Senior Program Manager Rwanda

AMI is seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Programme Manager to oversee the end-to-end quality project delivery of some of our highest profile and most innovative pan-African leadership and entrepreneurship programmes. This is a chance for an outstanding leader to pioneer the next frontier of leader manager and entrepreneur development in Africa and be part of Africas transformation and to help shape build and scale one of its most innovative social businesses.

The Senior Programme Manager will be part of the team implementing partner-based programmes under the AMI Impact unit. You will be a key player in a dynamic global team focused obsessively on results. The role will report to the head of the programmes team.

The Senior Programme Manager must be a driven organized tech-savvy professional with great people and project-management skills the ability to lead complex programmes with very senior management participants and to interface with experienced and influential client partners and addition the Senior Programme Manager must collaborate with and influence internal teams to ensure exceptional delivery. This particular programmes role is expected to play a leading role in solutions design for entrepreneurship so we seek an individual who brings both programme management experience and programme design/ design thinking/ impact consulting experience - specifically in the African management leadership and entrepreneur development ecosystem.

The Senior Programme Manager will play a key role in joining the dots between our world-class content and their client on the ground.

• Lead project implementation end to end from planning budget monitoring monitoring programme outcomes and reporting.
  

• Manage stakeholders and participants in complex programmes and ensure that programme deliverables are met within stringent timelines while identifying stakeholders and participants pain points and proactively communicating resolutions.
  

• Lead the project team co-ordinating team member activities to ensure a world class client and delegate experience
  

• Ensure on time delivery of all project milestones
  

• Problem solve challenges and proactively identify resolutions
  

• In collaboration with the M&E team capture project outcomes/impact and lessons learned and share with internal and external programme stakeholders
  

• Maintain accurate programme data and analyse programme data and feedback to ensure core programme metrics and targets are being met (adapt as necessary)
  

• Identify programme risks at the start of the programme and ensure programme risks are effectively managed.
  

• Liaise with clients throughout learning programs to ensure programs run smoothly and issues are dealt with in a timely manner
  

• Hold the responsibility of managing programme budget and reporting on the programmes financials- with support of the finance team prepare monthly quarterly and annual project budgets and align project budget with stakeholders.
  

Stakeholder management

• Build maintain and own robust relationships with external stakeholders including financial institutions government agencies NGOs and other partners
  

• Lead in project activity delivery and ensure relevant stakeholders are updated and notified of all project activities - keeping them informed of requirements key context and changes and problem solving collaborative
  

• Manage external consultants who provide specific expertise or logistical support on various programme components to support programme delivery
  

Strategic oversight and business development

• Make connections between programmatic activities and outcomes and the strategic objectives of this initiative - for the client and AMI
  

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Ensure programmes have impact and are valued by clients: Evaluate core learning outcomes and metrics within learning programmes and work with internal teams to advise on the adaptation of design and delivery to resolve issues in real-time.
  

• Co-write edit and sign off on client reporting ensuring alignment to developed M&E framework
  

• Contribute to M&E framework iterations
  

• Hold responsibility for ongoing client satisfaction and programme renewal
  

Innovation and Product Development:

• Collaborate very closely with the Innovation and Product development teams participating in solutions design sprints or contributing to learning design scoping as may be relevant to the projects in focus.
  

• Lead and manage complex development projects
  

Requirements

• Education: Undergraduate degree required; Masters degree preferred.
  

• Experience: Minimum 8 years of work experience ideally within fast-growing and dynamic environments. Passion for the manager leader and/or entrepreneur development in Africa. Experience in the agriculture sector is beneficial.
  

• Domain Expertise: Strong understanding of either leadership/ management development or the African entrepreneurship landscape with proven experience with experience in skilling programs.
  

• Project Management: Demonstrated success managing complex projects; strong project planning ability with proficiency in relevant tools/systems. Project management training and/or agile methodology experience is an added advantage.
  

• Relationship Management: High gravitas and excellent stakeholder management skills; highly relational with the ability to build and sustain trust across diverse networks.
  

• Technical & Analytical Skills: Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to anticipate risks identify challenges in advance and develop proactive solutions.
  

• Languages: Bilingual proficiency in English and French is extremely desirable.
  

Benefits

Why join us

• A high-impact diverse and ambitious team with common values:
  

• Be the best: We work really hard are proud of what we do and love delighting our clients with quality.
  

• Own it: We step up to the task never pass the buck and hold ourselves accountable for delivering results.
  

• Push the limits: We ask why embrace failure and try new things. We never settle.
  

• Do whats right: We act with integrity confront dishonesty treat people fairly and strive to contribute to the greater good
  

• Always care: We dont have ego its always team before me. We are kind we celebrate each others success and we care enough to give honest feedback.
  

• A dynamic office & team life:
  

• Great working space in Kigali.
  

• Team social events
  

• Regular learning and coaching opportunities
  

• A hybrid working model