AMI is seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Programme Manager (with strong French & English skills) to oversee the end-to-end quality delivery of pan-African programmes. This is a chance for an outstanding entrepreneurial leader to be part of Africa’s transformation, and to help shape, build, and scale one of its most innovative social businesses.

The Senior Programme Manager will be part of the team implementing partner-based programmes under the AMI Impact unit. You will be a key player in a dynamic, global team focused obsessively on results. The role will report to one of our Lead Programmes, depending on the nature of the assigned programmes.

The Senior Programme Manager must be a driven, organized, tech-savvy professional with great people and project-management skills, the ability to lead complex programmes with very senior management participants, and to interface with experienced and influential client partners and stakeholders. Given the pan-African scope, strong proficiency in French (written and spoken) is essential, as many of the programmes will engage partners, clients, and participants across Francophone Africa.

In addition, the Senior Programme Manager must collaborate with and influence internal teams to ensure exceptional delivery.

The Senior Programme Manager will play a key role in joining the dots between our world-class content and their client on the ground.

Programme Management

• Lead project implementation end to end, from planning, budget monitoring, monitoring programme outcomes, and reporting.
  

• Manage stakeholders and participants in complex programmes and ensure that programme deliverables are met within stringent timelines while identifying stakeholders' and participants' pain points and proactively communicating resolutions.
  

• Lead the project team, co-ordinating team member activities to ensure a world class client and delegate experience
  

• Ensure on time delivery of all project milestones
  

• Problem solve challenges and proactively identify resolutions
  

• In collaboration with the M&E team, capture project outcomes/impact and lessons learned and share with internal and external programme stakeholders
  

• Maintain accurate programme data and analyse programme data and feedback to ensure core programme metrics and targets are being met (adapt as necessary)
  

• Identify programme risks at the start of the programme, and ensure programme risks are effectively managed.
  

• Liaise with clients throughout learning programs to ensure programs run smoothly and issues are dealt with in a timely manner
  

• Hold the responsibility of managing programme budget and reporting on the programme's financials- with support of the finance team, prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual project budgets and align project budget with stakeholders.
  

Stakeholder management

• Build, maintain and own robust relationships with external stakeholders, including financial institutions, government agencies, NGOs, and other partners
  

• Lead in project activity delivery and ensure relevant stakeholders are updated and notified of all project activities - keeping them informed of requirements, key context, and changes, and problem solving collaborative
  

• Manage external consultants who provide specific expertise or logistical support on various programme components to support programme delivery
  

Strategic oversight and business development

• Make connections between programmatic activities and outcomes and the strategic objectives of this initiative - for the client and AMI
  

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Ensure programmes have impact and are valued by clients: Evaluate core learning outcomes and metrics within learning programmes and work with internal teams to advise on the adaptation of design and delivery to resolve issues in real-time.
  

• Co-write, edit and sign off on client reporting, ensuring alignment to developed M&E framework
  

• Contribute to M&E framework iterations
  

• Hold responsibility for ongoing client satisfaction and programme renewal
  

Innovation and Product Development:

• Collaborate very closely with the Innovation and Product development teams to develop project plans to continuously improve our solutions, products and programmes
  

• Lead and manage complex development projects that involve substantial innovation and product development aspects.
  

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years’ relevant work experience
  

• Undergraduate degree in a related field; Master’s degree preferred
  

• Bilingual proficiency (English and French) strongly preferred
  

• Education and/or experience in the African agriculture sector highly valuable
  

• Experience in leadership development or skills programmes preferred
  

• Project management training an advantage, with strong project planning skills and familiarity with relevant tools/systems
  

• Strong gravitas and relationship management skills; highly relational.
  

• Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to identify risks and challenges in advance, problem-solve, and plan accordingly
  

Benefits

Benefits

Why Join AMI?

• Be part of a mission-driven organization transforming Africa’s business landscape.
  
• Work with a diverse, passionate team in a fast-growing and innovative company.
  
• Opportunity to design cutting-edge solutions that empower thousands of entrepreneurs.