Job Description
Vacancy: Project Coordinator(Non-Profit)
Location: Lagos (Hybrid; occasional travel for validation/commissioning)
Role Summary
The Project Manager will drive end-to-end delivery of the NGO's projects, from intake and feasibility review to validation, milestone execution, close-out, and impact reporting. This is a hands-on execution role. You will manage multiple moving parts at once (people, budgets, timelines, vendors, documentation, and stakeholders) while keeping every project aligned to the NGO's model.
Key Responsibilities
- Project Delivery & Portfolio Management: Turn proposals into clear implementation plans and deliver multiple projects on schedule through structured tracking and weekly follow-through.
- NGO's Trust System: Enforce the NGO's model across projects.
- Budgeting & Controls: Review and strengthen project budgets, track spend vs plan, and keep audit-ready documentation to ensure value-for-money and accountability.
- Partner Enablement & Reporting: Package projects for partners (proof cases) and produce evidence-backed updates.
Ideal Candidate Persona
Impact Driven: You are an impact-driven operator with experience in the development sector with a minimum of 3 years experience as a project manager.
- Project Planning and Delivery Skills: You can break down scope, manage dependencies, people, and deliver under real-world constraints.
- Writing and Documentation: You can produce clear project briefs, implementation plans, progress updates, partner-ready reports, and stakeholder emails without needing heavy editing.
Soft Skills:
- You have ownership and follow-through.
- Clear ability to work
- independently with minimal supervision.
- Can communicate clearly (including in difficult situations)
- Manage stakeholders with diplomacy, and stay calm when priorities compete.
- You are proactive, organized, and integrity-led.