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State Program Manager
About this role
Intersect Consortium seeks a Project Manager for a 24-month, renewable assignment focused on women's health, GBV response, MHPSS, and disability inclusion in Benue. The role involves leading project planning, coordination, and execution, delivering trainings, strengthening referral pathways, and supporting OPDs with institutional processes. The position requires managing budgets, work plans, donor reporting, and building partnerships with government, CSOs, and community stakeholders. MEAL systems, safeguarding, inclusion, and staff supervision are also part of the role. The organisation focuses on mental health and addiction, providing awareness, education, treatment and support across Africa, and encourages applications from women and persons with disabilities.
What you would do
- Lead planning, coordination and execution of project activities.
- Oversee trainings on GBV, MHPSS, Psychological First Aid, governance and leadership.
- Strengthen referral pathways across health, protection and social services.
- Support OPDs in institutional strengthening and registration processes.
- Manage budgets, work plans and donor reporting.
- Build and maintain partnerships with government, CSOs and community stakeholders.
- Ensure quality MEAL systems and learning.
- Supervise project staff, consultants and facilitators.
- Ensure safeguarding, gender equality and inclusion principles are integrated.
What they are asking for
- Master's degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, Development Studies or related field.
- Minimum 5 to 7 years of relevant program management experience.
- Strong experience in women's health, GBV, MHPSS or disability inclusion.
- Proven track record managing donor-funded projects.
- Excellent leadership, coordination and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Strong financial and budget management experience.
- Experience working with OPDs is an advantage.
- Excellent communication and report-writing ability.
- Deep understanding of community-based programming.
- Commitment to inclusion, safeguarding and ethical programming.
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