Job Vacancy Lagos, Nigeria Position Program Manager, Gender Equity Certification at African Women on Board

African Women on Board is excited to announce openings for the position of Program Manager, Gender Equity Certification in Lagos. We are currently offering Full-time opportunities.

We seek candidates with excellent skills and at least beginners/seniors experience in the field. Additionally, we value honesty, discipline, and a strong sense of responsibility in our team.

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Job Information

Company:	African Women on Board
Position:	Program Manager, Gender Equity Certification
City:	Lagos, Lagos
Province:	Lagos
Education:	Confidential
Job Type:	Full-time

Job Description

African Women on Board (AWB) is building the Gender Equity Certification (GEC) Framework, a practical, evidence-based programme that supports organisations to assess, strengthen, and demonstrate equitable workplace systems across governance, policy, culture, and practice.

The Programme Manager will own end-to-end delivery and programme readiness for scale, working closely with AWB leadership, technical partners and participating organisations across Nigeria and wider Africa.

• Work Schedule: Full time (days and working hours to be confirmed with shortlisted candidates)
• Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
• Work Mode: Hybrid, with periods of heavy onsite presence due to the scope of the role
• Salary Budget: Competitive

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Programme Leadership:

▪ Translate the GEC strategy into a delivery plan with milestones, resourcing, dependencies, risks and budget oversight.

▪ Run programme governance including cadence meetings, decision making, RAID management, escalation and leadership reporting.

▪ Maintain programme artefacts including playbooks, SOPs, templates and reporting dashboards, and oversee delivery from onboarding through assessment to certification recommendation, continuously improving the model over time.

Stakeholder Engagement & Management:

▪ Serve as the day to day relationship lead for participating organisations, maintaining clarity on scope, timelines, evidence requirements and deliverables.

▪ Coordinate partners and subcontractors, including scope definition, workplans, deliverables tracking, quality review and performance management.

▪ Facilitate working sessions, workshops and leadership briefings, and support proposals, sponsor updates and external positioning materials as required.

Client Onboarding & Management:

▪ Lead onboarding and readiness including baseline data requests, orientation sessions, access management and delivery scheduling.

▪ Guide organisations through the assessment and action planning journey, resolving issues quickly and maintaining stakeholder engagement.

▪ Ensure confidentiality and evidence handling expectations including secure storage, access control and appropriate audit trails, and track delivery health and impact metrics to inform scale.

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (for example economics, international development, gender studies, business administration, law, mass communication).

2. Proven programme management experience delivering complex, multi stakeholder programmes. Experience in certification schemes, audits, assessments or maturity models is an advantage.

3. Strong operational discipline covering planning, documentation, governance, risk and issue management, and delivery reporting.

4. Experience working on gender equity, ESG, organisational development, human capital, compliance, or governance related initiatives would be an advantage, particularly where this has involved systems design, assessment, or institutional change.

5. Excellent stakeholder management, communication and writing skills, with high integrity and discretion when handling confidential and sensitive information.

About African Women on Board

African Women on Board (AWB) is a non-profit organization dedicated to propelling African women and girls into leadership roles now and in the future. We seek to amplify African female voices, improve situations on the ground and influence changes necessary to open a world of greater opportunity for our young women and girls.

Operating at the intersection of the private and development sectors, we employ our network and convening power to provoke key stakeholders in the private sector to engage with the public sector, academia and civil society on contemporary issues, such as gender equality, social mobility, ESG and community impact. In collaboration with our partners, we conduct research and develop initiatives geared towards advancing the role of African women within a global society to impact people, policies and practice at scale.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefit

• Collaborative work environment
• Professional training
• Opportunities for promotion
• Access to the latest technology
• Skill development
• Recognition and performance awards
• Professional networking opportunities
• Valuable work experience
• Opportunities to contribute to business growth
• Work-life balance

Requirements

• Able to Work Under Pressure
• Physically and Mentally Healthy
• Minimum Education of High School Diploma
• Good Communication Skills
• Able to Work in a Team
• Experience in the Related Field (Preferred)
• Minimum Age of 18 Years
• Willing to Be Placed in the Designated Work Location
• No Criminal Record

Company Address

Province	Lagos
City	Lagos
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