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Centre for Social Cohesion Peace and Empowerment (CENSCOPE)

Program Manager at Centre for Social Cohesion Peace and Empowerment (CENSCOPE)

Centre for Social Cohesion Peace and Empowerment (CENSCOPE) • Borno • 0
Full Time , Onsite BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA 5 - 8 years
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Posted Jan 2, 2026
Deadline Jan 9, 2026
NGO/Non-Profit&nbsp , Project Management&nbsp

Job Description

Key Skills and Competencies

  • Strong leadership, coordination, and people-management skills.
  • Excellent planning, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
  • Strong analytical, report-writing, and presentation skills.
  • Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide overall leadership, coordination, and management of humanitarian programs in line with CENSCOPE strategy and donor requirements.
  • Ensure effective planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of project activities.
  • Manage program budgets, work plans, and timelines, ensuring efficient use of resources.
  • Lead and supervise program staff, fostering teamwork, capacity building, and performance management.
  • Ensure compliance with donor guidelines, organizational policies, and humanitarian core standards.
  • Coordinate with donors, government counterparts, UN agencies, partners, and other stakeholders.
  • Identify risks, challenges, and opportunities, and propose adaptive management solutions.
  • Contribute to proposal development, needs assessments, and strategic planning.

Qualifications and Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in
    Project Management, International Development, Social Sciences, or a related field
    (Master’s degree is an advantage).
  • Minimum of
    5–8 years’ relevant experience
    , with at least
    3 years in a project or program management role
    within humanitarian settings.
  • Strong knowledge donor compliance, and humanitarian coordination mechanisms.
  • Willingness to travel to field locations 
  • Ability to work independently with minimal or no supervision.
  • Excellent knowledge of the humanitarian principles and practices
  • Ability to work under pressure.
  • Confidentiality, integrity, and a sense of conflict-of-interest prevention.

IMPORTANT NOTE

  • CENSCOPE operates in an equal opportunity environment and has policies that actively encourages inclusion and diversity, 
  • CENSCOPE has
    zero tolerance
    for
    Sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment
  • Applications will be reviewed on a
    rolling basis
    , and the organization reserves the right to
    close this vacancy prior to the stated deadline
    once a suitable candidate is identified.
  • Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
  • Female candidates are encouraged to apply
  • CENSCOPE does not charge any fee to facilitate any recruitment process.

How to Apply

  • Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to:
    recruitment@censcope.org and
    using the position as subject of email.
  • Also apply via the link to complete the application

Applicants are encouraged to apply both via the application link and by email. Applications submitted only through the email address, without completing the application link, may not be considered.

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