Program Manager Ajao Estate

📌 OPPORTUNITY OVERVIEW Khadasha Innovations Africa is actively recruiting for a Program Manager position in Ajao Estate. This is an excellent opportunity for professionals in the Consultancy sector looking to advance their careers in Nigeria's dynamic job market.

🎯 IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE We are seeking talented individuals with the following profile: • Experience Level: 2 - 5 years • Educational Background: Others or equivalent • Industry Focus: Consultancy • Location Preference: in Ajao Estate

💼 WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS IN NIGERIA Consultants in Program Manager roles provide strategic guidance to Nigerian businesses. This position enables you to influence business decisions across multiple sectors and contribute to economic growth.

📈 CAREER DEVELOPMENT INSIGHTS This role in Consultancy offers valuable career progression opportunities aligned with your experience level and professional aspirations in Nigeria.

📋 APPLICATION GUIDANCE When applying for this Program Manager position, ensure your CV highlights: • Relevant experience matching the 2 - 5 years requirement • Educational qualifications in line with Others • Specific achievements in the Consultancy field • Any certifications or specialized training • Proficiency in relevant software and tools

🌍 NIGERIA JOB MARKET CONTEXT The Consultancy sector in Nigeria continues to show strong demand for skilled professionals. With Nigeria's growing economy and increasing foreign investment, this position represents a valuable opportunity in the current job market.

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Khadasha Africa is a pioneering organization committed to driving organizational success and economic growth across the African continent. We are building pathways for businesses to access global opportunities. We are an innovation-driven company focused on business support, and opportunity access, helping startups, SMEs connect with the resources they need to grow and compete globally. We are  recruiting to fill the position below:

 Job Title: Program Manager

Location: Ajao Estate, Lagos

Employment Type: Full-time About the Role

Our partner is seeking a highly organized, proactive, and execution-oriented Program Manager to coordinate and deliver strategic programmes, conferences, partnerships, mentorship initiatives, and community activities. This role is ideal for someone who can take an idea, translate it into a structured execution plan, coordinate the relevant stakeholders, and drive it through to successful completion. The successful candidate will work closely with the COO and other internal stakeholders to strengthen existing initiatives and create repeatable systems that enable programmes and communities to operate effectively with minimal executive intervention.

Plan, coordinate, and execute strategic programmes and initiatives from conception to completion. Develop programme timelines, workplans, task trackers, budgets, and execution plans. Coordinate internal and external stakeholders to ensure the timely delivery of programme objectives. Monitor progress, identify execution gaps, and proactively resolve challenges. Establish repeatable systems and processes for recurring programmes. Track programme deliverables, deadlines, risks, outcomes, and stakeholder commitments.

Take ownership of the planning and execution of conferences and related events. Coordinate registration, participant communication, and attendee management. Identify, approach, onboard, and manage speakers. Coordinate speaker briefings, schedules, communication, and logistics. Identify and engage potential sponsors and strategic partners. Manage pre-event, event-day, and post-event communication. Coordinate internal teams, vendors, and other service providers to ensure smooth delivery. Prepare post-event reports and manage outstanding follow-up activities.

Coordinate initiatives designed to increase adoption and engagement with our partner’s digital platform. Develop structured user and community engagement activities. Track participation, feedback, adoption challenges, and opportunities for improvement. Coordinate stakeholder communication and follow-up activities relating to product adoption.

Coordinate mentorship courses, educational sessions, and related community programmes. Manage communication and engagement with participants before, during, and after each programme. Ensure participants receive timely updates, schedules, resources, and follow-ups. Create systems that encourage consistent participation, engagement, and retention. Manage participants’ questions, feedback, concerns, and escalations professionally.

Support the development and management of our partner’s paid community or subscription model. Coordinate membership benefits, educational sessions, engagement activities, and relevant offers. Work with internal creative resources to coordinate short-form educational content. Maintain a consistent calendar of community activities and learning opportunities. Monitor member engagement and recommend ways to improve the community’s value and retention.

Build and maintain productive relationships with speakers, sponsors, partners, vendors, participants, and community members. Represent our partner professionally during external meetings and communications. Maintain structured stakeholder records, action points, commitments, and follow-ups. Ensure commitments made to stakeholders are properly tracked and fulfilled. Manage stakeholder expectations and escalate important issues appropriately.

Provide regular updates to the COO on programme progress, achievements, risks, and outstanding actions. Prepare post-event and post-programme reports highlighting outcomes, lessons learned, and recommendations. Track relevant programme, event, adoption, and community-engagement metrics. Gather and analyse participant and stakeholder feedback. Recommend improvements to programme processes, engagement strategies, and execution systems.

What Success Looks Like

Deliver programmes, conferences, and community initiatives on time and to a high standard. Coordinate speakers, sponsors, partners, participants, vendors, and internal stakeholders effectively. Increase engagement and adoption across relevant programmes, products, and communities. Create systems that reduce dependence on executive involvement in routine programme operations. Maintain strong stakeholder relationships and consistent follow-through. Identify potential problems early and take ownership of resolving them. Produce clear reports and actionable recommendations for leadership. Build sustainable processes around recurring programmes and initiatives.

Two to five years of experience in programme management, project coordination, community management, events, NGO / non-profit operations, or a related field. Demonstrable experience coordinating projects, conferences, campaigns, training programmes, or community initiatives. Strong project-management and organizational abilities. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Strong stakeholder-engagement and relationship-management skills. The ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and moving parts simultaneously. Confidence communicating with senior stakeholders, speakers, sponsors, partners, vendors, and community members. Strong attention to detail and consistent follow-through. A proactive, resourceful, and solution-oriented approach to work. The ability to work independently while keeping leadership appropriately informed. Good judgment, initiative, and problem-solving ability. Proficiency in common productivity, communication, and project-management tools.

Programme and project management Conference and event coordination Stakeholder management Community engagement Partnership development Planning and organization Written and verbal communication Ownership and initiative Problem-solving Attention to detail Reporting and documentation.

Why Join Our Partner?

Salary: N300,000 - N350,000 monthly. This is an opportunity to take ownership of high-impact programmes, conferences, communities, and strategic partnerships. You will work directly with senior leadership and play an important role in transforming ideas into structured, scalable, and successfully executed initiatives.

9th September, 2026. How to Apply

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Note: Applicants may be required to provide examples of programmes, conferences, campaigns, or community initiatives they have previously coordinated.