Senior Program Officer, Governance and Leadership

About this role

A senior role in a dynamic Nigerian non profit focused on gender equity and addressing sexual and gender-based violence in tertiary institutions. The Senior Program Officer will lead design and execution of the LEAD Fellowship across ten institutions, oversee expanding the Campus Champion Manual and related learning platforms, and manage the virtual learning lab and fellowship experience. The position involves coordinating the Policy Lab, regional events, and national finale, identifying partners for technical placements, and convening multiple stakeholder meetings. The role requires engaging government actors and building partnerships with civil society, feminist networks and policy actors, while ensuring documentation and outcome tracking. The organisation operates through research, advocacy, policy reform and survivor-centred interventions to drive gender equity and prevent gender-based violence.

What you would do

• Refine design and execute the Leadership for Equity, Advocacy & Development Fellowship across ten institutions.
• Oversee review and expansion of the Campus Champion Manual and virtual learning lab modules.
• Manage the virtual learning lab, learning circles, capstone sessions and fellowship cohort experience.
• Design and coordinate the Policy Lab, intra-campus competitions, regional semifinals and national finale in Abuja.
• Identify sector and thematic partners and support technical placements for finalist teams in governance and civic organisations.
• Convene advisory meetings, inception sessions and multi-stakeholder dialogues.
• Broker partnerships with civic organisations, governance institutions, feminist networks and policy actors.
• Ensure documentation, knowledge management systems and dashboard tracking of outcomes.
• Support knowledge delivery platforms and identify subject matter experts.
• Travel as required to fulfil responsibilities.

What they are asking for

• Master’s Degree in Gender Studies, Public Policy/Public Administration, Governance or Development Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Political Science, Law, Social Work, Human Rights, Peace & Conflict Studies or related fields.
• 3–6 years of progressive experience in governance, civic engagement, youth leadership development, gender justice, policy advocacy or related sectors.
• Proven leadership in designing or managing programs, fellowships or multi-institutional initiatives.
• Strong grounding in feminist principles, power analysis and systems thinking.
• Experience engaging government actors, regulatory agencies and institutional leadership.
• Exceptional partnership-building, coalition management and multi-stakeholder convening skills.
• Strong writing, conceptualisation and communication abilities.
• Experience working with young people, student movements or leadership pipelines an added advantage.
• Ability to ideate innovative frameworks and translate concepts into actionable strategies.
• Willingness to travel.

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