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The Centre for Newborn Health Research and Innovation (CeNHRI) is Nigeria’s first dedicated institution focused on newborn health research, simulation-based clinical training, and evidence-driven policy engagement. We are recruiting suitable candidates to fill the position below:
Job Title: Programme Manager
Location: Ekiti
The Programme Manager will provide day-to-day leadership for the planning, coordination and delivery of CeNHRI’s programmes, ensuring that activities across the Centre’s Core Mandates are delivered on time, within budget and to a high standard. The role translates the Institutional Strategic Plan and approved annual operational plan into coordinated workplans, clear accountabilities and measurable results. As a centre focused on newborn health research and innovation, CeNHRI works across research, programme delivery and partnerships. The Programme Manager will work closely with the Executive Director, the Programme Management Office (PMO), technical teams, external partners, Finance and Grant Manager to ensure that programme delivery, budgets and grant requirements remain aligned, and with the Centre’s technical, operations, research, monitoring, evaluation, and learning, communications and knowledge management, Simulation Hub teams to ensure that implementation is coordinated, well documented and responsive to learning and knowledge products. The role requires strong programme management, leadership, analytical and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple workstreams and donor-funded programmes within a growing institution. Scope of the Role The role covers the coordination of CeNHRI’s projects from initiation to close-out. This includes project planning, overseeing projects, team and partners coordination, resource and budget alignment, tracking timelines and deliverables, performance monitoring, reporting and learning, risk and compliance management, assuring quality. The Programme Manager may manage several project workstreams at different stages. The postholder will draw on appropriate workplan and subject matter specialists rather than being expected to personally lead each aspect of the workstream Authority: The Programme Manager is authorised to: Develop detailed workplans, schedules, responsibilities and hold teams accountable for agreed deliverable trackers. Lead and coordinate the delivery of approved programme workplan with staff, consultants and partners Convene programme planning and review meetings, and document agreed actions, timelines and responsibilities Provide day-to-day guidance and performance feedback to assigned programme staff. Monitor progress, identify risks and recommend corrective actions. Represent CeNHRI at assigned programme engagements, partner meetings and technical forums, as delegated by the Executive Director. Recommend adjustments to activities or timelines for management consideration. Escalate decisions concerning strategy, budgets, contractual commitments, or major changes in project scope to the Executive Director through the appropriate processes.
Programme Project Planning and Delivery: Translate the Institutional Strategic Plan and annual operational plan into programme workplans, milestones and timelines. Develop and maintain project workplans that set out activities, milestones, timelines, responsibilities, budgets, dependencies and outcomes. Lead and coordinate day-to-day delivery of assigned projects workstreams across CeNHRI teams, sites and partners. Work closely with the PMO to align project deliverables with wider project plans, reporting cycles and coordination processes. Track progress against agreed plans, maintain action and risk logs, and follow up to keep work moving. Identify delays and operational challenges early, coordinate practical solutions and escalate issues that require management decisions. Oversee project documentation, reporting and close-out, ensuring that output is delivered and records are complete. Deliverables: Approved project workplans and timelines. Updated project trackers. Progress activities reports Risk logs. Documented follow-up actions. Team Leadership and Technical Coordination: Provide day-to-day guidance, supervision and performance feedback to assigned programme staff Coordinate the work of research teams including MEL, communications, knowledge management, and operations team to ensure integrated delivery of projects. Clarify roles, priorities and deadlines, and resolve coordination challenges across teams Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement. Oversee the work of Centre’s staff, consultants and data collection teams, including adherence to agreed procedures and timelines. Put appropriate quality assurance measures in place and address issues affecting data quality or work outputs. Expected outputs: Clear team workplans and role expectations. Staff performance inputs and feedback. Team coordination meeting records. Budget, Resource and Grant Alignment: Work with the Finance and Grant Manager to ensure programme workplans are costed and aligned with approved budgets and grant requirements. Support the preparation of programme operational budgets, budget revisions and reallocations. Ensure programme activities comply with donor requirements, reporting timelines and financial procedures. Provide programme inputs required for grant financial reports and donor submissions. Deliverables: Programme inputs to budget revisions and grant amendments. Grant-aligned programme workplans. Stakeholder and Partnerships Coordination: Maintain productive working relationships with government institutions, research coun
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Deadline
11 Dec 2026
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