence.
- Extensive hands-on experience managing large, multi-country institutional grants and complex contract management systems.
- Strong knowledge of programme planning, reporting and budget management in line with donor requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to establish effective working relationships in multicultural and multi-country environments.
- Master’s degree (or equivalent) in international development, business administration, project management, finance, or a related field.
- Excellent analytical, writing and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to data quality.
- Full professional proficiency in English; French is an asset.
- Willingness and ability to travel regularly to programme locations (reasonable accommodation will be provided where needed).
- Extensive experience in managing large-scale economic empowerment programmes in Africa is highly desirable.
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