Team Lead, Consulting at Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation

• The Team Lead will be responsible for the coordination and excellent delivery of the team’s programmes and projects – ensuring that the strategic objectives of the team are being achieved within an agreed timeframe and with measurable impacts. S/he will ensure synergistic and efficient programmes/project development within the team, certifying that the projects and programmes are complementary in their implementation and output.
• S/he will focus on improving, redesigning or innovating existing operational processes, structures, systems or methods to ensure the efficiency of strategy implementation.

The Team Lead will ensure:

Team Management

• Facilitating the development of strategies for managing different aspects of functional operations
• Managing staff and ensuring synergy within the team
• Ensuring the effectiveness of staff appraisal and development programmes

Budget Management

• Ensuring the availability of resources to achieve long-term objectives in the business unit.
• Projects budget forecasting

Programme Management

• Contributing concrete ideas for the articulation of the team’s objectives and strategies
• Preparing workplans for the smooth execution of the team’s programmes and projects
• Application of complex and hardly standardised methods to solving project and programme challenges.
• Managing strategically important short to medium-term oriented projects
• Assisting in the development of mid-term assumptions and scenarios for the Programmes function

Stakeholder Management

• Building and maintaining trustworthy external relationships e.g with Donors, Partners and other relevant stakeholders

Project Monitoring and Evaluation

• Facilitating analysis, evaluation and development of new solutions to projects and programmes.

Programme Reporting

• Accurate reporting of the team’s progress on projects and programme work plans to internal and external stakeholders.

Roles & Responsibilities

Qualification & Experience

• Minimum of an undergraduate degree in Management Science, Public Relations, Social Sciences, or other related fields.
• At least 6 years of work experience, with 3+ years in a team management role.
• Managed or implemented projects in the public sector in the past.

Technical, Core and Behavioural Competencies

• Data Analysis
• Communication Skills
• Presentation Skills
• Strong project management skills managing complex, multifaceted projects resulting in measurable successes and programme growth.
• Networking and Relationship Management
• Business Development
• Leadership Skills
• Concept Note Development