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About the role
Mercy Corps is a global development organization working in disaster and hardship contexts. The Senior Project Manager leads in-country delivery for the DAWN program in Nigeria, focusing on skilling and enabling underserved youth, especially young women, refugees, displaced people and people with disabilities, to access inclusive platform opportunities.
What you'll do
Provide leadership for the Inclusivity Department’s Nigeria delivery and translate strategy into actionable plans
Design and adapt interventions for the Nigerian context and target populations
Identify, onboard and build capacity of Inclusivity Partners and manage partner progress
Coordinate connections between inclusivity partners and DAWN portfolio platforms
Oversee contracting, procurement and administrative processes for partners in line with policies
Collaborate with other departments and support venture teams to make platforms more inclusive
What they're looking for
Experience leading large, multi-stakeholder programs in Nigeria or similar contexts
Strong partner management, contract oversight and donor compliance skills
Ability to design and adapt interventions for youth, women, refugees and disabled populations
Proven capability in monitoring, evaluation and field data collection with gender and disability disaggregation
Excellent collaboration and liaison skills with government, regulatory bodies and NGOs
Leadership and people-management experience with a demand-led approach
For applicants in Nigeria
The listing specifies location as Lagos, Nigeria and references in-country leadership; Nigeria-based applicants are eligible
The listing does not state a timezone requirement; confirm during interviews
The listing does not specify contractor vs employee status; confirm during interview process
The listing does not state pay currency or range; confirm during interview
The listing mentions working with Nigerian partners and regulatory contexts; no explicit visa requirements are stated
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